Thread by @phillyrich1

The country's political divide in a nutshell: The Coronavirus timeline

12/31/2019: WHO was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan City, China.

1/6/2020: "There’s no indication patient specimens have been shared with labs outside the province of Hubei, let alone other countries, which has hindered other specialists from assisting.” Is it spreading? "...it appears not."

- Bloomberg.com

1/6/2020: "The US Department of State has issued a level 4 travel advisory asking people not to travel to China due to the novel (new) coronavirus outbreak."

-CDC

(This goes against WHO guidance to not impose restrictions.)

Nancy Pelosi? Playing political "cover-up" games.

1/12/2020: "WHO advises against the application of any travel or trade restrictions on China based on the information currently available on this event"

(Trump admin imposed travel restrictions 6 days prior)

1/21/2020: First traveler related case in US

CDC-
"While originally thought to be spreading from animal-to-person, there are growing indications that limited person-to-person spread is happening. It’s unclear how easily this virus is spreading between people."

"CDC has been proactively preparing for the introduction of 2019-nCoV in the United States for weeks, including:
•First alerting clinicians on January 8, 2020, to be on the look-out for patients with respiratory symptoms and a history of travel to Wuhan, China.

•Developing guidance for clinicians for testing and management of 2019-nCoV, as well as guidance for home care of patients with 2019-nCoV.
•Developing a diagnostic test to detect this virus in clinical specimens, accelerating the time it takes to detect infection.

Currently, testing for this virus must take place at CDC, but in the coming days and weeks, CDC will share these tests with domestic and international partners
•On January 17, 2020, CDC began implementing public health entry screening at San Francisco (SFO), New York (JFK),

...and Los Angeles (LAX) airports. This week CDC will add entry health screening at two more airports – Atlanta (ATL) and Chicago (ORD).
•CDC has activated its Emergency Operations Center to better provide ongoing support to the 2019-nCoV response."

1/29/2020: "Trump announces Coronavirus Task Force"

Pelosi? Playing political impeachment games and talking about BBQ and the 49ers.

2/25/2020: Over 50 days after the Trump State Department issued a level 4 Travel Advisory (against the guidance of the WHO), Nancy Pelosi jumps on the Coronavirus train, bashing Trump for his response given the "scale of the emergency."

The funding bill is still not completed.

2/27/2020: Pelosi accuses Trump of "playing politics"

Conclusion: Nancy Pelosi must be removed from power. She's the cause of the ongoing political divide.