So just how accurately did HHS predict what was about to happen in the United States. Read this VERY DISTURBING description of the exercise the agency conducted last summer, finding widespread weaknesses in US preparedness. Starts in China. US CITIZENS then return home, bring it. 
What happened next. Here is how the FICTIONAL pandemic played out. The spread in this case started in CHICAGO. They are exactly on the mark, except they did not pick WashState
So here is the most fascinating and DISTURBING part. Here is how the fictional pandemic continues to play out. IT IS WIDESPREAD in the the US 90 days after outbreak starts. Sounds about right. But US waited much longer to really ramp up.
Here is the story detailing this fictional exercise, and how the Trump administration responded to it, @SangerNYT @esullivannyt @michaelcrowley nytimes.com/2020/03/19/us/…
