Thread by @Aakar__Patel

Chronology

Jan 11: First death in China
Jan 20: Cases in Japan, S Korea, Thailand
Jan 21: Case in US
Jan 23: Wuhan lockdown
Jan 30: Case in India
Jan 30: WHO declares emergency
Feb 2: First death outside China
Feb 2: 2nd case in India

Feb 3: 3rd case in India
Feb 5: Cruise ship 218 cases
Feb 11: WHO names disease Covid 19 (Coronavirus 2019)
Feb 12: China deaths 1113, cases 44,653, ex China 393 cases, 24 countries
Feb 14: First France death
Feb 21: Iran 2 deaths
Feb 23: Italy lockdown

Feb 24: Namaste Trump 1 lakh people
Feb 29: First US death
March 2: 2 more Indian cases
March 3: 15 cases in Jaipur
March 3: US begins widespread testing
March 3: India suspends visas
March 5: Case in Ghaziabad
March 6: Case in Delhi
March 7: Case in Jammu, 2 in Ladakh, 1 in TN

March 8: 5 cases in Kerala
March 9-10: Cases in UP, J&K, Punjab, Kar
March 11: US bans Europe flights,
March 11: Case in Rajasthan, 3 in Mah
March 12: First Indian death
March 13: Second Indian death
March 13: US declares national emergency

March 14: 13 cases in Maharashtra, 1 in Raj
March 16: Case in Odisha
March 17: France in nationwide lockdown
March 17: Third Indian death
March 18: Modi calls for Janata Curfew
March 18: India bans travel from EU, Turkey
March 19: Fourth Indian death

It’s hard to make the case that
- Government didn’t know what was coming
- Government didn’t know what to do
- Government acted to save lives, stop spread of plague
- Government has any strategy

All they had to do was watch other nations did: Lock down, test, educate.