How Europe sleepwalked into the coronavirus crisis

Barely a month before Europe embarked on a scramble for masks, ventilators and testing kits to fight coronavirus, governments told Brussels their healthcare systems were ready and there was no need to order more stocks, EU documents show.

“Things under control,” a European Commission official said at a closed-door meeting with diplomats from member states on Feb 5, two weeks after China locked down nearly 60 million people in Hubei province, or roughly the population of Italy. Italy still only has a fraction of the 90 million face masks its medical workers need each month, France ordered over 1 billion masks last week and manufacturers are adapting production lines to make ventilators.The optimistic analysis presented by the European Commission official on Feb 5 stemmed from a series of meetings with health experts from EU member states.

On Feb 28, a month after its first offer to help, and after urging governments to clarify their needs in at least two more meetings, the European Commission launched a joint procurement programme for face masks and other protective gear.Reuters Nearly 10,000 Italian health workers have been infected, or more than 9% of the cases in Italy, according to official data.

Haha. Yesss. just like how dr dzul said we are in control and gave us a death penalty.

Wow Castell de Angelo.. Kat sini ada figura yang tengah selfie...

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