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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by spyckie2 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @02:18PM (#22436748)
My recommendation is don't create conspiracy theories when the easiest explanation is incompetence.

You'd be surprised - even though most businesses are fast at reacting to global events and responding accordingly, the US government is notoriously slow. The US hasn't faced or reacted to a serious pandemic before (the swine flu in 2009 was largely considered part of flu season).

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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by ergothus on Thursday February 27, 2020 @02:56PM (#22437130)
> even though most businesses are fast at reacting to global events and responding accordingly

Citation needed. I wont declare the govt to respond quickly, but the incentives, experiences, and expertise at companies dont tell me they are likely to respond in the best way. Some, certainly. Many? Maybe. Most? Prove it.

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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by spyckie2 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @03:07PM (#22437244)
Sorry, meant to convey an anecdotal tone, not a factual one. I won't modify the original but when I wrote it I was thinking about the stock market's quick reaction.
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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by erikpukinskis on Friday February 28, 2020 @11:15AM (#22443786)
The stock market is not a business lol.
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