Same in Germany. Authorities have tracked and followed infection paths of several 10k people in China to contain the spread and reach a massive slowing in disease spread (confirmed by WHO) due to drastic containment measures.
In Germany 35 (without the "k") people were infected in the state of NRW and authorities gave up following infection paths. They're barely testing despite crazy rising numbers and nationally we have discussions about containment measures.
The conclusion is that we will likely not contain any communities or cancel events just yet. Because it would impede on individual freedom which is regarded as more important than preventing the spread of a dangerous pandemic.
The president proposes budgets, but that's the starting point of negotiations within Congress. Congress has consistently increased the CDC budget. https://apnews.com/d36d6c4de29f4d04beda3db00cb46104
Snopes TRUE https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-fire-pandemic-team/
You may or may not agree with this. But please don't claim that this is somehow prima facie proof of the Trump administration's malfeasance/evilness.
Testing for COVID-19 has been an unmitigated failure in the US.
Whatever advantage may have accrued from closing travel routes has been fritted away by preventing local authorities from testing. Without testing, there's no way to say anything about the safety of the American people.
CDC needs to explain the American public how this was allowed to happen, especially since other governments seem to have had no problems despite being called into action much sooner.
Without a clear explanation, the public will have no confidence in what the CDC says as the disease spreads.
The self-congratulation on the presidential podium during the last two pressers has been disgusting and disgraceful. There's nothing to celebrate or congratulate here. The entire group dropped the ball.