It did work, absolutely.

Editing here as I can’t reply. I’m not debating on failure vs success in the US in this thread, you seem to be caught up in that. I’m simply completely refuting that the WHO was even close to doing well.

Here’s a decent summary of multiple mistakes and pandering to China: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/02/china-coronavirus-who-h...

The WHO themselves even said they made a “huge mistake”. So I guess you’re out there on your own in defending them.

But more than that, anyone paying attention saw they were in China’s pocket. You’re grossly misinformed.

As evidenced by our status as the world's largest and most sustained COVID-19 hot spot?

What's your definition of failing?

If an infectious disease breaks out in your country do you a) close the gates, b) let people travel, c) do nothing?

We picked d) ban travel from one of many countries with active infections to score political points.

We didn’t even do that properly - American citizens were allowed to return, weren’t screened, and were asked to observe a “voluntary” quarantine.

We wound up mostly getting it from Europe, where we similarly didn’t restrict until it was far too late.

I agree -- shut the border completely or not at all; but I was referring more about where it started rather than where it spread to.