Just been talking to my American DIL. She and my son are in the medical profession. She says they are under prepared generally in the USA. Fortunately their state is mainly rural, with a small population. The main city has a lot of cases, but not elsewhere. The state has put lock down measures in place in good time. My son, a paramedic, has the correct ppe.
I remember reading something about Trump disbanding the government department looking into preparedness for a pandemic. Well what do you expect from a man who in a recent speech that this virus is so terrible that ABs don't work! Since when did ABs ever cure viruses! Doh!
I'm currently listening to a good podcast by a couple of American women, both medics , who are currently covering all aspects of Covid19. it's called This podcast will kill you. They have covered many different diseases in the past. Very interesting.