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WHO did not declare a pandemic until over 30 days after President Trump took actions to stop the spread into this country.

WHO declared it a pandemic on March 11th. Trump declared a national emergency on March 13th, this was after many states had already done so.

Richard's statement is correct. Trump restricted travel from China on January 31. Maof is almost correct that WHO declared it a pandemic on March 11. One is an action to stop its spread and the other is a declaration. Actions speak louder than words. Better late than never words can be helpful though.

While on the topic of 'words' -
-Empty vessel Biden quickly responded to Trump's action in the context of "Trump's "record of hysteria, xenophobia and fear-mongering". Later, on April 3, Biden said he approved of Trump's January 31 restrictions.

-Progressive news font Vox declared on Jan.31 that this wan't going to be a pandemic. A week earlier, Vox wrote that "The evidence on travel bans for diseases like coronavirus is clear: They don’t work."

-On Feb.3, "World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said...there was no need for measures that “unnecessarily interfere with international travel and trade” in trying to halt the spread of a coronavirus that has killed 361 people in China."

-In March, Bernie insisted at that he wouldn't consider closing the U.S. border to prevent the spread of coronavirus, before condemning what he called the president's xenophobia.