It was during that time period that coronavirus — infections and fatalities — was spiking in China and had begun its steady march into other countries the world over. A lot could have been done at that point — in the U.S., Europe, and the rest of the world — but it was much easier to ignore the obvious threat and instead hope for the best. Barren streets in New York, San Francisco, Rome, Paris, London, New Delhi, Hong Kong, and of course Wuhan, China, let us all know in real time how that is working out.