The people trying to manage the response to the COVID-19 are in a lose-lose situation.

Do too much, or do it before people are really scared, and they are "creating panic."

Deliver calming messages, do too little, or do it slower than people who are not responsible for doing it think it could be or should be done, or do it only after the general public has panicked, and they are being "unrealistic" and "failing to respond" and "failing to protect the public."

And whichever party is not in the White House gets to criticize, delay, and throw rocks at whoever is in the White House.

Talking heads on TV, not only reporters but also people who actually are educated and knowledgeable in their own particular fields, criticize the party that is in the White House because they don't like them anyway, and even second-guess officials who are experts and who are actually responsible for dealing with the problem.

People who are not sick themselves or have close ones sick--resent and complain if they are inconvenienced by whatever protective measures officials put in place--or worse yet mandate be done.

People who are sick or whose loved ones become sick are often angry that somebody let this happen to them. Even though they might have ignored all the messages to take precautions.

No matter--

COVID-19 looks to have a life of its own. People in the more developed countries are catching it in ways that the experts might not fully understand. Even taking precautions, it appears that many of us will be exposed to it.

The global tragedy that I think will happen is when it gets into the less developed countries and among various displaced people like the refugee camps.