Harsher measures should have been taken, screening incomers, quarantine them... We could not afford the luxury of letting people in without strict supervision and background checks. Why? Because some countries don't have the resources to contain a coronavirus pandemic and 'neither the disposition'. Government mistrust and disobedient people make the perfect recipe for a public health catastrophe. People don't quite believe or respect the authorities in power, thus making them a bit powerless, and also promoting the spread of misinformation. Look at Singapore, where government trust can restore calm to the people and prevent further disease spread and food stocking with civil obedience. On the other side, some Italians defied the call to quarantine, and first they got a quarter of their population in it and now the whole bunch.
The countries with broader or preventive responses have been the main successful ones in this health crisis. We should consider if the natural ways of western democracy are the ones that suit of best to this time. Closing borders, quarantining citizens [...] China did it pretty well, showing remarkable results curbing the disease's spread. Concerned about trade and the economy? Shutting off borders doesn't suit you? An economic halt of short duration would be preferable than one on the long run.
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