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Because the U.S.
failed to contain the virus, state governments
moved to lockdowns to avoid runaway contagion and to prevent hospitals
from being overwhelmed. Over 100,000 small businesses
would close and never reopen. 7 million Americans would be
infected by the disease. But back in late February,
the government refused to confront the reckoning
that was about to come. We have done
an incredible job
failed to contain the virus, state governments
moved to lockdowns to avoid runaway contagion and to prevent hospitals
from being overwhelmed. Over 100,000 small businesses
would close and never reopen. 7 million Americans would be
infected by the disease. But back in late February,
the government refused to confront the reckoning
that was about to come. We have done
an incredible job
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Because the U.S.
failed to contain the virus,
00:00:03.501 --> 00:00:05.001
state governments
moved to lockdowns
00:00:05.036 --> 00:00:07.607
to avoid runaway contagion
00:00:07.639 --> 00:00:09.708
and to prevent hospitals
from being overwhelmed.
00:00:09.742 --> 00:00:13.513
Over 100,000 small businesses
would close and never reopen.
00:00:13.545 --> 00:00:17.683
7 million Americans would be
infected by the disease.
00:00:17.715 --> 00:00:20.652
But back in late February,
the government refused
00:00:20.686 --> 00:00:23.155
to confront the reckoning
that was about to come.
00:00:23.188 --> 00:00:25.424
We have done
an incredible job.
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Movie Summary
An in-depth look at how the United States government handled the response to the COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.
