My take
Declaring a global pandemic would be very costly, perhaps the reason the WHO has not plus fear of declaring a pandemic triggers global panic?
WHO
https://www.loc.gov/law/help/health-emergencies/who.php
CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-re...aredness/regulations-laws-during-pandemic.htm
We layman are not told everything, that's a fact
It is impossible to get the true numbers within china, that's a fact.
Its impossible to get true numbers out side of china, that's fact
The numbers are substantially higher than whats reported in china, that's a fact
The numbers are substantially higher outside of china, that's a fact
Airport security is a joke, that's a fact
People entering these airports will lie to avoid quarantine, that's a fact
Public health officials can't even contain the seasonal flu, that's a fact
We have coronavirus super spreaders entering Western countries, that's a fact
We still don't have definitive proof where the virus came from lab or mammal/animal, that's a fact
Some signs show the incubation period longer than the 14 days, that's a fact
The virus can stay on surfaces longer than 9 days, that's a fact
Permanent damage is shown in patients lungs from the virus, that's a fact
Recovered patients have shown virus relapse with deadly consequences, that's a fact
The coronavirus has shown it spreads faster than the seasonal flu, that's a fact
Their are no definitive proof anyone infecting there pets outside of china with coronavirus, still a question mark from the CDC and Vets, that's a fact
People with the flu are most contagious in the first 3 or 4 days after becoming sick, a person can infect 1 day before symptoms develop and 5 to 7 days after becoming sick
People with coronavirus can infect people days before symptoms develop and continue to infect people 14 to 24 days
China would not shut down a majority of it's most important assets over the common seasonal flu, most of the world would not react the way it is over the common seasonal flu