U.S. intelligence reports from January and February warned about a likely pandemic

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U.S. intelligence reports from January and February warned about a likely pandemic

Chris LAVOIE

March 21, 2020

U.S. intelligence reports from January and February warned about a likely pandemic — covid coronavirus world

U.S. intelligence agencies were issuing ominous, classified warnings in January and February about the global danger posed by the coronavirus while President Trump and lawmakers played down the threat and failed to take action that might have slowed the spread of the pathogen, according to U.S. officials familiar with spy agency reporting.

The intelligence reports didn’t predict when the virus might land on U.S. shores or recommend particular steps that public health officials should take, issues outside the purview of the intelligence agencies. But they did track the spread of the virus in China, and later in other countries, and warned that Chinese officials appeared to be minimizing the severity of the outbreak.

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