Look at the number of hospital beds per person in Japan, vs. what we have in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_OECD_countries_by_hospital_beds

And the country is actually doing something. The US .gov has basically set us up for a big surprise (for many people) by saying little and doing nothing. The .gov chose the economy & keeping panic low as the better option a long time ago.

I don't think things will go as smoothly here in the US.

>I recently reached out to friends living in Japan and Taiwan
>and while they have taken precautions its been pretty much
>life as normal in those places and they are right next door to
>China.