A screenshot of Covid Act Now's map of the U.S. with states color-coded according to their "Covid Risk Level." Oregon, Vermont and Washington are the only three states “at risk of an outbreak,” which is considered the high risk level. Throughout October and November, the state’s risk level consistently trended in an adverse direction as the virus spread more rapidly than in previous months. A screenshot of Covid Act Now's map of the U.S. with states color-coded according to their "Covid Risk Level." A screenshot of Covid Act Now's map of all U.S. counties color-coded according to their "Covid Risk Level."

Perhaps nowhere outside the U.S. is Americas bungled virus response viewed with more consternation than in Italy, which was ground zero of Europe's epidemic. But with this virus we've discovered a country that is very fragile, with bad infrastructure and a public health system that is nonexistent." The virus is still raging in some Balkan countries and thousands of maskless protesters demanded an end to virus restrictions in Berlin earlier this month. In contrast, at least for now Europe appears to have the virus somewhat under control. When the virus first appeared in the United States, Trump and his supporters quickly dismissed it as either a hoax or a virus that would quickly disappear once warmer weather arrived.