Excepts of an interview released today from our nation's chief executive indicated that the administration knew the virus was more deadly and dangerous than they were letting on, and deliberately downplayed the threat level.
The people at the top knew this virus could have a massive impact on life as we know it and yet still continued to downplay the effects. Leading to people underestimating the dangers they faced.
This is an unequivocal violation of the ethics of the executive branch and may have greatly exacerbated the death toll.