The world watches with concern as the virus originating in Wuhan affects more nations. While it’s still too soon to know if this coronavirus strain will become a pandemic, Americans should take some comfort: Thanks to the bipartisan foresight of Congress and lessons learned in the past five years, the U.S. is in better shape today than at any other time in recent memory to confront a major public-health crisis. In the past decade, our dedicated public-health defenders have been on the front lines, responding to disease outbreaks...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 31, 2020 23:45 UTC