Nope -

The US military knew of the virus in November last year, and politicians were well aware of it also by January, and indeed bought different stocks to hedge their bets on it. What they did not do is arrange for tests, quarantine, masks, and social distancing when other countries begain to implement these steps as early as February. Indeed, as the GOP (and some Dems) redirectred their investments to benefit from COVID, they supported the approaches by Trump, Fox News and others that COVID was a hoax, a China flu, &c, and did not help implement basic safegards. Millions were arriving at airports without any tests or quarantine well into the year, when other countries were managing their airports. The US became a leading spreader of the virus in the world, and the problem got much worse under the lack of leadership. Why were longer than normal lockdowns necessary and why did they continue (as opposed to approaches in some other countries) ? Because of the failure of the GOP, Senate, executive branch, and those who control policy in DC. If Dems had been in control, this would have developed differently, or if it hadn't, we could have blamed the Dems. Dem Governors have had to respond to bad approaches to national policies and propaganda (that COVID is a hoax, promoted by Twittler, his MAGAtards, anti-mask narcissists, and the retarded parrots at FOX, OANN, and elsewhere).