Obama did the 2nd way, end result 14k deaths in America and half million world for 09-10 h1n1.

Xi did the 1st way. We still wait for the verdict. But If he followed Obama way, the death definitely much much higher. Even if it is successful, at what price? Economy not even mentioned? Just guess how many other deaths in hubei this time might have been avoided if whole medical resources not diverted for 1 stuff?

And most importantly politics, media could give Obama easy pass, but definitely not xi. Just think of thenytimes headline"xi covers up, 1.4 billion and eventually all 7 billion pay the price". Xi could not do mitigating way, even if science said it might be ttter that way.

I guess in the end, experts themselves might still keep arguing. It might never be settled.

So if next crisis comes, sadly the same argument still there, contain or mitigate?