The best country in the world, page-18

We already produce some of those things.
but not enough to supply a sudden spike in demand.

That's the beauty of China. When a new iPhone launches they can supply thousands of temporary workers to boost production, until they are no longer required and sent home to their villages.

Whereas in Australia a group of GP office managers has to band together. using their friends and associates to produce and distribute bulk sanitiser.
But they don't want to keep doing it for the presumed six months, suggesting that our central government should take over .


It was two months ago that alarm bells started ringing for Anna Davidson, when she tried to order hand sanitiser for the GP super-clinic she manages, but could not source it from anywhere around the globe.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04...came-sanitiser-supplier-to-thousands/12128906