Governments shutting down pandemic response units (eg https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/03/14/world/science-h...) because there hasn't been a pandemic recently is a self-imposed, short-sighted, and unnecessary limit.
It's not fair to say the healthcare system has limits if you're only providing the bare minimum (or less).
One government specifically did this.
> It's not fair to say the healthcare system has limits if you're only providing the bare minimum
Healthcare systems all over the world are struggling are preparing to struggle in the coming weeks, many of which do not provide only the 'bare minimum' but seek to provide good national coverage.
While we'd all love to see more joined up thinking between countries in tackling these kinds of crises both during and before, you're being unnecessarily harsh. We are human after all.
Except they didn't, see my reply above.
Check your source. This appears to have been disproved.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/16/no-white-...
So, yes, they downsized and consolidated, but the area of importance at the moment is still there, still functional. That's very different from what's being portrayed and parroted here and elsewhere.