Something that’s been bothering me about the lore is how cities like Seattle managed to survive long enough for quarantine zones to be set up. You’d think major population centers would collapse immediately when the infection hit.
I know Joel mentioned in the first game that some areas got warning before the outbreak reached them. That makes sense for places like Boston where they might have had time to prepare defenses.
But what about Seattle specifically? The medical records from that hospital show the doctors were completely unprepared and confused about what was happening. The city got overwhelmed from day one with massive casualties. So how exactly did they manage to keep any part of the city functional long enough to build walls and establish a proper quarantine zone? It seems like the whole place should have fallen apart before FEDRA could organize anything.