The problem is that nobody knows how bad it's going to be.
Everything has gone perfectly on the production side. The demand is OK, but it was overrun by the supply.
For consumers who might have been concerned about the flu, this will provide some peace of mind. So, probably the testing is good.
It's a lose-lose situation. The world is losing consumption faster than people can cut back production.
It looks like the two leaders are cutting production somewhat. That's good news. It should help this overproduction problem we have right now.
They probably would have to offer considerably higher wages to staff those positions. The long-term impact on the industry may be to reduce expansion in the future, there may be some plants that would be located outside the country.