It is not in intelligence agencies' domain to predict and manage public health crises, rather they report to their civilian political masters whose responsibility it is. Not to mention plenty of information on the disease and outbreak was available to the public and professional health spheres beforehand. So I would say the political powers that be in these countries are trying to shift blame elsewhere including throwing their own intelligence agencies under the bus as well as dumping it on foreign targets such as China, which of course propaganda is part of the job description of intelligence agencies.
The arrogance, complacency, incompetence, internationally as well as domestic political prejudices of these countries' leaderships against segments of their own countries that would be hard hit are on blatant display for all who choose to take an objective look. The disease outbreak happens within the greater context of pre-existing societal problems.
