- Mainstream media accused of downplaying coronavirus by deceptively comparing it to the flu.
- Tucker Carlson at Fox News says official tally in the U.S. is misleading.
- With only three health centers in place to detect the virus, many more people could be infected.
Tucker Carlson at Fox News heavily criticized the media for downplaying the seriousness of coronavirus.
It was highly irresponsible to downplay the coronavirus
Even before South Korea, Italy, and Iran confirmed the emergence of local epidemics affecting nearly 2, people combined , the coronavirus outbreak had all the signs of tu rning into a global pandemic.
The most critical hint that the Chinese government was anticipating the outbreak to expand at the current pace was the lockdown of the entire Hubei area.
The Hubei Province and its capital Wuhan have a population of over 80 million. It is not in the interest of China to impose such a severe lockdown and home quarantine on tens of millions of people because It imposes significant pressure on its economy.
Major banks are reported at risk of defaults and millions of businesses are vulnerable to bankruptcy as banks struggle to finance companies in the country.
Yet , even after the lockdown was initiated, the narrative that the seasonal flu is somehow more dangerous than coronavirus started to spread.
, the response of the US to the coronavirus outbreak has been lackluster to date.
Considering the deceptive narrative around coronavirus and the seriousness of the pandemic that flooded the media up until late January, it could take even more time for awareness to increase and for both the people and officials to take the right approach.
This article was edited by Samburaj Das
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