Coronavirus myths: China's numbers and the 'real' danger of COVID-19
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When it comes to the level of justifiable fear and equally justifiable concerns that people are simply not getting the truth, the coronavirus pandemic surely rivals any event this side of World War II. It certainly doesn’t help that some of the most harmfuCoronavirus myths: China's numbers and the 'real' danger of COVID-19
When it comes to the level of justifiable fear and equally justifiable concerns that people are simply not getting the truth, the coronavirus pandemic surely rivals any event this side of World War II. It certainly doesn’t help that some of the most harmful rumors—such as the idea that nurses are stealing personal protective gear, or that states are sitting on unnecessary stories of ventilators—are coming straight out of daily self-praise events hosted by Donald Trump. But there are some persistent questions that keep coming up which need to be addressed, both because there is something to these rumors, and because they shape important aspects of how people see and respond to the crisis. Among these are rumors about the “real” numbers in China. Read more