Speaking of #propaganda, any reassurances the #CDC is prepared to respond to #COVID19 or any other pandemic are exactly that. They aren't. And they won't be. Arguably, it's an impossibility. How do you prepare for an unknown disease? http://brucewilds.blogspot.com/2020/02/cdc-rather-powerless-in-halting-spread.html #news #Coronavirus

In a throwback to Maoist/Stalinist eras, #propaganda videos have been released showing high morale among the quarantined. The messages are as cringeworthy now as they almost certainly were back then. https://summit.news/2020/02/11/chinese-propaganda-video-shows-coronavirus-victims-in-detainment-facility-dancing/ #news #China #Coronavirus #COVID19

It is worth noting the subtle tonal shift in Beijing's official commentary about the state of the Wuhan #Coronavirus epidemic. Restarting the #economy is clearly their top priority. Containment? Perhaps not so much. https://twitter.com/onlyyoontv/status/1227597468474281985 #news #China #COVID19