But someone following the crisis through social media would see something else entirely: vitriolic comments and mocking memes about government officials, harrowing descriptions of untreated family members and images of hospital corridors loaded with patients, some of whom appear to be dead.
Monday, January 27, 2020
Controlling The Coronavirus Narrative
NY Times: As Virus Spreads, Anger Floods Chinese Social Media - The sheer volume of criticism of the government, and the sometimes clever ways that critics dodge censors, are testing Beijing’s ability to control the narrative.
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If young people, teens and middle age people start to die in large numbers watch out this virus could be the next Spanish flu to sweep the planet killing with impunity since their is so far no treatment for it. Washing ones hands all day will help, maybe. Staying away from groups or malls etc. is a good idea.
Hard to say where this is going. I listened to a talk by a Tibetan monk yesterday and he was telling people the same thing, take extra-good care, wash hands, etc.
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