ladyhawke
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The h1n1 killed around 13,000 here. Took 6 months before they declared it a national emergency.
The media was sane back then.
I don't think they've given a prediction this time, probably as a result of getting it so wrong with swine flu.
No, I can't recall them cancelling events for swine flu, certainly not the football.
I don't remember the mexican flu, must've passed me by
I completely agree that this time around, Social Media and the MSM should accept most of the responsibility for the current widespread panic/hysteria, due almost entirely to the way they are reporting this crisis.It passed you by because less media hype and little or no social media.
But....back in 2009 when Swine Flu hit, it is possible that governments simply were not aware of how serious it would prove to be, and therefore did not initially feel the necessity to share a lot of information to the media, which is why it never became a circus. And of course, social media in all forms was still in its infancy.
This time around, there was no hiding what was happening in Wuhan, and the media was involved virtually from first light. By the time Governments recognised the potential impact of the impending pandemic, the media were already way ahead of the curve, so to speak.
And once the tiger is out of its cage, it is impossible to put it back in.
I do wonder what the world would be like today regarding COVID-19, if the reporting had been more responsible? AND if the governments had been more responsible as well.
AS for cancellation of events, self-isolation etc - this did not happen back in 2009. People just went on with their lives without this mass panic.