in Canada ...
yeah, you need to keep an eye on them to make sure they don't dig in to the stem.
the gov't here was initially worried about the economics, but that changed rapidly.
you really did get the tin hat with that info pack eh ....
in the western world we have trump, putin, and boris all deep in to abdicating actual leadership in favour of practicing shock doctrine and disaster capitalism. ruling from this quarter requires a constant state of upheaval and panic. this is now the standard operating procedure for all conservative movements. you see it everywhere. brexit. conservatives barely bother to hide it anymore.
the virus was likely an answer to their prayers considering their collective performance lately. of course they will leverage the situation at best to advance their private causes. but they didn't plan or plant it. none of them have their shit together well enough to do that.
only a well organized and technologically advanced dictatorship would have that capacity at present. guess who that would be....
but they didn't do that either. they are not that stupid. perhaps that short-sighted, but not that stupid.
this actually began the way they all do. an animal issue crossing the animal / human barrier and wreaking havoc. china, for all it's advances, still clings to third world style live markets, still harbours strong beliefs in voodoo medicine, and still drives and consumes the black market in exotic rare animal parts.
that's where this came from. china lives in abject fear we will take notice and demand accountability. that's why all the obfuscation crap started.
as for the other 4 corona virus strains -- we all have it everywhere. if you grew up on earth you have their dna inside you right now. they are part of you. they are permanent and ubiquitous. 100% of all doctors educated anywhere white coats are used know and understand this.