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I live there. As far as communication (as opposed to actions), both the local government, the central government and the press are doing a terrible job, in part
by lbeltrame 7y ago
I live there. As far as communication (as opposed to actions), both the local government, the central government and the press are doing a terrible job, in particular the press.
Cases are reported very quickly, even when not fully confirmed (3 were not positive on second test, for example) and this is throwing people, who are at the short end of the stick with regards to understanding this into widespread fear (I wouldn't say panic, but it's close).
Also the usage of words cause panic ("war bulletin"), and let's not forget clickbait titles (or titles which report stuff that's not in the main text of an article). Or stuff like "people infected doubled compared to yesterday", except, they were not new infections, but people who had to be screened, in most of the cases (although there are a few that genuinely aren't related to the previous areas), while the ambiguity of the text might suggest otherwise.
Given the fact that I fully expect cases to rise, because now there's a hunt for them, I fear we'll get mass hysteria at some point.