> as is the case with China, an enormous country with miraculously no infections or deaths since the day they coincidentally kicked all western journalists out

> as is the case with China, an enormous country with miraculously no infections or deaths since the day they coincidentally kicked all western journalists out Where are you getting your information? There has not been a single day since the outbreak where China has reported no new cases or deaths. They just added ~1000 deaths today in a move similar to TFA. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/china/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/china/ They also did not "kick all western journalists out". Here's a report from the BBC with interviews of people in Wuhan that was published a week ago: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52197054 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52197054