Wait...didn't this happen in australia not long ago...? https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-south-australias-dangerous-new-vir

Wait...didn't this happen in australia not long ago...? https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-south-australias-dangerous-new-virus-strain-claim-falls-apart/news-story/62e66079e60156c60f6511de48993f3e https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/cor... >South Australia was plunged into a strict six-day lockdown on the back of a declaration that a “dangerous” new strain of coronavirus had swept the state’s capital. >It was a claim that raised eyebrows among epidemiologists around the country, some of whom labelled it “rubbish”. >Today, it was essentially revealed that an alleged lie led health authorities and the government to conclude a new strain must have merged.