I don't know, Coronaviridae have neither oil nor WMD?

There might be cause for some concern like for any form of disease, but calling it a war is ridiculous and inappropiate to describe the situation. Even a well intentioned reading of the statement leaves much to wish for.

The common cold kills more than 50,000 people a year. 90% of media reports are intentionally worded to dramatize the situation, so I don't think anything warrants this classification with respect to the people deceased.

This reaction is precisely the reason why some might think about restricting information about infections or simliar health hazards to the public.

So you think the Chinese government has put 50 million people into lockdown just to dramatise the situation for some sort of media beat up?

If we are lucky the problem is not as bad as it appears, but so far nothing I have seen suggests this is anything other than very, very serious.