I think it was other news organizations than the ones you listed that were the primary culprits in screaming "it's just the flu"
Re:Ask HN: Have you been laid off?
by caseysoftware on Thursday March 19, 2020 @01:05AM
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Read https://twitter.com/balajis starting early February and documented many of the posts. He was one of the earliest to call out their BS and anti-scientific agenda.
And then the House tried to remove Trump's travel ban: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/12/house-committee-vot...
You can play politics or you can look at reality.
https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/fcdckgt368/econTabReport.pdf
page 9 Do you think the coronavirus epidemic is a national emergency? yes, democrats 81%; no, republicans 53%
page 18 Which cable news network do you watch the most? Democrats, 42% CNN, 48% MSNBC; Republicans, 89% Fox News
Trump himself has been downplaying it this whole time. https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/trumps-statements-about-th...
Re:Ask HN: Have you been laid off?
by gurumeditations on Thursday March 19, 2020 @02:24AM
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That Politico article is about the travel ban involving Muslim countries, not China or any Asian country. Do you read your own sources?
Re:Ask HN: Have you been laid off?
by caseysoftware on Thursday March 19, 2020 @02:32AM
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Look at the date of the article very closely and realize that it covered all travel bans as noted in the subhead:
"The legislation would void all of Trump's executive actions establishing travel restrictions."
My comment was in response to people not realizing this was a thing a month ago.