DISINFO: Neoliberal countries don’t care about containing the coronavirus epidemic

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DISINFO: Neoliberal countries don’t care about containing the coronavirus epidemic

SUMMARY

Neoliberal countries don’t care about containing the coronavirus epidemic because in these countries the economy is more important than the public interest. Here in Italy in order to contain the virus we have closed down everything and we are putting at risk our entire economy. Instead of gratitude for our efforts, foreign countries are humiliating us. A year from now the virus will come back to Italy imported from neoliberal countries that did nothing to contain it.

RESPONSE

Conspiracy theory. No evidence is given to support the article’s claim that neoliberal countries (that is, countries with free-market economies) “do not care” about fighting coronavirus and are doing nothing to contain it. Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the China coronavirus blaming US and the West for having spread the disease or for not doing anything to contain it. The fight against coronavirus is a global fight and all the countries have been putting efforts to contain epidemic and to find a vaccine. Read here the WHO's Strategic preparedness and response plan for the new coronavirus. Read here other disinformation cases on coronavirus claiming that the coronavirus is a biological weapon created by the UKand that the coronavirus is an American biological weapon.

Disclaimer

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