On Conspiracists, Curses, Charlatans And COVID-19 – OpEd

A day after the first American case of COVID-19 was announced on January 21, Joe Kernen of CNBC asked US President Donald Trump, “Are there worries about a pandemic at this point?” Trump’s response was short and sweet- “No. Not at all. And we have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we...