Are coronavirus deniers/conspiracists prominent outside the U.S.?

Post date: 2020-03-30 07:52:37

In the U.S., the coronavirus has become something of a political issue. I can't wrap my head around this. My Facebook feed is filled with friends who discount its potency and/or promote bizarre conspiracy theories around the virus and our reaction to it. Plus, there are Rush Limbaugh and Alex Jones promoting the idea that everyone is freaking out for no good reason. My question: Is this attitude something common outside the United States? Has this pandemic become a political issue in other countries too?

I have zero interest in discussing the reaction inside the United States itself. I can get my fill of that on social media.

But I have a deep curiosity about how people in, say, Italy or Iran or Indonesia are reacting. Are there Italians who think this is a conspiracy by the Italian government to deprive them of their rights? Are there Ecaudorans who think the news media there is making numbers up? Do people in South Africa argue that "the flu kills more every year"?

Links to actual news stories, blog posts, YouTube videos, etc. encouraged. Personal anecdotes from folks who live outside the U.S. are also very welcome.

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