Got it in one. How many statements and press releases are made proves precisely nothing. NONE of such items constitute legal proof. A statement made UNDER OATH (i.e. notarized, or given before a judge) is the only thing that constitutes legal proof, or, of course, the production of the actual documents themselves. Until the gov. or her "health director" issue a NOTARIZED statement, or release certified copies of those documents, they might as well not speak.
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