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It is interesting to compare this SARS-Cov-2 “pandemic” to the 2009 Swine flu. The German news, De Speigel, has a good summary:
Also Forbes, “The Pandemic that Wasn’t”
https://www.forbes.com/2010/03/10/swine-flu-world-health-organization-pandemic-opinions-contributors-henry-i-miller.html?sh=568d63c81617
The 2009 Swine Flu episode was also promoted through the use of PCR testing.