To the Editor:
I’m not sure how many (would be a small number) ever heard of the “War of the Worlds” broadcast done by Orson Welles in the 1930’s. On radio he described an invasion of the USA by Martians. It was done so well it caused a panic among listeners. And how many recall the story of “Chicken Little” and the sky is falling proclamation? I sincerely hope there is an investigation as to who has created the Coronavirus issue.
Last year deaths due to flu and its complications was 80,000. Latest figures show we are currently at 14,000 deaths. The epidemic threshold is 7.3 and that has yet to be reached. I believe this so called panic is a farce and what the President has done and businesses, etc. is way beyond what is needed at this time. Someone has caused this unsubstantiated crisis in the good old USA. Time to get back to reality.
Raymond McClean
Village of Pinellas