Washington (CNN)A Republican congressman from Alaska reportedly appeared to downplay the coronavirus pandemic to a group of senior citizens last week, saying it's a problem caused by media "hysteria" and that its deadliness has been "blown out of proportion."
"They call it the coronavirus. I call it the beer virus. How do you like that?" Rep. Don Young said during a luncheon at Mat-Su Senior Services on Friday, reported the Anchorage Daily News, which obtained audio of the event. He was apparently referring to the Corona beer brand.
"It attacks us senior citizens. I'm one of you. I still say we have to, as a nation and state, go forth with everyday activities," Young, 86, said, according to the Anchorage Daily News.
His remarks last week, which were first reported by the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, went against the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance encouraging older peopleto "stay at home as much
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he said all this last Friday...on 3/13.313
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Since the first reported case in the US on January 21, there are more than 10,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other US territories, according to CNN's tally. In total, more than 160 people have died
Don young born on the 160th day
1/21 and 3/19 check the similar date numerology...
young=82...included end date is 8 weeks 3 days..83..coronavirus=83
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