The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation counts all COVID-19 deaths worldwide as victims of communism, in case anyone was wondering how credible this organisation is.
https://www.victimsofcommunism.org/voc-news/2020/4/5/blame-t...
https://www.victimsofcommunism.org/press-releases/2020/4/10/...
> While the pandemic’s final human toll is still unknown, those who have perished from the outbreak must be included in the global count of 100 million deaths at the hands of Communism.
It’s a hilarious read:
> If Beijing had given the real number of infected people and deaths, other countries would have recognized the danger, and taken necessary steps.
No matter what transpired, eventually there was a warning, and most countries still took no steps until they had high numbers themselves. Hell, Italy could have been the warning and it would have helped.
[0] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2293-x
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/research-finds...
The abstract shows the authors believe its findings have relevance elsewhere:
> These findings improve our understanding of the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19, and will inform response efforts across the world
[0] https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.03.20029843v...