I recall most people believing my employer over-reacted when they shut down the offices. I don't think people would have felt this way if what you were describing had been a thing.
(Note that there were some people advancing the bioweapon theory, although I won’t argue with anyone who says esr’s comment section was populated by fringe conspiracy theorists by 2020.)
Why would you do that? Their numbers are factually fiction [1]. I know someone who had weekly reports, through their business relations, of where outbreaks were when, according to China, there were zero cases and deaths. They weren’t allowed to travel or do business in those areas.
[1] https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/30/asia/wuhan-china-covid-intl/i...