Oliver Bateman Does the WorkVerified account

the justin trudeau situation is troubling. world leaders and national politicians travel a great deal, so COVID-19 is surely going to start snagging some major players. the big question is: how destabilizing would such a "reveal" be to countries in the throes of disease anxiety?

trudeau, if he's "positive" and this isn't being disclosed for some reason, would likely recover, but the impact of the disclosure, or the impact of attempts to conceal a diagnosis, might be significant. and yet all major powers have an interest in concealing this info

in other words, if all the world leaders were sick, or a few were, that's one thing. but the first head of state to get sick...that's a major psychological shock, going beyond tom hanks and e. mudiay and r. gobert. so of course you'd conceal it

Isn't Bolsonaro positive?

i thought some cabinet members were. if he is, that's major

It has been reported but Greenwald said it is unconfirmed

it might be best to start with him, since he's like 70. he's the age of most parents. trudeau would be a harder pill to swallow, especially if it goes sideways. he's considered a man of "great vigor"

You really learn who knows what's up at a time like this. The big boys in the room were Xi, Netanyahu, and various east Asian leaders. Macron, Bolsonaro, Trump and Trudeau were in denial.