Coronavirus is the class of virus vector that includes the Spanish flu. Simulations involving coronavirus epidemic would be an expected part of public health policy consideration. Unsubstantiated accusations and defamation regarding a charity foundation that has funded numerous medical initiatives and vaccination programs in the less developed areas of the planet only contributes to the toxic sentiment that pollutes public discourse. A medical research lab in one of the major cities of China is not some proof of paranoid conspiracy delusion, but expected infrastructure investment. Wuhan has 18 million souls living in that city; the population of major Western cities are mere statistical error, when compared with the populations of Chinese cities. Of course, many social infrastructure will exist in these cities, including medical research labs.

Hopefully, the Chinese infrastructure investment in surveillance and enforcement will help contain this epidemic. It would be interesting to study the effectiveness of social surveillance on quarantine enforcement and epidemic containment. The World Health Organisation should consider social surveillance infrastructure as one of the critical tools in epidemic containment and develop appropriate advisory guidelines for other developed countries.