Some right-wing media figures have similarly tried to cast doubt on official information about coronavirus from health experts. Musk's Twitter battlesIn late January, Musk tweeted about the virus , saying: "There is considerable conflation of diagnosis & contraction of 'corona'. On March 19, Musk tweeted : "My guess is that the panic will cause more harm than the virus, if that hasn't happened already." Earlier this month, Musk tweeted about another potential coronavirus treatment, saying , "Remdesivir is sounding very promising!" CNN contacted 10 California hospitals identified by Musk on April 16 that were in the partial list of recipients he posted.

Source: CNN April 30, 2020 03:56 UTC