I consider myself to be pretty fortunate in a lot of ways. But I went to Brazil because people who I knew to be liars told me I shouldn't. And I had an awesome time. 

Never trust the news or the government. The purpose of the media is to lie to you. That's their function within the system of control. It's not to inform you about anything. They will tell you anything that gets a desired behavior from you. 

 absolutely .. it was a social media generated pandemic .. but fear was real .. I have no problems accepting what I felt ..