Elon Musk underplays coronavirus threat, tells employees that car crashes are more dangerous

Elon Musk underplays coronavirus threat, tells employees that car crashes are more dangerous

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Elon Musk sent a memo to SpaceX employees on Friday underplaying the dangers of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, which is now considered a pandemic, according to a report from BuzzFeed News.

Musk’s email, sent earlier today, told employees of the space transport company that they were far more likely to die from a car crash than COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. He also said that, based on the evidence he had seen about COVID-19, he doesn’t think it’s “within the top 100 health risks in the United States.” The email follows a tweet Musk sent last week saying “the coronavirus panic is dumb.” SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Elon Musk underplays coronavirus threat, tells employees that car crashes are more dangerous
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