Assertion: pandemic | /r/HasProperty | argued
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text: Meanwhile, the WHO was on the receiving end of harsh criticism for their decision to declare the 2009 spread of swine flu a pandemic: It was argued that it engendered unnecessary fear for an outbreak that caused much less devastation than had been initially predicted.
text: While it can be argued that we knew the spread of coronavirus was global weeks ago, specifics about the geographic spread (not the deadliness) of the virus did not previously qualify it for pandemic status.