In his article published March 14, Dr. Chris Magryta stated, “Coronavirus COVID-19 continues to get a ton of attention in the national media. The sensationalism of it all is a bit hard to swallow. It is a serious issue, but the way it is being portrayed is a bit beyond the pale.”

While Dr. Magryta is allowed his opinion concerning this issue we face, he should in my view be more transparent when he states his opinion concerning how the COVID-19 epidemic is portrayed.

What he wrote is just one person’s opinion and should be stated as such.

How else, by the way, would Dr. Magryta portray this health issue when the president of the United States stands in the Rose Garden and denies not being responsible for “the failing” of not having testing kits?

— Roger Barbee

Mooresville