TrumPutin, channelling all great dictators from every era, has come up with a line of propaganda to mask his inadequacies:

"Don't be afraid of covid ... don't let it dominate your life." 

No, we need only be brave like TrumPutin, who, unafraid, checked into Walter Reed, at taxpayer expense, where he was attended by a minimum of six doctors, at taxpayer expense, where he was administered steroids and medication cocktails, at taxpayer expense.

His brave treatment, which did not dominate his life nor cost him any money, was available as a result of testing on fetal tissue, which he opposes except when it is necessary to make him feel unafraid and not dominated by a "hoaxy" virus.   

After several days of bravery, TrumPutin had a drive-by to reassure other citizens unafraid and patriotic enough to avoid masks, social distancing, or other minimal efforts at responsible behavior. His efforts to cheerlead put Secret Service agents at risk, and were paid for, once again, by all taxpayers, both those unafraid and those who are intelligent and responsible. Those two groups have no mutual members.

Then he returned to a thoroughly infected White House, flailing away on twitter and behaving with even more stupidity, arrogance, and incoherency than even his most ardent admirers are used to.

Court the virus with in-person events, no masks, no precautions; label those who behave responsibly as silly; lie about the timing and severity of the infection; hasten to the hospital to accept treatment of the "hoax"; require non-disclosure statements by doctors, nurses, and staff; jeopardize the health of doctors, nurses, and staff who don't sign NDA's; minimize the effects from the sanitized and infected White House; fault the Gold Star families for causing the infection; and have taxpayers foot the bill. 

No, we need not be afraid of the coronavirus. But we need to be terrified, once again, by  TrumPutin and the idiots who mimic his "bravery".