According to media website Snopes, the Kobe Bryant newspaper article after the Laker legend's death was published on the same day as a COVID-19 article.
Updated On: March 23, 2020 17:25 IST
On January 26, Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others lost their lives to a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. While the NBA legend's death continued to make headlines for days, news regarding the emerging COVID-19 disease failed to gain attention. At that time, there were only a few reported COVID-19 cases in the USA. Now, there are over 14,000 worldwide deaths reported after WHO has declared the virus as a global pandemic.
Kobe Bryant newspaper article: Were Kobe Bryant death and coronavirus reported on the same day'
Around two months ago, USA Today ran an article about the virus, reporting about the rush to develop a vaccine for coronavirus. The article was placed on the left-hand corner of the newspaper, while the piece covering Bryant's death took up maximum space on the front page. Snopes was the first to write about both the articles being printed on one day, emphasizing on how the COVID-19 disease is now widespread as authorities are struggling to contain the virus and treat the infected while the global death toll continues to rise. The articles were spotted by reader around five weeks ago.