A group of globally elite government officials, businesspeople, and scientists gathered in New York to plan various strategies for steering society through a deadly pandemic—mere weeks before the first confirmed case of COVID-19. The scenario may sound like something out of a conspiracy theory, but it happened two years ago. On Oct. 18, 2019, the…

Just weeks before the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed, a group of elite government officials, business people, and scientists gathered in New York to plan various strategies for steering society through a deadly pandemic. The scenario may sound like some sort of a conspiracy theory, but it happened two years ago. On Oct. 18,…