So suffice to say it sounds like the CDC knows the spread of the virus is much worse than they're telling us and they're just trying to get ahead of it if it eventually comes out. They hope it doesn't get out to the public at large and they're doing everything they can to censor as much info as possible. But if word does get out to the public, they can say "well, we tried to warn people that public places might have to be closed down."

They're going to lie as much as they can as long as they can until they can't.