Pengumuman Pengembang

Melihat fenomena ini, Ndemic Creations sebagai pengembang game Plague Inc. pun tidak tinggal diam. Melalui situsnya mereka menyampaikan pengumuman sebagai berikut:

“Plague Inc. has been out for eight years now and whenever there is an outbreak of disease we see an increase in players, as people seek to find out more about how diseases spread and to understand the complexities of viral outbreaks.

“We specifically designed the game to be realistic and informative, while not sensationalising serious real-world issues. This has been recognised by the CDC and other leading medical organisations around the world.

“However, please remember that Plague Inc. is a game, not a scientific model and that the current coronavirus outbreak is a very real situation which is impacting a huge number of people. We would always recommend that players get their information directly from local and global health authorities.”

Pengumuman tersebut kurang lebih menyatakan bahwa Plague Inc. hanyalah sebuah game. Plague Inc. bukanlah model ilmiah dari wabah virus Corona yang sedang terjadi. Diharapkan gamer PC tidak terlalu serius dalam memainkannya.

Kita berharap bahwa pemerintah Tiongkok dapat menanggulangi wabah yang sedang terjadi dan penduduknya dapat beraktivitas seperti sediakala. Dan cukuplah wabah global hanya ada di game Plague Inc., tidak terjadi pada wabah virus Corona saat ini.