oh it certainly appears to be a Hoax of sorts so Icke is not wrong about that IMO
What probably occurred:
They "manufactured" a normal virus, incubated it in China and unleashed it upon the world all at once so as to overwhelm the medical system which are also complicit in keeping the Infected rates low and the death rates high so as to further perpetuate and exasperate the false reality that a shutdown was necessary.
Medical Malpractice is the #3 killer in the USA
Maybe this is the reason why POTUS went along with the shutdown, to expose this?
Stay alert, keep your mind open to new info and watch the water.