The footage, which was taken on February 24th, is introduced by a reporter noting how Pelosi wanted residents to understand how it's "perfectly safe to be here" in Chinatown."We do want to say to people, come to Chinatown, here we are…come join us," said Pelosi.

The reporter then explains how the stunt was a response to San Francisco's Chinatown experiencing a drop in business since the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan, China.

San Francisco has since recorded 340 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 5 people have died.

The video is particularly eye opening since yesterday on CNN, Pelosi blamed President Trump's "denial at the beginning" for the spread of coronavirus throughout the United States.

The video underscores how many officials flouted the very social distancing measures they now amplify because at the time stopping bigotry towards Chinese people was seen as being of greater importance than preventing the spread of coronavirus.