No, SF grubbermint couldn’t legally hide cholera, but Legally has never stopped SF Govt. from doing Anything they took a shine to doing.
At least for a while, till the cases backed up and the leaks could no longer be plugged.
Remember the Feds bringing Ebola Victims back into the US to ‘Cure’ them?
What happened to that story?
I’ll lay you dimes to doughnuts those same Feds have vial after vial of the stuff, working on vaccines and weaponizing it at the same time.
My point is that they could only cover it up with the willing compliance of the doctors doing the diagnosis.
The first cases would be seen in emergency rooms.
I can’t imagine a doctor being willing to go to jail to cover for politicians.
A doctor willing to lose his license an go to jail to cover up Cholera so the city and county of SF can look good?
Aboard certified ER Doctor can get a job anywhere.