I think it's normal, but it shouldn't be happening. The pandemic is exacerbating and illuminating all the existing problems that we see in the transparency system in this country, whether it's whistle-blowing or whether it's treatment of information. We should have a right to that information. We should be able to know.
That's why, again, it's necessary to have a law that forces proactive disclosure of large categories of records, including the kinds of records you're referencing, because then we would know for sure.