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I'm beginning to think, we may not be getting the full story here.
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samnsara
(18,281 posts)irisblue
(34,181 posts)snip--"The respiratory illness has spread to other parts of China, with some cases in other countries including the US.
There are more than 500 confirmed cases and 17 people have died."
snip--" Although only about 500 cases have been confirmed, calculations by scientists at the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London suggest there are 4,000 people sick with the virus in Wuhan.
MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis (@MRC_Outbreak) Tweeted:
UPDATE: Report estimates 4000 cases #coronavirus #2019nCoV
Our estimate at 4,000 cases is more than double the past estimate due to increase of number of cases outside China. This should not be interpreted as implying the outbreak has doubled in size.
🔰https://t.co/7A77NXZ3iw https://t.co/TwEwUNamnX
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Longer thread at site
On the overnight to US broadcasts from the BBC, the epidemiologists agreed with the decision to quarantine the city
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sl8
(16,245 posts) Embassies urge citizens to follow instructions after traveller from Wuhan posts on social media that she was feeling ill and evaded temperature test
Passenger has been contacted and asked to call French emergency hotline
Kinling Lo
Published: 2:53pm, 23 Jan, 2020
Updated: 2:55pm, 23 Jan, 2020
Chinese embassies have urged citizens travelling overseas to comply with airport health checks put in place in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
It comes after a woman from Wuhan the central Chinese city where the outbreak began posted photos of herself at a restaurant in France on social media, saying she had been feeling ill when she travelled to the country so she evaded temperature screening at the airport.
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dewsgirl
(14,964 posts)epidemic before. They must be seriously worried to take such drastic steps. I hope they have thought this through.
NewJeffCT
(56,837 posts)in the early 2000s - after being criticized for reacting too slowly in the beginning, the Chinese government essentially shut the entire country down - I remember pictures of deserted streets in Beijing, Shanghai, etc that are normally teeming with thousands upon thousands of people.
My wife is originally from China and it was not long after we got married, so it stuck in my mind.
dewsgirl
(14,964 posts)malaise
(277,799 posts)This is not a hoax
dewsgirl
(14,964 posts)than they are releasing...China, not exactly known for their honesty.
Nature Man
(869 posts)just saying.
rusty fender
(3,428 posts)Check out the Wuhan market.
A major HIV theory on ape to human transmission is human consumption of monkey brains
We are definitely our own worst enemies.
dewsgirl
(14,964 posts)Definitely our own worst enemies.
sl8
(16,245 posts)I wonder if they're greasy and grimy, too.
rusty fender
(3,428 posts)to humans, but how I can remember the lyrics to this song for over 50 years
roamer65
(37,106 posts)I would agree 100 pct.
dalton99a
(84,074 posts)China virus: five cities locked down and Beijing festivities scrapped
Chinese authorities have imposed lockdown measures on five cities in an unprecedented effort to contain the outbreak of deadly new virus that has made hundreds of people ill and spread to other parts of the world during the busy lunar new year travel period.
Authorities banned transport links from Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, on Thursday morning, suspending buses, subways, ferries and shutting the airport and train stations to outgoing passengers. Later in the day, the nearby central Chinese cities of Huanggang and Ezhou announced similar measures. Travel restrictions were also placed on the smaller cities of Chibi and Zhijiang.
Starting at midnight, long-distance buses, the rapid transit system, and train station in Huanggang would be shut, according to a notice from the local government. Cinemas, internet cafes, and other entertainment venues would all stop operating. Residents should not leave the city, except for special reasons.