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EllieBC

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17. Even our government screwed up.

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #14)

Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:18 PM

Jul 2020

Patty Hajdu, our federal minister of health, likened questioning China’s claims to spreading conspiracy theories. They were fine with doing nearly nothing until mid March.

I don’t know if it’s fear of China or genuine naïveté but it seems like a lot of countries were shocked.

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Scientists say strain of coronavirus dominant around the world is different than what was seen in Wu [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2020 OP

All the current strains have enough similarities that proposed vaccines will work against them. PSPS Jul 2020 #1

Or- maybe not. James48 Jul 2020 #2

Puts the lie to the Kung Flu talking point. nt Xipe Totec Jul 2020 #3

Even if it mutated, it still originated in China Dopers_Greed Jul 2020 #4

Explain how the virus originating in China means China is culpable? Xipe Totec Jul 2020 #5

The origination? It's not culpable. Igel Jul 2020 #6

South Korea implemented a limited travel ban on travelers from Hubei Feb 4 nt. soryang Jul 2020 #7

Yes except I think EllieBC Jul 2020 #8

South Korean citizens already in China or anywhere else can come back soryang Jul 2020 #9

By "no one cared" EllieBC Jul 2020 #10

They didn't shut their border soryang Jul 2020 #12

The Chinese government tried to cover it up Dopers_Greed Jul 2020 #11

Much as US government has been doing since March LanternWaste Jul 2020 #14

There's no arguing that the US's response has been piss poor. Dopers_Greed Jul 2020 #15

Judging by the numbers of infections, it's the American Flu Xipe Totec Jul 2020 #16

Even our government screwed up. EllieBC Jul 2020 #17

The infection source for the USA was Europe. Italy and Spain were hard hit mpcamb Jul 2020 #13