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In reply to the discussion: Blinken Says China Let Virus Get 'Out of Hand' [View all]dalton99a
(81,073 posts)15. +1. The head of China's disease control agency personally called Robert Redfield on Jan. 3
The council was first notified of the outbreak on the morning of Dec. 31, according to one of the government officials involved, when an NSC official was forwarded an email from a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) attache in Beijing that had been sent to senior HHS officials the night before.
The pop-a-flare notice, as it is known, described strange cases of pneumonia that could not be definitively traced to seasonal flu, said the government official, who saw the message. The email said the Chinese would soon be notifying the World Health Organization, the official said.
On Jan. 3, Dr. Gao Fu, head of Chinas disease control agency, informed his U.S. counterpart, Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the CDC, in an emotional telephone call that the outbreak was growing out of control, according to the same federal official and a former NSC official. Both said they had been informed of the details.
Ullyot, the NSC spokesman, disputed the timeline, saying the council did not learn of the coronavirus outbreak until Jan. 3. The CDC, a part of HHS, confirmed to Reuters that it learned of an outbreak in late December and that the call with Gao occurred Jan. 3.
The pop-a-flare notice, as it is known, described strange cases of pneumonia that could not be definitively traced to seasonal flu, said the government official, who saw the message. The email said the Chinese would soon be notifying the World Health Organization, the official said.
On Jan. 3, Dr. Gao Fu, head of Chinas disease control agency, informed his U.S. counterpart, Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the CDC, in an emotional telephone call that the outbreak was growing out of control, according to the same federal official and a former NSC official. Both said they had been informed of the details.
Ullyot, the NSC spokesman, disputed the timeline, saying the council did not learn of the coronavirus outbreak until Jan. 3. The CDC, a part of HHS, confirmed to Reuters that it learned of an outbreak in late December and that the call with Gao occurred Jan. 3.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-nsc/as-trump-administration-debated-travel-restrictions-thousands-streamed-in-from-china-idUSKBN21N0EJ
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If it was a virus originating here the former guy and his collaborators would have immediately
brewens
Apr 2021
#1
It's not that it was here first, that is a misstatement. It was here before it was identified
Warpy
Apr 2021
#75
But when it comes to science and genome sequencing, that takes a minute, right?
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#58
Down post someone says this crises caused a new breakthrough. 24 hr genome sequencing is now a thing
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#66
+1. People seem to forget that they locked down 11 million people overnight in Wuhan
dalton99a
Apr 2021
#6
We have to stop the "if they say it, it has to be wrong" nonesense.....
getagrip_already
Apr 2021
#3
Imagine, however, if the US had had a front line "Pandemic Response Team" . . .
Journeyman
Apr 2021
#5
They were very proactive about circling the world to buy up PPE supplies.
Baitball Blogger
Apr 2021
#8
It is a valid point by Blinken, however, once the dangers of the virus were exposed to the world,
JohnSJ
Apr 2021
#9
+1. If you see a tornado or hurricane coming, you don't want some asshole on TV telling people
dalton99a
Apr 2021
#46
Especially if he is the windbag whose hot air is spinning it out of control anyway. nt
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#59
+1. The head of China's disease control agency personally called Robert Redfield on Jan. 3
dalton99a
Apr 2021
#15
OMG sick thought.... what if the US Scientists "removed" more than themselves from the Wuhan lab?
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#25
When it comes to nefarious shit and Trump, the will to do it is there. The ability... not so much.
Jedi Guy
Apr 2021
#68
Except that he pulled people who KNEW how to do their jobs and Dumbed US Down to make it all worse.
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#70
True. But it would have been harder to keep things secret had the US had scientists there observing.
Freethinker65
Apr 2021
#12
+1. China's neighbors learned from the SARS fiasco and wasted no time in clamping down
dalton99a
Apr 2021
#36
Yeah, but if tRump had been able to interfere EARLIER with actually getting anything done....
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#18
Despite being a totalitarian communist regime, they stomped Corona Virus down.
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#23
We'll never have another 2020, because the BEST thing we've gotten out of this
ancianita
Apr 2021
#51
Sometimes when you stand up for FACTS you stand beside an old enemy. Go figure.
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#63
Absolutely. The edge to gain is to know, twice a day, why and how the clock is right.
ancianita
Apr 2021
#67
"Good" is subjective and hindsite is 20-20. Jan 3-Jan 11 info shared by China are facts.
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#73
IF you read the full article, this could be a way to keep China in line in other areas.
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#69
While China is often secretive, uncooperative, and unwilling to be transparent...
Blasphemer
Apr 2021
#77