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This Is How China Is Hiding The True Number Of Coronavirus Deaths
As the world’s cortisol and stomach acid levels rise every hour in parallel with the number of officially reported Coronavirus infections (and deaths), which as of Saturday morning was roughly 1,400…
… the world has an unpleasant flashback to 2003 when for weeks Beijing would lie and hide the full extent of the SARS epidemic to avoid risking a social panic. To be sure, this time China has done its best to pretend it has learned from the past and it is so transparent, even President Xi Jinping warned that the country is facing a “grave situation”, and that the spread of the deadly virus is accelerating after holding a special government meeting on the Lunar New Year public holiday.
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56 Million Chinese On Lockdown As Virus Spreads To Australia, Malaysia
As we move into Saturday evening on the ground in Wuhan, it’s becoming increasingly obvious to the broader global community that China’s authoritarian government has failed to contain this viral outbreak.
Chinese authorities expanded the travel restrictions on Saturday to cover 56 million Chinese, Al Jazeera reports. At least 18 cities in central Hubei are now dealing with at least some level of travel restrictions.
In Wuhan, the situation looks grim. The number of confirmed cases is exploding: another 300 were announced on Saturday, while the death toll is steady at 41. Yesterday, videos flooded western social media (after being assiduously removed from Weibo and the rest of the Chinese Internet) purporting to show bodies piling up in hallways in Wuhan, with rumors that a doctor had succumbed to the virus.
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Coronavirus Pandemic Simulation Run 3 Months Ago Predicts 65 Million People Could Die
As of this morning, the deadly coronavirus that originated in China has killed 26 people and infected more than 900.
But according to one simulation run less than three months ago, things could get much, much worse. Less than three months ago, Eric Toner, a scientist at the Johns Hopkins Centre for Health Security, had run a simulation of a global pandemic involving the exact same type of virus, according to Business Insider.
His simulation predicted that 65 million people could die “within 18 months”.
ALERT: Coronavirus Pandemic Event Now A Serious Risk
The details are still sketchy, but this is a careful summary of what’s known from the Imperial College of London’s disease specialists.
Importantly, the period between infection and detection is thought to be 5-6 days. Another 4-5 days between symptoms and detection.
They note that the initial report/alert to the WHO was Dec 31st 2019. Wuhan airport was closed down yesterday, 1/22/20.
They also noted that “Total volume of international travel from Wuhan over the last two months has been 3,301 passengers per day” So … 3,301 x 22 days = in excess of 72,000 possibly infected carriers that went who knows where.
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China Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads; Hundreds Infected As Human-To-Human Transmission Confirmed
Health officials in Wuhan, China reported 139 new cases of a new mystery virus over the weekend, now rapidly spreading to other provinces and surrounding countries, reported CNN.
As of Monday morning, three people have died from the pneumonia-like illness, and globally there have been more than 200 reported cases, noted Reuters.
Beijing confirmed two cases of coronavirus Monday, while Guangdong health officials reported one case in Shenzhen – these are the first reports that the virus is quickly spreading from Wuhan, the epicenter.
On Sunday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the virus originated from a seafood/meat market in Wuhan, has likely spread through human-to-human transmission.