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Corona Virus spreading ... US official says no need to worry

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When the government tells me I don't need to worry, then I tend to think I really do need to be concerned. But at least one report is quoting some US health officials as saying there is no need for US citizens to worry.

We know there are 4 cases in the USA, 1 case in Canada.

The Canadian case is a man who arrived sick and is in the hospital in Toronto. Canadian health officials seemed to imply that they have probably contacted all the at risk people who may have been in contact with the Chinese national on the inbound flight.

In the US, there is 1 confirmed case in Washington State, 1 in Chicago, 2 in California. I believe all the cases are foreign nationals.

China has QUARANTINED roughly 60 MILLION PEOPLE by cutting off 16 (or more) cities. The epicenter is Wuhan, a city of 11 Million people, but the quarantine was put into place after roughly 5 million people left the city for the Lunar New Year celebration, which is the heaviest travel time in China and typically has more than 100,000,000 people traveling nationally + internationally for the week long holiday period.

Official sources say there are under 2000 cases worldwide, and approximately 50 deaths. The disease is being compared to the Spanish Flu, which killed millions just about 100 years ago, but this is considered far more dangerous.

UN-official sources suggest that at least 100,000 cases exist and the disease is spreading and mutating very quickly.

REUTERS SUMMARY:
http://news.trust.org/item/20200126105121-12mxo

China scrambles to contain 'strengthening' virus
(Adds comments from mayor of Wuhan)

* Coronavirus' transmission ability getting stronger

* Incubation 1-14 days, infectious during incubation

* China confirms 1,975 people infected, 56 dead

* U.S. to evacuate diplomatic staff, citizens from Wuhan

* China imposes temporary nationwide ban on sale of wildlife

By Gabriel D. Crossley and Cheng Leng

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The ability of the new coronavirus to spread is strengthening and infections could continue to rise, China's National Health Commission said on Sunday, with more than 2,000 people in China infected and 56 killed by the disease.

Health authorities around the world are racing to prevent a pandemic after a handful of cases of infection were reported outside China, including in Thailand, Australia, the United States and France.

The mayor of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, said he expected another 1,000 new patients in the city, which was stepping up construction of special hospitals.

The newly identified coronavirus has created alarm because much about it is still unknown, such as how dangerous it is and how easily it spreads between people. It can cause pneumonia, which has been deadly in some cases.

China's National Health Commission Minister Ma Xiaowei said the incubation period for the virus can range from one to 14 days, during which infection can occur, which was not the case with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

SARS was a coronavirus that originated in China and killed nearly 800 people globally in 2002 and 2003.

"According to recent clinical information, the virus' ability to spread seems to be getting somewhat stronger," Ma told reporters.

The Lunar New Year holiday, traditionally celebrated by hundreds of millions of Chinese travelling around the country and abroad to see family, began on Friday but has been severely disrupted by the outbreak.

Ma said China would intensify its containment efforts, which have so far included transportation and travel curbs and the cancellation of big events.

The country may extend the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing a meeting hosted by Chinese premier Li Keqiang.

The virus, believed to have originated late last year in a seafood market in Wuhan that was illegally selling wildlife, has spread to cities including Beijing and Shanghai. Hong Kong has six confirmed cases.

The World Health Organisation this week stopped short of calling the outbreak a global health emergency, but some health experts question whether China can contain the epidemic.

Chinese President Xi Jinping described the situation as "grave" on Saturday.

China confirmed 2,051 cases of infection as of 7 p.m. (1100 GMT) on Jan. 26, while the death toll from the virus remained at 56, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

Health officials in Orange County, California, reported that a third case had been registered in the United States in a traveller from Wuhan, who was in isolation and in good condition.

On Saturday, Canada declared a first "presumptive" confirmed case in a resident who had returned from Wuhan. Australia confirmed its first four cases.

No fatalities have been reported outside China.

WILDLIFE SALES BAN

On Sunday, China temporarily banned nationwide the sale of wildlife in markets, restaurants, and e-commerce platforms. Wild and often poached animals packed together in Chinese markets are blamed as incubators for viruses to evolve and jump the species barrier to humans.

Snakes, peacocks, crocodiles and other species can also be found for sale via Taobao, an e-commerce website run by Alibaba.

The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society called on China to make the ban permanent.

The U.S. State Department said it will relocate personnel at its Wuhan consulate to the United States, while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government was working with China to arrange a charter flight for Japanese nationals to return from Wuhan.

The outbreak has prompted widening curbs on movements within China, with Wuhan, a city of 11 million, on virtual lockdown and transport links all-but severed except for emergency vehicles.

CANCELLATIONS AND MISTRUST

Health authorities in Beijing urged people not to shake hands but instead salute using a traditional cupped-hand gesture. The advice was sent in a text message that went out to mobile phone users in the city on Sunday morning.

Beijing also postponed the reopening of the city's schools and universities after the Lunar New Year holiday, state radio reported. Hong Kong had already delayed the reopening of schools to Feb. 17.

China has called for transparency in managing the crisis, after a cover-up of the spread of the SARS virus eroded public trust, but officials in Wuhan have been criticised for their handling of the current outbreak.

"People in my hometown all suspect the real infected patients number given by authorities," said Violet Li, who lives in the Wuhan district where the seafood market is located.

Illustrating the extend of disruption to life in China, overall passenger travel declined by nearly 29% on Saturday, the first day of the Lunar New Year, from a year earlier, with air passengers down nearly 42%, a transportation ministry official said.

Many cinemas across China were closed with major film premieres postponed.

Cruise operators including Royal Caribbean Cruises, and Costa Cruises said they had cancelled a combined 12 cruises that had been scheduled to embark from Chinese ports before Feb. 2.

Hong Kong Disneyland and the city's Ocean Park were closed on Sunday. Shanghai Disneyland, which expected 100,000 visitors daily through the holiday period, has already closed.

Airports around the world have stepped up screening of passengers from China, although some health officials and experts have questioned the effectiveness of these efforts.
 

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And a Chinese nurse says that at least 90,000 people are infected

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/wuhan-nurse-fears-90000-infected-emotional-plea-help

Chinese Nurse Says 90,000 Already Infected In Emotional Plea For Help
A viral video, reposted on Twitter 48 hours ago, has more than 800k views and reveals an urgent message from a Wuhan nurse, who claims more than 90,000 people in China have been infected with the fast-spreading coronavirus.

An unverified translation of the nurse, posted by @purplelovehime, has been retweeted more than 13.7k times since Saturday, states: "I am Jin Wei. I am currently inside the Wuhan outbreak region, Han Hou area. I would like to describe the condition inside the Hubei province, as well as the outbreak situation in the entire China. Currently, there are already 90,000 cases of pneumonia contraction."

"What is the rate of contraction? If one person contracted this disease and is not properly quarantined and treated, this I individual will infect 14 people that came in contact with him. That is a significant multiplier. During the spring festival, in our culture, families like to get together, dine together. But this is unlike any other years. I hope that people can stay home, do not gather, and do not visit families. There is a spring festival every year. If everyone can stay safe, you can always get together later," the unverified translation of the nurse said.

The translation went on to say that medical supplies from bio suits, medical masks, goggles, and gloves "are in great shortages."

London celebrates Chinese New Year in spite of coronavirus fears

The nurse, in an emotional plea, said everyone in Wuhan and surrounding cities to "not go out! Stay home!"

The translation ended with the nurse delivering some "very bad news:"

"The coronavirus has mutated. It is now a second-generation virus. When it was still in its first generation, we were still able to treat this… However, after the last mutation, it became deadly… The rate of infection are now increasing exponentially. So please remember do not go out, do not visit people, do not gather in a group, do not have dinner party."
 

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There is now a 5th case of the Corona virus in the USA, this time in Arizona.

CDC says not to worry but also says the Corona Virus is a serious threat :shitHitFan:


https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/third-us-coronavirus-case-confirmed-orange-county

CDC Calls CoV "Serious Emerging Public Health Threat", Confirms 5th US Case
Summary:

  • 5th US Coronavirus infection confirmed by CDC in 4 states (AZ, CA, IL, WA)
  • CDC calls the virus an "emerging public health threat," adding that the threat is "serious."
  • 2082 cases, 56 Official deaths
  • Incubation is asymptomatic, contagious, and can be as long as 14 days
  • 5M may have left Wuhan for Lunar New Year
  • 1st case was Dec 1 NOT Dec 31 so infect pop may be much bigger
  • US, Russia, Thailand begin plans for evacuation
  • Premier Li Keqiang charged with leading government's task force
  • 3 Beijing hospitals using AIDS drugs to treat virus

* * *

Update (1510ET): CDC reports that a fifth infection has been confirmed in the US (in Arizona), calling the coronavirus an "emerging public health threat," says threat is "serious."

Health Secretary: Risk of coronavirus to UK public remains low

Situation Summary

CDC is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus (termed "2019-nCoV") that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and which continues to expand. Chinese health officials have reported more than a thousand infections with 2019-nCoV in China, including outside of Hubei Province. Infections with 2019-nCoV also are being reported in a growing number of international locations, including the United States, where 5 cases in travelers from Wuhan have been confirmed in four states (AZ, CA, IL, WA) as of January 26, 2020.

Source and Spread of the Virus

Chinese health authorities were the first to post the full genome of the 2019-nCoV in GenBank El , the NIH genetic sequence database, and in the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID Z ) portal, an action which has facilitated detection of this virus. On January 24, 2020, CDC posted in GenBank the full genome of the 2019-nCoV virus detected in the first U.S. patient from Washington state. The virus Chinese health authorities were the first to post the full genome of the 2019-nCoV in GenBank El , the NIH genetic sequence database, and in the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID Cl ) portal, an action which has facilitated detection of this virus. On January 24, 2020, CDC posted in GenBank the full genome of the 2019-nCoV virus detected in the first U.S. patient from Washington state. The virus genetic sequence from the patient in Washington is nearly identical to the sequences posted from China. The available sequences suggest a likely single, recent emergence from a virus related to bat coronaviruses and the SARS coronavirus. The available sequence information does not provide any information about severity of associated illness or transmissibility of the virus.

Early on, many of the patients in the outbreak in Wuhan, China reportedly had some link to a large seafood and animal market, suggesting animal-to-person spread. However, a growing number of patients reportedly have not had exposure to animal markets, and there is evidence that person-to-person spread is occurring. At this time, it's unclear how easily or sustainably this virus is spreading between people. Learn what is known about the spread of newly emerged coronaviruses.

Illness Severity

Both MERS and SARS have been known to cause severe illness in people. The complete clinical picture with regard to 2019-nCoV is still not fully clear. Reported illnesses have ranged from infected people with little to no symptoms to people being severely ill and dying. Learn more about the symptoms associated with 2019- nCoV.

There are ongoing investigations to learn more. This is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as it becomes available.

Risk Assessment

Outbreaks of novel virus infections among people are always of public health concern. The risk from these outbreaks depends on characteristics of the virus, including whether and how well it spreads between people, the severity of resulting illness, and the medical or other measures available to control the impact of the virus (for example, vaccine or treatment medications).

Investigations are ongoing to learn more, but person-to-person spread of 2019-nCoV is occurring. Chinese officials report that sustained person-to-person spread in the community is occurring in China. Person-to-person spread in the United States has not yet been detected, but it's likely to occur to some extent. It's important to note that person-to-person spread can happen on a continuum. Some viruses are highly contagious (like measles), while other viruses are less so. It's important to know this in order to better assess the risk posed by this virus. While CDC considers this is a very serious public health threat, based on current information, the immediate health risk from 2019-nCoV to the general American public is considered low at this time. Nevertheless, CDC is taking proactive preparedness precautions.
 

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Of course the guberment would say there's no reason to worry. That's all the more reason to worry. Look at any politicians track record when they say "trust me".
 

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Honestly I have no clue what the risk is to the average person living in North America but based on China's history I don't trust them.

I'm betting that this is probably far more widespread than anyone knows.
I'm betting that it's been going on for a couple weeks, maybe a month longer than reported.
I'm betting that China has been lying about their containment.

Those are just my bets. Now I have no clue if this is actually a serious disease or not. It could be that most of the people who died were old and already sick with other diseases, it could be that this is not much worse or different than most types of "flu" and its really only very serious to people with immune suppressed conditions who have multiple issues. Then again, I don't know. Just seeing a lot of differing news and much of it seems to be a bit too late and a little too slim on facts.
 

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It reads to have the potential to thrive in the sweat shop work environments commonly found in the third world, world wide. All those workers working closely in production line environments will have plenty of opportunity to share their ailments with their coworkers before it's recognized they themselves are coming down with the Virus. IMPO this has the real potential to get ugly....
 

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Love my Country, definitely do NOT trust my guberment. Chinese guberment? LMBO!! NO WAY! LMBO


Numbers will tell in the end..................=_(
 

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This article seems to be written to keep the public from panicking but still show how serious this can become. It seems to indicate it may just be a simple flu but patients who are "at risk" due to other conditions (age, etc) may have something to worry about.

Seems like travel in confined aluminum tubes full of other passengers (airplanes and trains) could easily spread this disease if an infected person starts coughing or sneezing.

Public venues like concerts and movie theaters. Ditto.

Schools, again. Ditto.

Colleges and universities are probably high risk places because students tend to travel and be social so classrooms, lunch halls, etc would be great places to get sick.

Enjoy the reading material: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...jFwUElrOUVWOW5oK3NRbkpxZnVzNGNzeUZTWFVOQWYzMk


Health authorities’ concern about the new coronavirus in China, with cases spreading in Asia and as far as the United States, deepened Wednesday with news that the Chinese government plans to shut down transportation from Wuhan, a city of 11 million people that is considered ground zero of the pneumonia-like virus.

After the outbreak began in December, the Chinese government for weeks portrayed it as a problem largely restricted to Wuhan, in the Hubei province. Infections have since been found in the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macao, and in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan — as well as in this country in Washington state. Of particular concern: The news Monday that Chinese authorities had determined that the virus can be spread by human-to-human contact, and that 14 health-care workers had been infected by a single carrier. As of Wednesday, 17 people have died and more than 470 have fallen ill with the virus, The Post reported.

China’s seeming reluctance to share information in the early stages of the outbreak slowed the international recognition of the threat. A turning point came when video footage surfaced earlier this month showing Chinese health authorities — clad in full-body protective suits — examining passengers on an airplane. The earlier secrecy raises doubts that China has fully learned key public health lessons since the SARS virus killed nearly 800 people in 2003 and then MERS claimed some 850 lives a decade later.

This time, the world is better prepared to deal with the threat. Though the warning signs are unsettling, there is reason to believe that the virus may mostly cause mild illness and can be contained without major impacts. But how it unfolds will turn on some critical questions and on actions that still need to be taken.

As with the MERS and SARS viruses, the Wuhan pneumonia is caused by a novel coronavirus that jumped from animals to people. Poor animal husbandry in open food markets make China an epicenter for these risks. Wuhan’s bazaar sells freshly slaughtered animals — including chickens, pheasants, marmots, snakes, deer and rabbits. These “wet markets” create perfect conditions for viral species to spread from their animal hosts to humans.

Coronavirus is a species implicated in bad colds and, on rare occasion, viral pneumonia. Seven strains are already known to circulate among humans. The bug behind the Wuhan outbreak is new, which makes its emergence a cause for significant concern. Humans may not have much immunity to its main components.

By some measures, Chinese health authorities have put us ahead in addressing the risks. Unlike SARS, which took about five months to firmly identify after it first began to spread, the Wuhan virus has been quickly sequenced and large-scale containment efforts were implemented early. China has already made diagnostic tests available to its health-care system.

Yet, on other measures, more-seamless information-sharing by Chinese authorities is needed. They published the sequence of the viruses they had isolated, but China doesn’t appear to have shared viral samples with key international health authorities who could have used the pathogen to help validate diagnostic screening tests and evaluate potential antidotes.

It is now up to other countries to work together on steps to avert wider outbreaks or pandemic spread.

First, we need to better understand the nature of this bug, and its severity. The illness may be more widespread than we realize in the fog of viral war. Because its incubation period is likely to be as much as a week, travelers can be harboring the infection and show no symptoms. A key to containing the virus’s wider spread will be developing effective point-of-care diagnostics to implement more widespread screening of patients.

We learned that lesson with the mosquito-borne Zika virus when it was first reported in the United States in 2015. Initially, most blood samples had to be shipped to a central lab operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That slowed diagnosis and limited the ability of doctors to intervene more quickly when patients were infected. Health-care providers urgently need easy access to effective diagnostic tests for the Wuhan virus.

There’s much we don’t know yet, but answers should emerge that will help us gauge the risks. It’s troubling that the virus seems to have jumped quickly from animal to human transmission. But, for most people, it might cause only a mild illness. For the young, old or infirm, an infection could be more serious.

Yet even if it the Wuhan virus doesn’t mutate into a more potent illness, as it could, it’s a disturbing reminder that we remain too vulnerable to these zoonotic threats, as illnesses that spread from animals to humans are known. One day, a virus will occupy the terrifying spot where lethality and dissemination meet. It will be nimble enough to propagate widely and virulent enough to cause catastrophic harm. The Wuhan episode shows that while we’ve learned some lessons from SARS and MERS, we remain tragically vulnerable.
 

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Uh oh, looks like it is getting worse? Or the reporting is getting more accurate? :bolt:
 

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The CDC I believe are taking this very seriously as well as other world health organizations.
It's not the first time we've been highly concerned over the spread of a virus.
Let's hope like hell that this will not spread out of control.
 

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When a gov't official says "don't worry", to me that's the same as saying "I'm from the gov't and I'm here to help"!! That's when you run, don't walk away from him/her!!
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Meanwhile from website ZEROHEDGE where they tend to have serious analysis. :hammer:


Meanwhile, more health researchers in China are warning that the state is woefully undercounting the number of cases. A researcher at HKU med school announced that his new estimate for active cases in China is closer to 25,000.

HKU Med School head Gabriel Leung is meeting press with a mask on. He is going to announce new estimation of #nCoV2019 . pic.twitter.com/tZk2qlZegH

— Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@XinqiSu) January 27, 2020
HKU Med School head Gabriel Leung apologised again for his inappropriate comment made on Friday that he and officials couldn’t speak with mask on . pic.twitter.com/qRDsr3O2h3

— Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@XinqiSu) January 27, 2020
Key takeaway so far
1, Wuhan is estimated to have over 25,000 confirmed cases and over 43,000 infections
2, Wuhan lockdown doesn’t really help to stop spreading in other major cities in China
3, Chongqing can be the most affected,followed by Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Shenzhen

— Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@XinqiSu) January 27, 2020
4, April and May can see major outbreaks in the aforementioned four major cities. It may come one to two weeks earlier in Chongqing.
5, HK and Macau should not only look at directly traffic links with Wuhan (!)

— Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@XinqiSu) January 27, 2020
“the Hong Kong government should...not really sort of go and answer the question should we do more about more Chinese major metropolises ... but rather how can we sustain Hong Kong food supply, Hong Kong's ability and capacity to deal with a major epidemic.“ - Prof Gabriel Leung.

— Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@XinqiSu) January 27, 2020
“The lockdown measure adopted by various cities in mainland China is absolutely correct” - Prof Gabriel Leung

— Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@XinqiSu) January 27, 2020




The UK seems to be totally unprepared for it. We've known the their NHS was already stressed, but they seem to now actually admit that they are stressed to their limits with just the regular strains of flu. Long waiting lines have persisted in the NHS for years and this will only make things worse if people don't get quick treatment. There are known to be tens of thousands of Chinese tourists in Europe, probably a few thousand from Wuhan province. There is no way the Chinese government can get a handle on tourists in other nations, given they are behind the curve in their own nation.

From THE GUARDIAN out of England: https://www.theguardian.com/science...rus-could-infect-100000-globally-experts-warn

About 100,000 people could be infected with the new coronavirus around the world, experts have warned, as the UK government faced calls to reassure people that the NHS is ready to deal with any British cases within days.

Prof Neil Ferguson, a public health expert at Imperial College, said his “best guess” was that there were 100,000 affected by the virus even though there are only 2,000 confirmed cases so far, mostly in the city of Wuhan in China where the virus first appeared.

“Sooner or later we will get a case,” he said. “There are very large numbers of Chinese tourists across Europe right now. Unless the Chinese manage to control this, and I’m sceptical about whether that is possible, we will get cases here.”

Although no one has yet tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, Labour called on the government to reassure the public that the NHS could cope with an outbreak when it is already struggling with the winter flu season.

Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow health secretary, said: “The NHS is currently under immense strain this winter with staff already working flat out and hospitals overcrowded. We need urgent reassurance from ministers they have a plan to ensure we have capacity in place to deal with coronavirus should we need to.”
 

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Well, I'm not sure whether I need to start locking down the homestead or not. Just kidding but I will be watching this as it develops.

Just to add a little perspective to it all, up to 55,000 people die of the flu or flu-like diseases in the US every year. We've a ways to go yet but when any government official tells me not to worry … I worry.
 

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For the tinfoil folks - I've seen a couple of mentions of Wuhan being home to a bio-lab, and it possibly had an accident and released this alleged virus....
 

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So a very close friend of mine, international traveller, and friend to many very wealthy power brokers around the world was told by a Chinese insider YESTERDAY that the death toll INSIDE China is over 80,000 people.

I was told the central government's layers of bureaucracy delayed response and covered up much of the problem. This will likely be a major world wide pandemic because of the communist's lack of early action. It is unknown if normal healthy people will find this any more problematic than a typical seasonal flu. Those who have died seem to be primarily the very young, the old, and those with other serious illnesses that cannot fight off this flu.

More from ZeroHedge, which seems to be one of the more open sources:

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopoliti...kong-sends-6000-medics-hubei-death-toll-soars

HERE IS AN EDITED VERSION OF THE STORY. For the FULL story and VIDEO go to the link above:

China Curbs Travel To Hong Kong As Projections Suggest 300,000 Already Infected By "Devil Virus"
Update (0700ET): Minutes ago, CNBC reported that the White House has held multiple meetings about the coronavirus led by Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger.


Kayla Tausche

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NEW: The White House has been convening multiple meetings on #coronavirus in recent days, convened by deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger.

Readout from an admin official: Consensus that the issue is worsening but the extent to which is unclear.

Lam on Virus, Travel Restrictions: We Should Start With the Source

Are we about to learn about a new rash of infections inside the US? Considering that more than 100 people were under observation as recently as yesterday, we wouldn't be surprised.

* * *

On Tuesday morning, China's top health officials shared some grim statistics essentially confirming that the novel coronavirus believed to have emerged from a shady food market in Wuhan is on track to confirm some of the more dire projections shared by epidemiologists.

As we reported late yesterday, the death toll in China has soared past 100 while the number of confirmed cases doubled overnight. Health officials around the world have confirmed more than 4,500 cases, more than triple the number from Friday. All but a few of the deaths recorded so far have been in Wuhan or the surrounding Hubei province, per the SCMP.



Panic has swept across the region as border closures appear to be the overarching theme of Tuesday's sessions. Even North Korea, which relies on China for 90% of its foreign trade, has closed the border with its patron. More than 50 million remain on lockdown in Hubei, and transit restrictions have been imposed by cities and regions around the country. An 'extension' of the Lunar New Year holiday is threatening GDP growth, as economists try to size up the knock-on potential impact on the global economy. The virus has now spread across China and another 17 countries/autonomous territories globally, according to BBG.



But the most important announcement made overnight - at least as far as global markets are concerned - was Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's decision to suspend high-speed rail and ferry service, while halving the number of flights between HK and the mainland. This news helped send US stock futures higher in early trade, after health experts yesterday urged Lam to use 'draconian' measures to curb the spread, for fear of a repeat of the SARS epidemic, which killed some 300 people, according to the BBC.

"The flow of people between the two places needs to be drastically reduced" amid the outbreak, Ms Lam told the South China Morning Post.

China, meanwhile, said it would stop individuals from traveling to Hong Kong to try and curb the virus.
 

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There is a young woman on that other forum who has been updating the situation.
She lives in Wuhan City.
The last post she made was how empty the grocery store shelves are.

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PG all that is dated 6 days ago.

Infection numbers seem increase 50% each day. Deaths rise almost as fast. And those are just the officially reported numbers. Unofficial reports are far more dire.

Any current info from her?
 

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This goes on to say that unless you've recently travelled to China or have been in close contact with anyone from there, then you're chances of contracting the virus are near zero.
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we are due for population correction, history is full of this kind of thing. hope they figure this thing out.
 

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The coming Chi-Com pandemic is going to wipe out millions of these Democrat wackadildos infesting our large cities. They will be gone in short order. They will not be missed. Those of us deplorables who choose to live in the sticks, never smart enough to get a Yale degree, but more than smart enough to prepare for what is coming.

Those of us who survive will be the ones in charge. Good riddance to bad rubbish. I, for one, will never mourn their loss.
 

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We now have a suspected case in Porter County, Indiana. Porter County is the next county east of where I live. At this point the case is a SUSPECTED but UNCONFIRMED case. The individual is in the hospital and in isolation. Chicago, where there is at least 1 case, is the next county northwest of where I live. Hmmm....




Nope, but the BBC and channelnewsasia seem to be the best sources for keeping up with this.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51279726

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/international
Channel News Asia seems to trail ZeroHedge in reporting speed, with the CNA news running between 1/2 to 1 full day behind the ZeroHedge reporting.

But, the CNA reports are more complete in details than the summary reports that ZeroHedge is providing.


BBC is running 36 hours behind CNA in its reporting! My family in England doesn't even rely on BBC for real news, they are very much like CNN here in the US.

BBC is reporting 4800 sick.
CNA is reporting under 6000 sick.

ZeroHedge (and Chicago's very own WGN TV News channel) are both reporting 132 dead and over 6000 sick.
 

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More than 56 million people in almost 20 Chinese cities, including Wuhan, have been prevented from travelling in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus during the Lunar New Year or spring festival, traditionally China's busiest travel season.

The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, met China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday.

The agency has acknowledged the respiratory illness is an emergency in China but said last week it was too early to declare the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. It has described the global risk from the virus as high.

Here are the latest updates:

Wednesday, January 29
Kazakhstan to suspend trains, flights to China
The Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan will suspend railway and air traffic with neighbouring China as of February 1 and 3, respectively, because of fears of the newly discovered coronavirus, state media reported.

Kazakhstan's government has also decided to "suspend the issuance of visas for Chinese citizens as of February 3 amid the coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan," state news agency Kazinform reported.

No incident of the new coronavirus has so far been reported in the central Asian nation.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...les-coronavirus-outbreak-200129001353421.html
 

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More than 56 million people in almost 20 Chinese cities, including Wuhan, have been prevented from travelling in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus...

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...les-coronavirus-outbreak-200129001353421.html

Great except that there are private flights transporting people out of Wuhan and other cities with outbreaks.

Flight records show daily flights out of China into Japan, Canada and American cities.

The flights are typically private flights, so basically the wealthy can leave on chartered flights and on their own jets. Plus there are still some commercial flights leaving.

Some of the so-called travel bans are "announced" but don't actually go into effect for days as the announcements were made in advance. The train travel ban to Hong Kong goes into effect on Friday, they were announced on Monday. So anyone who is on the mainland can still get to HK and then fly out of HK to North America on commercial airliners.
 
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