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40. I don't know the true case load in China

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 06:01 AM

Feb 2020

A couple of days ago, I was calculating roughly 80,000 cases by 15 Feb myself.

The last couple of days, the reported number of new cases was diminishing day after day.

BUT this could be reporting designed to mask the true state of affairs.

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Wuhan to Round Up the Infected for Mass Quarantine Camps [View all] Devil Child Feb 2020 OP

Well, this is concerning. irisblue Feb 2020 #1

Very. I have little trust in authorities saying they are on top of this. Devil Child Feb 2020 #4

yes, quite catsudon Feb 2020 #30

Holy shit. They're not providing medical treatment at the quarantine stations! SunSeeker Feb 2020 #35

Centers are being set up in the US as well ...Here's the link to the one near Seattle The empressof all Feb 2020 #2

Thanks for the article! Devil Child Feb 2020 #3

I believe there are at least three sites being set up currently in the US The empressof all Feb 2020 #6

I live about 5 minutes from that. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #7

I'm over on the Eastside, so I know exactly where this facility is. The empressof all Feb 2020 #11

Either way, the busses have to go through Seattle Metro, or if they used Camp Murray or Ft. Lewis AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #13

If this bug turns into a pandemic Warpy Feb 2020 #8

That is really disturbing PatSeg Feb 2020 #5

We have always been warned by the experts that it wasn't "if" but "when" the next.. Laffy Kat Feb 2020 #31

I saw something yesterday where if they are a suspected case, dewsgirl Feb 2020 #9

There is a lot of weird possibly misinformation coming out from China. The empressof all Feb 2020 #12

The flu epidemic of 1918-1920 had a higher death rate than this one. roamer65 Feb 2020 #37

elude Skittles Feb 2020 #19

Thank you, Skittles. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #20

a couple of days ago I had to correct myself the other way around Skittles Feb 2020 #21

LoL😂 dewsgirl Feb 2020 #22

Great time for a Pandemic athenasatanjesus Feb 2020 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author The empressof all Feb 2020 #15

This couldn't be happening at a worse time. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #23

Please don't give the orange anus any ideas. nt Ferrets are Cool Feb 2020 #14

Last night, the Daily Mail KT2000 Feb 2020 #16

No, this is more like what it looks like when they are trying to prevent it from cstanleytech Feb 2020 #25

Same as the flu epidemic of 1918-1920. roamer65 Feb 2020 #36

My dad's father died in the flu pandemic of 1918 olddad65 Feb 2020 #38

Yes. It was a nasty virus. roamer65 Feb 2020 #43

Those photos aren't of the new hospitals, Ghost Dog Feb 2020 #44

thank you! KT2000 Feb 2020 #52

You're welcome! Ghost Dog Feb 2020 #53

The infection rate still tracks a second-order polynomial The_jackalope Feb 2020 #17

Interesting. Is there a place somewhere with the data drray23 Feb 2020 #26

I use this site The_jackalope Feb 2020 #28

I don't know the true case load in China nitpicker Feb 2020 #40

I think there's some serious under-reporting too. The_jackalope Feb 2020 #41

Thanks for that. And these are just the tested and confirmed Ghost Dog Feb 2020 #45

I don't trust our "authorities" either under this Admin. We are on our own. Katrina showed us that. Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #18

Lots of Vitamin C now, get immune system strong now... bluecoat_fan Feb 2020 #24

Hate to bust your bubble but dosing yourself with massive vitamin c will do little to cstanleytech Feb 2020 #27

True. We pee most of it right back out. Laffy Kat Feb 2020 #32

Vitamin C boosts your immune system, the only defense. bluecoat_fan Feb 2020 #42

According to the latest science it's only a very minor boost. cstanleytech Feb 2020 #48

The one does not deny the other... LanternWaste Feb 2020 #49

I got my pneumonia shot yesterday. thecrow Feb 2020 #56

moderately terrifying woundedkarma Feb 2020 #29

Marshall law is already basically in place. People are forced to stay home and can't travel. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #34

It's martial law, meaning absolute military power is used. Ghost Dog Feb 2020 #46

Well, I guess they figure roundups are one thing they're good at. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #33

If I understand what I have read and heard.. olddad65 Feb 2020 #39

Wow! Delphinus Feb 2020 #47

This is a little too Captain Trips for me (nt) Recursion Feb 2020 #50

I nickname it Captain Tripps, but it is nowhere near it. roamer65 Feb 2020 #54

I've been debating pulling that off the shelf and giving it another read for the past year Devil Child Feb 2020 #55

Good. Interesting read here underpants Feb 2020 #51