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Could you add the timeframe of each pandemic? I believe the coronavirus is 1-2 months old, but how long was SARS to get to 774? I feel like the comparaison isn'

Could you add the timeframe of each pandemic? I believe the coronavirus is 1-2 months old, but how long was SARS to get to 774? I feel like the comparaison isn't great without timeline.

arkadiyt 7y ago
Here are some graphs showing exactly that: https://ncov.r6.no/ https://ncov.r6.no/ It's also worth noting that the ~8k confirmed cases are bottlenecked by how fast China can perform tests. Here's an article guesstimating that there were up to 100k infections a few days ago: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/26/coronavirus-could-infect-100000-globally-experts-warn https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/26/coronavirus-...
- alamortsubite 7y ago
  > It's also worth noting that the ~8k confirmed cases are bottlenecked by how fast China can perform tests. Do you have more info on this? I thought the test was a simple swab deal that a country like China could crank through like nobody's business. Like, at least for a few more orders of magnitude.
  - alamortsubite 7y ago
    Replying to myself, this article linked in a sibling comment discusses the issue: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/30/asia/chinese-health-care-virus-intl-hnk/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/30/asia/chinese-health-care-...
- fuj 7y ago
  Interesting, that first link is blocked in facebook. Tried sending it to someone and couldn't
- makomk 7y ago
  Yeah, China's healthcare system does not seem to be coping well with this: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/30/asia/chinese-health-care-virus-intl-hnk/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/30/asia/chinese-health-care-...