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The WHO is in a somewhat difficult position if the numbers published by a big member state are questionable. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a degree of di
by fauigerzigerk 7y ago
The WHO is in a somewhat difficult position if the numbers published by a big member state are questionable. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a degree of diplomacy involved in what the WHO says.
I do realise that this argument could easily be used as a carte-blanche for making completely baseless claims. But I think the best we can do is use many sources and remain somewhat sceptical of all of them - not necessarily in equal measure.
- tim333 7y agoAnd some reasonable estimates are way different from the official Chinese numbers. For example: >Professor Neil Ferguson said coronavirus could be infecting around 50,000 people a day in China. re the official numbers: >A steady rate of 3,000 diagnoses per day points to the upper limit of detection kits that are available to the health workers He runs the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London - not some random crank https://www.ccn.com/professor-says-coronavirus-infecting-50000-day-he-may-be-right/ https://www.ccn.com/professor-says-coronavirus-infecting-500...