Seems like a jump to a conclusion that can be explained much more simply: the virus has started in China, and the neighboring countries are the next hardest hit

Seems like a jump to a conclusion that can be explained much more simply: the virus has started in China, and the neighboring countries are the next hardest hit. Seems to me like this would be the case for any novel disease for any region of the world. There seem to be plenty of non-Asians whom come in contact with the sick who in turn get sick. Its just that there are many fewer non-Asians coming into contact with the disease than Asians, for the time being.