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97% of cases have been in China so far.

tanilama 7y ago
But US had rejected China travelers' entry and it had been almost 3 weeks now. The chance that people here in get the virus from travelers from Italy/Japan/South Korea/Middle East is MUCH higher than that from China at this very moment.
- WillPostForFood 7y ago
  US citizens are still allowed to travel to and from China, and there are multiple flights every day.
  - usaar333 7y ago
    Yes, and they are supposed to self-quarantine on return for 14 days. No such rule is present with S. Korea or Italy. A random traveler from S. Korea/Italy is far "riskier" at this point. (Bonus: It's actually really hard to fly directly from China to the US at this point. Your best bets (esp. in the north) are transit through S. Korea or Japan, both infected places)
ineedasername 7y ago
New cases outside China now out number new cases in China. So the balance is shifting.
- taiwanboy 7y ago
  South Korea has tested 66k 2 days ago. China has no such capacity to test even that much, let along 800 million in quanrantine, and people have been welded in their own homes with no escape. The dead bodies have been going straight to the furnace in Wuhan. Which government’s number would you rather trust?
  - tanilama 7y ago
    Their Fire Eye lab claims to process 10k tests per day. Wuhan in total can process 25k per day [1] Plus China recent donated 12,500 test kits to Japan [2] Of course, you seems to dismiss anything from China's official account, then you can choose to believe whatever depends on you political stance. [1] https://m.chinanews.com/wap/detail/zw/kong/2020/02-26/9105637.shtml https://m.chinanews.com/wap/detail/zw/kong/2020/02-26/910563... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E18_1mwDTrM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E18_1mwDTrM
axus 7y ago
Of course if you don't test, there's no case. I came back from Japan 3 weeks ago, when I saw the news of the community transmission there (happened 4 weeks ago) I figured I'd get tested because of flu symptoms. The doctor didn't have advice besides to ask the emergency room, who weren't going to send anything in unless I had a high fever and a recent trip to Hubei. I'd hoped 3 more weeks was enough time for the US to get prepared, but it seems not. Am I carrier? Who knows.

But US had rejected China travelers' entry and it had been almost 3 weeks now. The chance that people here in get the virus from travelers from Italy/Japan/South Korea/Middle East is MUCH higher than that from China at this very moment.

WillPostForFood 7y ago
US citizens are still allowed to travel to and from China, and there are multiple flights every day.
- usaar333 7y ago
  Yes, and they are supposed to self-quarantine on return for 14 days. No such rule is present with S. Korea or Italy. A random traveler from S. Korea/Italy is far "riskier" at this point. (Bonus: It's actually really hard to fly directly from China to the US at this point. Your best bets (esp. in the north) are transit through S. Korea or Japan, both infected places)

ineedasername 7y ago

New cases outside China now out number new cases in China. So the balance is shifting.

taiwanboy 7y ago
South Korea has tested 66k 2 days ago. China has no such capacity to test even that much, let along 800 million in quanrantine, and people have been welded in their own homes with no escape. The dead bodies have been going straight to the furnace in Wuhan. Which government’s number would you rather trust?
- tanilama 7y ago
  Their Fire Eye lab claims to process 10k tests per day. Wuhan in total can process 25k per day [1] Plus China recent donated 12,500 test kits to Japan [2] Of course, you seems to dismiss anything from China's official account, then you can choose to believe whatever depends on you political stance. [1] https://m.chinanews.com/wap/detail/zw/kong/2020/02-26/9105637.shtml https://m.chinanews.com/wap/detail/zw/kong/2020/02-26/910563... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E18_1mwDTrM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E18_1mwDTrM

axus 7y ago

Of course if you don't test, there's no case. I came back from Japan 3 weeks ago, when I saw the news of the community transmission there (happened 4 weeks ago) I figured I'd get tested because of flu symptoms. The doctor didn't have advice besides to ask the emergency room, who weren't going to send anything in unless I had a high fever and a recent trip to Hubei. I'd hoped 3 more weeks was enough time for the US to get prepared, but it seems not. Am I carrier? Who knows.