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I'd be much more interested in what credible Chinese sources know about the disease and its epidemiology. Much of the reporting on the Chinese response has been

I'd be much more interested in what credible Chinese sources know about the disease and its epidemiology. Much of the reporting on the Chinese response has been overtly xenophobic and added to the confusion at just the moment we needed more clarity.

whatshisface 7y ago
It's not reported on but most of or knowledge about th course the disease takes comes from Chinese studies. Some Italian ones may be out there.
ng12 7y ago
It's hard to feel bad for a country that jails doctors for telling their colleagues about a new viral contagion.
- billfruit 7y ago
  He was neither arrested nor jailed. Speaks the amount of misinformation going around.
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- anoncake 7y ago
  It's a lot easier to feel bad for its inhabitants.
- dang 7y ago
  We ban accounts that post like this. Please see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22606977 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22606977 and don't do it again.
enaaem 7y ago
There are no credible sources in China, since there is no free press. Information and narrative is carefully controlled by the party through: State controlled media The great firewall of China. Most of the internet is blocked, including Facebook, Twitter and HN. Monitoring and censoring of all social media For alternative news we are depended on rogue reporters, whose credibility is tragically also unknown.
- LargoLasskhyfv 7y ago
  I found this to be rather credible http://chinamediaproject.org/2020/01/27/dramatic-actions/ http://chinamediaproject.org/2020/01/27/dramatic-actions/ when i found it maybe two or three days after appearance and acted accordingly regarding preparedness.
5440 7y ago
Here is what you are looking for. https://www.medrxiv.org/search/coronavirus https://www.medrxiv.org/search/coronavirus
fspeech 7y ago
Read medical journals like the Lancet or JAMA. Much of the initial research were from Chinese authors and they are peer reviewed.

whatshisface 7y ago

It's not reported on but most of or knowledge about th course the disease takes comes from Chinese studies. Some Italian ones may be out there.

ng12 7y ago

It's hard to feel bad for a country that jails doctors for telling their colleagues about a new viral contagion.

billfruit 7y ago
He was neither arrested nor jailed. Speaks the amount of misinformation going around.
- deleted 7y ago
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anoncake 7y ago
It's a lot easier to feel bad for its inhabitants.
dang 7y ago
We ban accounts that post like this. Please see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22606977 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22606977 and don't do it again.

enaaem 7y ago

There are no credible sources in China, since there is no free press. Information and narrative is carefully controlled by the party through: State controlled media The great firewall of China. Most of the internet is blocked, including Facebook, Twitter and HN. Monitoring and censoring of all social media For alternative news we are depended on rogue reporters, whose credibility is tragically also unknown.

LargoLasskhyfv 7y ago
I found this to be rather credible http://chinamediaproject.org/2020/01/27/dramatic-actions/ http://chinamediaproject.org/2020/01/27/dramatic-actions/ when i found it maybe two or three days after appearance and acted accordingly regarding preparedness.

5440 7y ago

Here is what you are looking for. https://www.medrxiv.org/search/coronavirus https://www.medrxiv.org/search/coronavirus

fspeech 7y ago

Read medical journals like the Lancet or JAMA. Much of the initial research were from Chinese authors and they are peer reviewed.