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Not "western", but "American". Both your sources are US based (and cite the CDC). The WHO has been warning about the coronavirus for ages.
by maest 7y ago
Not "western", but "American". Both your sources are US based (and cite the CDC).
The WHO has been warning about the coronavirus for ages.
- lazyjones 7y agoI live in Europe and can confirm that it was similar here. E.g. German state media quoting a head physician: https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/schwabinger-chefarzt-corona-nicht-gefaehrlicher-als-influenza,RphX42Z https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/schwabinger-chefarzt-co... (literally saying in the title it's not more dangerous than the flu) Also, the WHO posted this on Twitter in January, draw your own conclusions: https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1217043229427761152 https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1217043229427761152
- thombat 7y agoWhen WHO relayed the Chinese belief/hope of "no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission" (Jan 14) there were only 40 identified cases, mostly with plausible links to the presumed origin at the market. It should be read as "widespread action not yet justified" rather than "no need to worry at all, ever"
- jshevek 7y agoThe WHO emphasized the lack of evidence for human-human transmission on Jan 14.
- s_y_n_t_a_x 7y agoAnd didn't confirm transmission until Jan 25th.