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This is the actual email, it does not mention human to human transmission. > "News resources today indicate that at least seven atypical pneumonia cases were r
by throw54673 6y ago
This is the actual email, it does not mention human to human transmission.
> "News resources today indicate that at least seven atypical pneumonia cases were reported in Wuhan, CHINA. Their health authorities replied to the media that the cases were believed not SARS; however the samples are still under examination, and cases have been isolated for treatment. I would greatly appreciate it if you have relevant information to share with us. Thank you very much in advance for your attention to this matter."
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202004110004 https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202004110004
Remember, when WHO says, “no evidence,” it means there is currently no scientific evidence to prove it, not that it can’t happen. Anecdotes are not evidence.
- alasdair_ 6y agoI agree it does not use the words “human to human transmission”. At the same time, Taiwan claims that by calling it “atypical pneumonia” there was an inference that human to human transmission was possible, or even likely, and so as a result the claim of “no evidence” by the WHO was overstated. Taiwan is likely also overstating their case. That being said, if the exact same information was passed to the WHO from, say, Germany, it is quite likely it would have been taken with more seriousness. Taiwan being excluded from the WHO to placate China is a bad thing if your primary focus is world health. Politics should play no part.