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China reported to WHO, that it had EVERYTHING under control and that virus was not lethal to humans. China is west to the USA.

• lucian1900 6y ago
  At the time it was not yet know that the virus is lethal, that’s all that was reported. Everything was also under control in China, as was later confirmed. Unfortunately by the time the virus was detected in China, it was already spread throughout Europe, since at least November 2019. I really didn’t expect this sort of rejection of science and facts on HN.
  • jryle70 6y ago
    IIRC even when Wuhan had been under total lockdown China was still upset that other countries called for flight bans from China. How is that responsible behavior?
    • lucian1900 6y ago
      Again the facts are useful. Early on, several countries (including the US and I believe France) repatriated citizens even from Wuhan and in several cases without quarantine, against the recommendation of Chinese authorities and the WHO. After the outbreak in China was determined to be limited to Wuhan and there were plenty of cases worldwide, it made little sense to ban flights from the whole of China. It was obviously an attempt to attack China as part of the trade war the US & friends have been waging. After all, most countries still haven’t dealt with covid. In China (and a few other countries) people’s lives have returned to normal a long time ago. We should demand our politicians put lives before profit instead of letting them distract us with lies about China.