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| White House does not have ‘high confidence' in China's coronavirus information, official says |
| 2020-02-14 |
| [CNBC] The U.S. does “not have high confidence in the information coming out of China” regarding the count of coronavirus cases, a senior administration official told CNBC. The official also noted that China “continues to rebuff American offers of assistance.” There are more than 60,000 confirmed cases of virus, with the vast majority occurring in China, and over 1,300 people have died. After several days of reporting a slowing number of new cases, Chinese officials said on Thursday there was more than 15,000 additional cases. The majority of those came from a change in how the numbers were reported, with the “clinically diagnosed” cases now counting as “confirmed.” There has been skepticism among researchers that the official numbers reflect how contagious the virus truly is. An article published last month in the medical journal Lancet estimated that there were already more than 75,000 cases in China as of Jan. 25. Reuters reported that National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow also said on Thursday that there does not appear to be good transparency by China regarding the outbreak. The World Health Organization sent an advance team to the country on Sunday. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 Tons of people are confined to their apartment complexes, one person from each apartment is allowed out once every two days to buy food. They get their temperature checked going in and out. Most businesses are closed except for food stores. China is taking a bath on this one. They're going to lose 1/12 their economy for the year by being closed for a whole month. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy 2020-02-14 16:16 |
| #3 We can, however, have at least medium confidence in the WHO compilation of non Chinese infections. This number was about 600 as of this morning. Some countries other than China. e.g., North Korea (which claims no infections), probably have incorrect numbers but others, e.g., Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, have numbers that are probably reliable. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2020-02-14 09:35 |
| #2 He can always retire back to Pooh Corner, with Piglet, |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-02-14 06:41 |
| #1 Reuters reported that National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow also said on Thursday that there does not appear to be good transparency by China regarding the outbreak. ...And there won't be, either. We're just being polite about it. Even when (if?) they get it under control, the damage has been done - the country's image has taken a serious hit and the CCP's image of infallibility has been shattered. I hope President Xi has his bolthole in Switzerland ready - he may need it. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2020-02-14 06:17 |