Posted on 02/19/2020 11:09:19 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
BEIJING -- Inspectors in protective suits went door-to-door Wednesday in the epicenter of China’s viral outbreak to try to find every infected person in an epidemic that is showing signs of waning as new cases fell for a second straight day.
The city of Wuhan, where the new form of coronavirus emerged, was in the final day of a campaign to root out anyone with symptoms whom authorities may have missed so far.
“This must be taken seriously,” said Wang Zhonglin, the city’s newly minted Communist Party secretary, adding that “if a single new case is found” after Wednesday “the district leaders will be held responsible.”
His remarks were published on Hubei’s provincial website, alongside the declaration, “If the masses cannot mobilize, it’s impossible to fight a people’s war.”
The stringent measures have followed public fury over Hubei authorities’ handling of the outbreak when it began in December. The risk of human-to-human transmission was downplayed, and doctors who tried to warn the public were reprimanded by police. Wuhan residents reported overcrowding in hospitals and futile attempts to seek treatment.
Long sensitive to its portrayal in global media, China has been pushing a narrative of transparency and tight control over the current outbreak, while emphasizing the sacrifices made by its health workers and ordinary citizens.
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“This must be taken seriously,” said Wang Zhonglin, the city’s newly minted Communist Party secretary, adding that “if a single new case is found” after Wednesday “the district leaders will be held responsible.”
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That’s not good for anybody with a new case.
I wonder if reports of new cases will fall now? As if.
I suspect this has been the skuttlebut behind the scenes for days now.
All you little Leftist snowflakes out there, here is the end result
of what you are seeking install in America. Got it?
It’s not good for stopping the spread of disease either.
If a person can’t be recognized as being ill, that person will infect others.
Color me skeptical...Bring Out Your Dead
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.
Guaran-damned-teeing that no cases will be reported.
Who (Hu?) would have thought they couldn't raise the untrustworthiness of Chinese propaganda uh, data any further?...
China’s virus center vows no patient unchecked as cases fall as they bring in 40 industrial incinerators ...
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propaganda
there I said it
So the officials can either lie or summarily execute any new infected to keep the numbers low.
The R0 on this virus is very high and makes no sense it isn’t continuing to spread. Worked leaked out Wuhan would be locked down and MILLIONS of residents fled beforehand. Where did they go?
Absent finding either a cure or (more likely) an inoculation, don’t see this disease slowing down.
Chinese leaders are aware this could collapse their entire economy and power structure. No way any of these numbers are legit and those asking real questions (Sen. Cotton) are being shouted down by our MSM and elitists.
ALL bodies to be incinerated (in one of our 40 new incinerators), dead or alive. /s
The new Chinese response to the infected, “Dead or alive you’re coming with me” (Robocop) /s
Can you add me to your ping list?
Done! Welcome aboard, if you want to stay caught up, forego sleep...
Welding the doors of peoples’ homes shut so they can’t get out must be working. Who needs high tech?
>>”That’s not good for anybody with a new case.”<<
New case? What new case? We ain’t seein’ any new cases. None at all.
By the way, that’s the reason the virus isn’t spreading through the other provinces. Cases started drying up the day after President Xi made stopping the virus a “priority.” That was Feb 3. The reported cases peaked a day later and have headed down ever since.
LOL.
I have an interest because I have a daughter and family that have been matched to adopt a little 5 yr old boy in China with CP. They adopted one almost 3 yrs ago who is now 6 and is the sweetest child I know.
Ah. You you are used to foregoing sleep...
...or at least your daughter is!
Obviously the Starship Enterprise is in orbit and some of its crew have beamed down (Spock dressed in a stocking cap, no doubt).
“Bones! I need the antidote!”
“Dammit Jim! I need twenty four hours!”
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