Posted on 04/18/2003 5:44:42 AM PDT by CathyRyan
BEIJING, China -- Beijing authorities have gone to staggering lengths to hide SARS patients from visiting World Health Organization (WHO) inspectors, according to TIME magazine. At one of the most reputable of the city's hospitals, 31 patients suffering the potentially lethal disease were driven around in ambulances for the duration of the WHO visit, said TIME. And at a military hospital, 40 SARS patients were said to have been moved to a hotel for the duration of the WHO tour, in an apparent attempt to deceive inspectors about the true extent of the outbreak. The timing of the revelations could prove a major embarrassment to the Chinese government. On Friday, China's President Hu Jintao called on authorities to provide full support for SARS research and to cooperate with international agencies
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Hong Kong: Hospitalized SARS (Chicom-Flu) Cases | Chart by per loin perloin@email.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time | Cases | Increase | Disposition | Dead as % of prior time | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Day | Date | Day | Week | Total | Day | Week | Got well | Dead | Total Gone | In Hospital | Hosp Days | Week | 2 Week | 3 Week | Of Gone | ||||||||||||
Day | Total | % | Day | Total | % | Day | Total | % | Day | Total | % | ||||||||||||||||
Wed | 03/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 100.0% | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu | 03/13 | 14 | 24 | 140.0% | 14 | 24 | 100.0% | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri | 03/14 | 5 | 29 | 20.8% | 5 | 29 | 100.0% | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat | 03/15 | 8 | 37 | 27.6% | 8 | 37 | 100.0% | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun | 03/16 | 5 | 42 | 13.5% | 5 | 42 | 100.0% | 142 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon | 03/17 | 53 | 95 | 126.2% | 53 | 95 | 100.0% | 237 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue | 03/18 | 28 | 123 | 123 | 29.5% | 28 | 123 | 100.0% | 360 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed | 03/19 | 27 | 140 | 150 | 22.0% | 1400.0% | 5 | 5 | 3.3% | 5 | 5 | 3.3% | 10 | 10 | 6.7% | 17 | 140 | 93.3% | 500 | 50.0% | 50.0% | ||||||
Thu | 03/20 | 23 | 149 | 173 | 15.3% | 620.8% | 0 | 5 | 2.9% | 1 | 6 | 3.5% | 1 | 11 | 6.4% | 22 | 162 | 93.6% | 662 | 25.0% | 54.5% | ||||||
Fri | 03/21 | 30 | 174 | 203 | 17.3% | 600.0% | 2 | 7 | 3.4% | 0 | 6 | 3.0% | 2 | 13 | 6.4% | 28 | 190 | 93.6% | 852 | 20.7% | 46.2% | ||||||
Sat | 03/22 | 19 | 185 | 222 | 9.4% | 500.0% | 0 | 7 | 3.2% | 2 | 8 | 3.6% | 2 | 15 | 6.8% | 17 | 207 | 93.2% | 1,059 | 21.6% | 53.3% | ||||||
Sun | 03/23 | 25 | 205 | 247 | 11.3% | 488.1% | 0 | 7 | 2.8% | 2 | 10 | 4.0% | 2 | 17 | 6.9% | 23 | 230 | 93.1% | 1,289 | 23.8% | 58.8% | ||||||
Mon | 03/24 | 13 | 165 | 260 | 5.3% | 173.7% | 5 | 12 | 4.6% | 0 | 10 | 3.8% | 5 | 22 | 8.5% | 8 | 238 | 91.5% | 1,527 | 10.5% | 45.5% | ||||||
Tue | 03/25 | 26 | 163 | 286 | 10.0% | 132.5% | 2 | 14 | 4.9% | 0 | 10 | 3.5% | 2 | 24 | 8.4% | 24 | 262 | 91.6% | 1,789 | 8.1% | 41.7% | ||||||
Wed | 03/26 | 30 | 166 | 316 | 10.5% | 110.7% | 2 | 16 | 5.1% | 0 | 10 | 3.2% | 2 | 26 | 8.2% | 28 | 290 | 91.8% | 2,079 | 6.7% | 100.0% | 38.5% | |||||
Thu | 03/27 | 51 | 194 | 367 | 16.1% | 112.1% | 3 | 19 | 5.2% | 0 | 10 | 2.7% | 3 | 29 | 7.9% | 48 | 338 | 92.1% | 2,417 | 5.8% | 41.7% | 34.5% | |||||
Fri | 03/28 | 58 | 222 | 425 | 15.8% | 109.4% | 6 | 25 | 5.9% | 1 | 11 | 2.6% | 7 | 36 | 8.5% | 51 | 389 | 91.5% | 2,806 | 5.4% | 37.9% | 30.6% | |||||
Sat | 03/29 | 45 | 248 | 470 | 10.6% | 111.7% | 18 | 43 | 9.1% | 1 | 12 | 2.6% | 19 | 55 | 11.7% | 26 | 415 | 88.3% | 3,221 | 5.4% | 32.4% | 21.8% | |||||
Sun | 03/30 | 60 | 283 | 530 | 12.8% | 114.6% | 21 | 64 | 12.1% | 1 | 13 | 2.5% | 22 | 77 | 14.5% | 38 | 453 | 85.5% | 3,674 | 5.3% | 31.0% | 16.9% | |||||
Mon | 03/31 | 80 | 350 | 610 | 15.1% | 134.6% | 15 | 79 | 13.0% | 2 | 15 | 2.5% | 17 | 94 | 15.4% | 63 | 516 | 84.6% | 4,190 | 5.8% | 15.8% | 16.0% | |||||
Tue | 04/1 | 75 | 399 | 685 | 12.3% | 139.5% | 5 | 84 | 12.3% | 1 | 16 | 2.3% | 6 | 100 | 14.6% | 69 | 585 | 85.4% | 4,775 | 5.6% | 13.0% | 16.0% | |||||
Wed | 04/2 | 23 | 392 | 708 | 3.4% | 124.1% | 5 | 89 | 12.6% | 0 | 16 | 2.3% | 5 | 105 | 14.8% | 18 | 603 | 85.2% | 5,378 | 5.1% | 10.7% | 160.0% | 15.2% | ||||
Thu | 04/3 | 26 | 367 | 734 | 3.7% | 100.0% | 9 | 98 | 13.4% | 1 | 17 | 2.3% | 10 | 115 | 15.7% | 16 | 619 | 84.3% | 5,997 | 4.6% | 9.8% | 70.8% | 14.8% | ||||
Fri | 04/4 | 27 | 336 | 761 | 3.7% | 79.1% | 1 | 99 | 13.0% | 0 | 17 | 2.2% | 1 | 116 | 15.2% | 26 | 645 | 84.8% | 6,642 | 4.0% | 8.4% | 58.6% | 14.7% | ||||
Sat | 04/5 | 39 | 330 | 800 | 5.1% | 70.2% | 8 | 107 | 13.4% | 3 | 20 | 2.5% | 11 | 127 | 15.9% | 28 | 673 | 84.1% | 7,315 | 4.3% | 9.0% | 54.1% | 15.7% | ||||
Sun | 04/6 | 42 | 312 | 842 | 5.3% | 58.9% | 9 | 116 | 13.8% | 2 | 22 | 2.6% | 11 | 138 | 16.4% | 31 | 704 | 83.6% | 8,019 | 4.2% | 8.9% | 52.4% | 15.9% | ||||
Mon | 04/7 | 41 | 273 | 883 | 4.9% | 44.8% | 11 | 127 | 14.4% | 1 | 23 | 2.6% | 12 | 150 | 17.0% | 29 | 733 | 83.0% | 8,752 | 3.8% | 8.8% | 24.2% | 15.3% | ||||
Tue | 04/8 | 45 | 243 | 928 | 5.1% | 35.5% | 11 | 138 | 14.9% | 2 | 25 | 2.7% | 13 | 163 | 17.6% | 32 | 765 | 82.4% | 9,517 | 3.6% | 8.7% | 20.3% | 15.3% | ||||
Wed | 04/9 | 42 | 262 | 970 | 4.5% | 37.0% | 4 | 142 | 14.6% | 2 | 27 | 2.8% | 6 | 169 | 17.4% | 36 | 801 | 82.6% | 10,318 | 3.8% | 8.5% | 18.0% | 16.0% | ||||
Thu | 04/10 | 28 | 264 | 998 | 2.9% | 36.0% | 12 | 154 | 15.4% | 3 | 30 | 3.0% | 15 | 184 | 18.4% | 13 | 814 | 81.6% | 11,132 | 4.1% | 8.2% | 17.3% | 16.3% | ||||
Fri | 04/11 | 61 | 298 | 1,059 | 6.1% | 39.2% | 15 | 169 | 16.0% | 2 | 32 | 3.0% | 17 | 201 | 19.0% | 44 | 858 | 81.0% | 11,990 | 4.2% | 7.5% | 15.8% | 15.9% | ||||
Sat | 04/12 | 49 | 308 | 1,108 | 4.6% | 38.5% | 46 | 215 | 19.4% | 3 | 35 | 3.2% | 49 | 250 | 22.6% | 0 | 858 | 77.4% | 12,848 | 4.4% | 7.4% | 15.8% | 14.0% | ||||
Sun | 04/13 | 42 | 308 | 1,150 | 3.8% | 36.6% | 8 | 223 | 19.4% | 5 | 40 | 3.5% | 13 | 263 | 22.9% | 29 | 887 | 77.1% | 13,735 | 4.8% | 7.5% | 16.2% | 15.2% | ||||
Mon | 04/14 | 40 | 307 | 1,190 | 3.5% | 34.8% | 6 | 229 | 19.2% | 7 | 47 | 3.9% | 13 | 276 | 23.2% | 27 | 914 | 76.8% | 14,649 | 5.3% | 7.7% | 18.1% | 17.0% | ||||
Tue | 04/15 | 42 | 304 | 1,232 | 3.5% | 32.8% | 14 | 243 | 19.7% | 9 | 56 | 4.5% | 23 | 299 | 24.3% | 19 | 933 | 75.7% | 15,582 | 6.0% | 8.2% | 19.6% | 18.7% | ||||
Wed | 04/16 | 36 | 298 | 1,268 | 2.9% | 30.7% | 14 | 257 | 20.3% | 5 | 61 | 4.8% | 19 | 318 | 25.1% | 17 | 950 | 74.9% | 16,532 | 6.3% | 8.6% | 19.3% | 19.2% | ||||
Thu | 04/17 | 29 | 299 | 1,297 | 2.3% | 30.0% | 15 | 272 | 21.0% | 4 | 65 | 5.0% | 19 | 337 | 26.0% | 10 | 960 | 74.0% | 17,492 | 6.5% | 8.9% | 17.7% | 19.3% | ||||
Fri | 04/18 | 30 | 268 | 1,327 | 2.3% | 25.3% | 50 | 322 | 24.3% | 4 | 69 | 5.2% | 54 | 391 | 29.5% | -24 | 936 | 70.5% | 18,428 | 6.5% | 9.1% | 16.2% | 17.6% | ||||
Averages | 35 | 260 | 16.5% | 180.7% | 10 | 12.0% | 2 | 3.2% | 13 | 15.2% | 25 | 87.6% | 9.1% | 17.4% | 36.1% | 25.8% | |||||||||||
Day | Total | % | Day | Total | % | Day | Total | % | Day | Total | % | ||||||||||||||||
Day | Date | Day | Week | Total | Day | Week | Got well | Dead | Total Gone | In Hospital | Hosp Days | Week | 2 Week | 3 Week | Of Gone | ||||||||||||
Time | Cases | Increase | Disposition | Dead as % of prior time |
Correction.
I sure wouldn't have wanted to be staying at this hotel.
And got here from soldiers returning home from WWI in 1918
Actually, It started at an army base in Kansas and was spread around the world by the 'doughboys' going off to WW1. It is called the Spanish flu because the Spanish were the first to identify the virus.
China to admit far more SARS cases
Supposedly they will admit to 300 confirmed cases in Beijing, and 500 suspected cases. They will raise the number of admitted deaths to 73 (not clear in the article where the deaths were).
No word if they will update numbers on Guangdong, allow outsiders to inspect military hospitals, or allow free access to WHO personnel in Beijing and Guangdong.
Gotta go, back Monday.
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