A graph is worth a thousand letters. #coronavirus. Source: NYTimes https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/asia/china-coronavirus-contain.html …pic.twitter.com/evgM2UHf3U
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2) Whoa- the rate of increase ***outside of China*** is steeper than inside of China or Wuhan! Figure 1A. From: @TheLancet “Nowcasting and forecasting the potential domestic and international spread of 2019-nCoV http://bit.ly/2GF6gZP ”)pic.twitter.com/u1s4SLEzMv
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3) “An estimated 75815 individuals have been infected in Wuhan” —> this is substantially higher than current reports or ~10k reports by China
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4) ...”On the present trajectory, 2019-nCoV could be about to become a global epidemic in the absence of mitigation...substantial, even draconian measures that limit population mobility should be seriously and immediately considered in affected areas...”
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5) The US
@CDCgov has quarantined all 195 US citizens who were evacuated from Wuhan last week - for 14 days. https://twitter.com/cdcgov/status/1223312319205249024?s=21 …https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1223312319205249024 …Show this thread -
6) BREAKING: US now says any foreign national who traveled to China in last 14 days will be denied entry to the US. The President ordered that this would be a temporary ban on people who could pose a health threat to the US.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/world/asia/coronavirus-china.html …
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Is it becoming a pandemic?
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why we do not have data on the age of deceased people?
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Great another map including Taiwan.
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The scariest thing about this virus is the rate of growth. How can we slow it down?
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My sense is that Wuhan’s ability to keep track of the increase is severely hampered at this point because the system is overwhelmed.
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Yes. We don’t have to assume intentional failure to report. I live in Vancouver and I’m sure we be similarly overwhelmed if not worse.
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