Misinformation alert. The outbreak is already dated to November, so October cases are not implausible *but* that paper has so many problems and so much hand-waving that it should not be cited, let alone made into news articles.https://twitter.com/borzou/status/1270250085084016641 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci
I pointed out a few issues here. I don't mind the method (2003 SARS was identified partly due to online rumor tracking) but folks, hang on before making things into big news articles. Ask around. The paper is very short and will likely evolve.. a lot.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1270347472246919172 …
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zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynepReplying to @chris_bailThis paper is not showing that at all, tbh. Diarrhea searches in August aren't proof for COVID. "(GI) symptoms are a unique feature of COVID19" is not accurate. Hospital parking lot increases do not indicate COVID. I read the paper and had to duck from all the hand-waving.2 replies 10 retweets 40 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Bastian Purrer 🧢
Oh, wow. If true, this is nuts. I mean, the preprint paper is citing "Global Times" to support their assertion the market may not be the source of the virus. Internet searches and satellite data is fine to use, but there is no "top story" here. *headdesk*https://twitter.com/bastianpurrer/status/1270396180296597504 …
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We already have an earliest known case of mid-November. October cases are thus of course plausible. But there is no finding here. Nothing to report yet. *shouts into the void*
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As I said, many athletes who were at the Military Games in Wuhan at end of October had symptoms similar to Covid19-symptoms. Here is an Italian article from a known paper https://www.corriere.it/sport/20_maggio_07/coronavirus-wuhan-quei-mondiali-militari-atleti-tornati-cina-quelle-strane-febbri-novembre-8924b39a-9037-11ea-b981-878bbbd902eb.shtml … To say "there were no Covid19-cases before mid-November" seems at least bold.
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Nobody is saying there is no October cases. A few are plausible. A spike is a different thing. And that is not evidence. Many people think they had COVID but antibody studies show otherwise.
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