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Re:Substantial undocumented infection facilitates rapid diss... by rwmj on Saturday March 21, 2020 @01:23PM (#22648081)
> We know their infections were radically beyond the 80,000 they claim. [...] they changed their qualifications in late January / early February, to hide infection numbers [...]

I think you answered your first question right here. It may not be convenient for the CCP to get to the truth.

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Re:Substantial undocumented infection facilitates rapid diss... by jpxw on Saturday March 21, 2020 @01:37PM (#22648200)
Wouldn’t it be in the CCP’s favour to report that the virus has a lower CFR?
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Re:Substantial undocumented infection facilitates rapid diss... by MikeAmelung on Saturday March 21, 2020 @01:39PM (#22648219)
Not if they're gleefully watching "the West" crush themselves in mass panic...
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Re:Substantial undocumented infection facilitates rapid diss... by nate_meurer on Saturday March 21, 2020 @04:19PM (#22649682)
That's not what they're doing. China is losing her biggest customer, possibly for an extended period of time. If America's economy collapses, China's likely will too.
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Re:Substantial undocumented infection facilitates rapid diss... by cc81 on Saturday March 21, 2020 @01:46PM (#22648276)
They have shared a lot of data and I've heard scientists in the west to be very thankful over that.

Does the tests for antibodies even exists yet? I heard it was some weeks away?

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Re:Substantial undocumented infection facilitates rapid diss... by MikeAmelung on Saturday March 21, 2020 @01:54PM (#22648334)
Well sure, you don't just lay all your cards out on the table when you've got a good hand going.

There are already rapid antibody tests available. It's extremely curious to me why they haven't been used or we at least aren't seeing any data that they have.

This isn't about a rapid test, but is still interesting: https://globalbiodefense.com/headlines/singapore-first-to-te...

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