CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation for months to come

Re:CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation f... by omgJustTest on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @06:31PM (#22679785)

"Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in #Wuhan, #China," - WHO.

Sounds like these were preliminary results, which would have been well rectified by February. Wuhan was under quarantine Jan 23.

There is a substantial difference in being wrong a month or so after a new virus is discovered, and being wrong after a country has been shutdown for nearly a month.

EDIT: Updated for correct date Jan 23, not Jan 29, of Wuhan shutdown.

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Re:CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation f... by malandrew on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @07:01PM (#22679995)

Wuhan was under quarantine on Jan 23rd.

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Re:CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation f... by Lldjjxnn on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @08:35PM (#22680720)

Precisely. I don't understand why the WHO would put out such information with reckless disregard of current events.

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