Japan to fund firms to shift production out of China

Re:Japan to fund firms to shift production out of China by redis_mlc on Friday April 10, 2020 @12:14AM (#22829919)

Fascinating ... the dates Dec. 1, Dec. 6 and Dec. 16 are mentioned in this article, which almost match the flu dates I mentioned above:

https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/chinas-devas...

Based on those dates, it's possible Covid-19 was on Chinese airliners as early as Dec. 1 - 8. Wuhan has an international airport that connects to Shanghai (Pudong), which is a major international hub.

So that moves the onset possibly back into November.

Researchers should be looking at Chinese death certificates for the month of November if they're looking for patient zero.

(I've read about one unconfirmed US flu case in October that sounds like corona, but I'll look around for some more info.)

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Re:Japan to fund firms to shift production out of China by not_exactly__ on Friday April 10, 2020 @01:58AM (#22830391)

Not to mention there are direct flights from Wuhan to both LA and SFO (China Southern). Wuhan may not be very well known in the US, but it is absolutely a major city in China. I’m not sure what the best comparison would be, but maybe a St Louis or Denver of sorts.

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Re:Japan to fund firms to shift production out of China by FooBarWidget on Friday April 10, 2020 @12:51PM (#22834829)

Haven't the Chinese already traced a case back to November? That the earliest case is from November is not exactly news nowadays, is it?

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Re:Japan to fund firms to shift production out of China by baybal2 on Friday April 10, 2020 @09:53PM (#22839111)

Yes, Chinese interneters set the date to mid November when the number of cases exceeded 200, and somebody first put an official notice

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