Japan to fund firms to shift production out of China

Re:Japan to fund firms to shift production out of China by keiferski on Friday April 10, 2020 @12:51AM (#22830079)

By even posting this tweet, it is implied that there is no human-to-human transmission. They could have easily said, "So far, preliminary tests have found no evidence of human-to-human transmission, however we have only just begun research into the matter and thus still recommend social distancing."

Why didn't they say this? Because China seems to have pressured the WHO the entire time, including saying that the borders shouldn't be closed.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/02/china-coronavirus-who-h...

>And what is the obvious interpretation? Mine is ‘it is preliminary, so results can still change’ and ‘found no clear evidence does not mean evidence will not be found later’.

If that's what they meant, then they should have said so. They didn't. As I said before, this is a major health organization that needs to be clear in its communication, not speak in riddles.

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Re:Japan to fund firms to shift production out of China by FooBarWidget on Monday April 13, 2020 @11:50AM (#22856869)

They did say, within 24h of that tweet, that they have not ruled out human to human transmission: https://www.euronews.com/2020/01/15/china-says-it-s-possible...

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