Wuhan Killer Sneeze (thanks Tea)
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padraig (u.s.)
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what if you can't pay for it because you're not working?
and, do those numbers distinguish business from personal accounts? if businesses are shutting down, they'll stop paying for work phones.
or censorship, as droid suggests
and so on
not saying it tells you nothing, but it seems flimsy as a way of estimating death totals without more exact data
padraig (u.s.)
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I was going to say, the fact that Wuhan is going to begin easing restrictions is a concrete sign of this
padraig (u.s.)
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I just assume the numbers the Chinese authorities release to the world are nonsense
but equally, they would never start easing restrictions unless their actual, internal numbers supported them doing it
but equally, they would never start easing restrictions unless their actual, internal numbers supported them doing it
What if increse in cases is static because they've stopped testing? They no more have it under control than Italy but have to keep up appearances?
Been looking for weibo user data, but not easy to find
padraig (u.s.)
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even if they are cooking the books, it's entirely feasible/likely China did much, much better - for now - than most of the West (and possibly, world will)
they were prepared, locked things down far more stringently and at a much earlier stage, had a massive response once they released the severity
they were prepared, locked things down far more stringently and at a much earlier stage, had a massive response once they released the severity
I bet they've been really busy cleaning house under the cover of this. Has anyone checked on the Uighurs lately?
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They just expelled a load of international press in the past week. Some English teacher trapped in his 20th floor flat in Wuhan isn't Kate Adie
padraig (u.s.)
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virtually no new cases is already keeping appearances. it looks like a dictator winning an election with 98% of the vote.
but I strongly doubt they'd let people out if they didn't think they could get away with it. they might be wrong, but that's their true belief.
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They're probably testing vaccines on them.
padraig (u.s.)
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that otoh would not surprise me at all. Uighurs, dissidents, whoever.
it's an excellent time to get away with things you'd normally at least hesitate at.
padraig (u.s.)
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as I said above, one of the many lessons learned from this is that virtually no level of distrust for the Chinese govt is too much
still seems completely insane to just say oh yeah guys Wuhan is great everyone back to work if they were still dealing with tens/hundreds of thousands of new cases
still seems completely insane to just say oh yeah guys Wuhan is great everyone back to work if they were still dealing with tens/hundreds of thousands of new cases
Potemkin releases, fits the nationalist narrative. China has prevailed! The party got us through this! No need to remove the party
That video of medics removing their masks and smiling this week was encouraging but could have been anywhere.
I hope they have got a grip on it for all our sakes.
padraig (u.s.)
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I don't doubt that anything they release is heavily propagandized, distorted for maximum advantage, etc
just that they clearly knew how serious this was and reacted accordingly (while simultaneously downplaying that as much as possible to the world)
and not taking easing of restrictions equally seriously wouldn't be in line with that previous behavior
First case may have been as early as November and as late as mid January they were arresting people for "spreading rumours" and denying human transmissibility, backed up by the WHO.
Had they locked down earlier we would not have had thousands of Chinese workers returning to their jobs in Northern Italian textile factories.
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