[GOPJ]

On Jan. 27 and Feb. 1, the platform reported a cumulative infection (including both confirmed and suspected cases) of more than 213,000 and 233,000 each. In contrast, Wuhan authorities on Feb. 2 reported 14,380 confirmed infections and less than 20,000 suspected cases—only a tenth of the Tencent figure.

Finally the markets have noticed... Now people in power will start taking this seriously.

[hanamizu]

Finally the markets have noticed... Now people in power will start taking this seriously.

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I’m pretty sure the “people in power” have been taking this seriously all along. The Americans evacuated from Wuhan were immediately placed in quarantine. The passengers on the Diamond Princess were also placed under a rolling quarantine—14 days after the last person diagnosed (I know that that has been suspended as over 600 people aboard have gotten sick), China has quarantined, what? a half billion people, whole Italian cities are under quarantine, Austria has suspended train service from Italy. I’ve taken all of these acts as clues that something big is going on.

[dangus]

Markets noticed because of the spread to Italy, Korea and Iran.