[ifinnegan]

“And the ChiComs lie about the real numbers....”

Are the real numbers higher or lower?

How do you know?

[justa-hairyape]

Why on earth would the real numbers be lower ?

[In_Iowa_not_from]

First, the prevailing diagnostic test for COVID-19 may be only 30 to 40 percent accurate. Some carriers who took the diagnostic test were falsely cleared and erroneously excluded from the official tally.

Second, the diagnostic test itself is scarce. Tests are rationed for the most obviously symptomatic patients. But carriers can be asymptomatic. And they can be contagious before they even show signs of infection.

Third, Chinese hospitals have been overwhelmed with patients. Some people were turned away at the door. Others waited in day-long triage. The sickest may have been too weak to even attempt a hospital visit. Others were deterred from treatment by the wait times and shortages, so they self-quarantined. Yet only those who obtained medical treatment and also tested positive for the virus were included in the official tally.

Fourth, resources and public attention have concentrated on Wuhan, a city of 11 million, where the first cases of COVID-19 were reported. However, tens of millions more live in Wuhan’s surrounding province, Hubei, which is less equipped with healthcare services. To the extent uncounted cases exist in Wuhan, more uncounted cases exist in Wuhan’s exurbs.

Fifth, on top of these logistical challenges, politics also prevents an accurate appraisal. China’s communist government is a totalitarian, one-party state. The party justifies its monopoly by promising social stability and economic growth. News of an outbreak threatens both objectives, so the party has an existential interest in suppressing bad news.

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/lew-olowski-coronavirus-worse-than-reported-heres-how-china-is-making-the-situation-worse

[21twelve]

The mainstream news has the number of people in China on lockdown or quarantine at 750 million - almost half their population.

[TheConservativeTejano]

“And the ChiComs lie about the real numbers....” Are the real numbers higher or lower? How do you know?

Partner, I hate to tell you this but the numbers are much higher than what the Chicoms are telling us.

The Chicoms will lie, cheat, and tell you anything to make you believe they are correct. We already know the Chicoms real well since they cheat, lie, steal, copy any new technology.

Our CEO's and Board of Directors have not figured this out except President Trump!!! You might be a troll.