I don't trust their government, or the data that much but I'll analyze it because it's what we've got. I will also weigh humanity's predeliction to overhype and freak out when it comes to pandemics and scale back the current hysteria accordingly. Throw it all into the blender, and I get a good smoothie vs pickled herring.
Thanks for the challenge.
go away
The Ro rate is estimated between 2.5 and higher. At the low end, this is almost Spanish Flu level.
10 new cases of novel coronavirus confirmed in Beijing
Ten new cases of novel coronavirus were confirmed in Beijing on Saturday, according to local health authorities. This brings the number of confirmed cases to 51 in the Chinese capital.
Beijing's Municipal Health Commission said in a statement on Sunday that three of the patients are medical staff, two of which had a travel history to Wuhan. The third contracted the disease after sitting with one of the infected doctors during a meeting. (Cover: AP Photo)
https://www.cgtn.com/special/Battling-the-novel-coronavirus-What-we-know-so-far-.html
From that same source,
09:50, 26-Jan-2020
Tianjin has announced that it will suspend all inter-provincial shuttle buses starting January 27 amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, local authorities said.
08:23, 26-Jan-2020
40 cases of novel coronavirus confirmed in Shanghai
As of Saturday midnight, seven new cases of novel coronavirus were confirmed in Shanghai, which brings the number of confirmed cases to 40, according to local health commission.
The commission said in a statement that one male patient aged 88 died, and the other one is in critical condition.
One person discharged from the hospital, the statement added.
1:27, 26-Jan-2020
Beijing announces 20 designated hospitals to treat coronavirus patients
Beijing Municipal Health Commission on Sunday announced 20 designated hospitals to treat coronavirus patients
These 20 hospitals are in charge of the medical treatment for patients infected in the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus.
Beijing Ditan Hospital and Beijing Youan Hospital, which were the major hospitals treating SARS patients in 2003, are among the 20 hospitals.
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if this is so trivial, why is Beijing designating 20 hospitals to deal with this?
How far are they from Wuhan?