[pax_et_bonum]

That’s interesting.

Considering so much international travel, how would a virus which is extremely contagious take months to reach the U.S. from China?

[lepton]

Considering so much international travel, how would a virus which is extremely contagious take months to reach the U.S. from China?

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Because despite that, not all Chinese visit every town in the US.

The flu works this way every year - taking months to generate in China before it gets to the US and Europe - though it has been moving more quickly compared to a few decades ago.