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China officials knew of coronavirus in December, ordered cover-up, report says
nyPOST ^ | 2/29/2020 | sara dorn

Posted on 02/29/2020 10:38:52 PM PST by bitt

Chinese scientists knew about the coronavirus and its deadly effects as early as December — but were ordered by government officials to suppress the evidence, according to a report.

In late December, several genomics companies tested samples from sick patients in Wuhan — the center of the coronavirus outbreak — and noticed alarming similarities between their illnesses and the 2002 SARS virus, the Sunday Times of London reported, citing Chinese business news site Caixin Global.

The researchers alerted Beijing of their findings — and on Jan. 3, received a gag order from China’s National Health Commission, with instructions to destroy the samples.

Rather than hunkering down to contain the virus, Wuhan officials went ahead with their annual potluck dinner for 40,000 families.

The alleged cover-up continued when representatives from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention visited Wuhan Jan. 8, where officials intentionally withheld information that hospital workers had been infected by patients — a telltale sign of contagion.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: china; chinavirus; chinaviruschina; chinavirusorigin; chinavirusorigins; coronavirus; coverup; covid19; sarscov2
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To: CharlesOConnell

That is the most accurate, informative article I’ve read on the China Virus.


61 posted on 03/01/2020 6:11:56 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: 867V309

True words


62 posted on 03/01/2020 6:12:51 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Mariner

You could have said mueller or impeachment or Brexit or any other thing that the msm decided to pound on


63 posted on 03/01/2020 6:14:09 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: bitt

This is actually pretty amazingly good news. It means the China Virus was active a full month before anyone took precautions.


64 posted on 03/01/2020 6:28:12 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: LS

The reason?

The Chincom government is ploddingly slow and incompetent

Or

It is just a very bad cold


65 posted on 03/01/2020 6:31:32 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: Sirius Lee

I believe in being careful - so far they claim that us in MS have about zero chance of contacting the coronavirus but I’m taking regular Flu season precautions - being careful of surfaces, especially in public, wiping grocery cart surfaces and everything I’m gonna touch in the gym...and realizing that other grocery packaging could be contaminated...and stopping breathing and even closing my eyes if someone coughs/sneezes nearby to decrease chances of getting their spray on any of my “receptors”.
Right now it’s more because type A Flu is picking up and more likely to be a factor in my habitat...

I refuse to bite on all the Panic-Now stories ... but it doesn’t make me stupid as far as not taking reasonable precautions.


66 posted on 03/01/2020 7:00:19 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: Mariner

Yes, among the first to support Trump, me switching from Lyn’ Ted.


67 posted on 03/01/2020 7:46:44 AM PST by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: Norseman; Jim Noble
Norseman
Here is an article regarding the Chinese government suppression of information on COVID-9.
I think you will find it enlightening.

68 posted on 03/01/2020 8:50:44 AM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: TigerClaws

Wuhan Center for Disease Control (WCDC) is not a Level 4 lab. It does house hundreds of bats for animal research, captured from locations of considerable distance from Wuhan. It is located about a quarter mile from the food market location.

The L4 viral research lab is about eight miles from the food market location.


69 posted on 03/01/2020 11:31:26 AM PST by Ozark Tom
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To: trebb

First acknowledged sample sequenced for viral identification, was taken 24 December 2019 from an infected patient admitted to the Hospital of Wuhan 18 Dec. 2019. Reports of an uptick in pneumonia patients preceded this date for the province in which Wuhan is located.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/how-early-signs-of-the-coronavirus-were-spotted-spread-and-throttled-in-china


70 posted on 03/01/2020 12:02:18 PM PST by Ozark Tom
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To: Mariner

Well, not EVERYONE else...


71 posted on 03/01/2020 8:15:27 PM PST by gogeo (The left prides themselves on being tolerant, but they can't even be civil.)
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To: TigerClaws

You mean Communists lie? When did that happen?


72 posted on 03/01/2020 8:19:28 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: 867V309

You are welcome to post articles for discussion that are not virus related.


73 posted on 03/01/2020 8:21:41 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: trebb

Hand sanitizer disappeared in the stores in my area this weekend.


74 posted on 03/01/2020 8:26:18 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Ozark Tom

Yep - so it didn’t really spread as fast as many think - not to say it can’t be a serious threat but too many have been using bad data.


75 posted on 03/02/2020 2:54:00 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: Rebelbase

Gonna be a lot of people with really old bottles of hand sanitizer hanging around....took us over 2 years to go through the TP and Paper Towels we had amassed when everyone was stocking up for the Obama Armageddon...


76 posted on 03/02/2020 3:06:01 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: LS

There is a compilation report available from ‘GreatGameIndia’ in which they pin the zero day as 01 December 2019, for initial evidence of an outbreak.

”Wuhan pneumonia cases were discovered by the Communist Party of China CDC, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CPC Health and Medical Committee, and the Hubei Health and Medical Committee by December 1st, and the relevant results were published in international journals.” ——GreatGameIndia 29 February 2020

https://greatgameindia.com/coronavirus-samples-destroyed/


77 posted on 03/02/2020 8:30:27 AM PST by Ozark Tom
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To: Ozark Tom

Thanks. I think that actually makes this far less dangerous. It’s been out there four months and only 2,000 deaths?


78 posted on 03/02/2020 9:13:12 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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