Posted on 03/22/2020 9:16:59 PM PDT by granada
As COVID-19 spreads across the world, many are interested in the origin of the virus behind this deadly disease. Fingers have been pointed at China, the U.S. and other places.
Recently, a pharmacological researcher provided another possible lead to National Public Radio (NPR), a U.S. media outlet.
Dr. Giuseppe Remuzzi, director of the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research in Italy, said he heard from general practitioners in the country's Lombardy region that "they remember having seen very strange pneumonia, very severe, particularly in old people in December and even November."
"This means that the virus was circulating, at least in [the northern region of Lombardy and before we were aware of this outbreak occurring in China," he told NPR.
Though Dr. Remuzzi originally used these words to answer a different question – why Italy acted later than expected on COVID-19 – NPR singled out this particular information in a tweet because it may relate to the origin of the novel coronavirus.
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Yep... NPR spreading ChiCom propaganda!
It’s like pinning something on Hillary.
I had it in November while in Hawaii... I keep saying this. It ravaged the islands, and now...no cases hardly. They are now immune.
It came also through the South Puget Sound of Washington State in November December. Lots of very sick people, a friend knew a guy that died. Very little of Covid now here in Tacoma area.
Bottom line, this virus has been going on a while. And it’s being used as a massive Hoax to unseat Trump. The Deep State is running this hoax. Soros...
I think some folks here were saying they thought they had exceptionally bad flus around that time.
My daughter lived in the Phoenix, Arizona area. She is in her late 30’s. She went to the hospital with a severe lung issue twice. The first time was mid November. Then it came back and she was in the hospital again during the first week of December.
Her symptoms included the “glass-like” lesions in the lungs. They never did have a definitive diagnosis, but they weren’t looking for Corona Virus.
She pointed out to me that she had been frequenting a Chinese restaurant in Gilbert where her family were the only occidentals present. There would have been plenty of opportunity for contact with recent arrivals from China.
What? You’re kidding! NPR would never spread communist propaganda!
There were bad cases of the flu in Phoenix in December. A lot of the people at my office were sick for up to 3 weeks. None were hospitalized and certainly, none died. It was just flu.
Adding to my previous post about my daughter’s case. The hospital doctors did exclude normal flu.
In November, our Tacoma school had kids puking in the hallways and 30% of teachers out.
But none had the shortness of breath symptom.
And we have 100+ Covid cases in Pierce County.
can you please go into more detail about your experience?
Apparently there are direct flights from Wuhan to Italy.
Likely the Chinese virus went to Italy in the initial days, straight from China.
Of course there were flight to Italy from Wuhan but this is about ChiCom propaganda appearing through US taxpayer airwaves.
And pneumonia.
Agree.
The Chinese communist propaganda doesn’t seem at all credible, given that the virus probably started in China and then came to Italy.
Fascinating 6to watch NPR working for their Chinese masters.
Yeah, the Chinese in Lombardy were infecting Italy.
Or were you asserting something else about the propaganda?
Clearly, China is to blame for this virus.
And whoever was involved from the deep state.
Chinese immigrants (legal and illegal) constitute a significant portion of n. Italy population. Combine that with direct air travel and it is rather telling of early Italian problems. But hey those sweat shop designer clothes and handbags they manufacture are well worth the blip in overhead expense! Quit complainin` America.
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