WHERE ARE AMERCIAN HEALTH DEPT OFFICIALS GETTING THEIR INFORMATION? SARS-CoV-2 is a novel virus — meaning it’s brand new. How it behaves was unknown. It’s NOT the same as other viruses. Two months of scientific research now shows this virus is spread before symptoms appear. 🤦🏻‍♀️
BREAKING: LA County Public Health says a South Korean flight attendant who flew into LAX and later tested positive for #coronavirus did NOT pose any risk to the public while she was in LA County because she had no symptoms at time, and only developed them after leaving LA @FOXLA
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I don’t know this because I’m an epidemiologist. I know this because I’ve been watching reputable news reports from countries besides the U.S. I suggest you do, too. So much of the info in the U.S. is very wrong. Start with scmp.com and youtube.com/user/scmp888
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Replying to @jensimmons
One of the reports (based on a case in Germany where a traveler from China spread COVID-19) that said that the disease is spread by asymptomic individuals was retracted. I haven't seen a for-sure statement either way (i.e., can transmit or can't) since that report...

Feb 29, 2020 · 3:28 AM UTC

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Also, the WHO report that came out today-ish seems like a particularly trustworthy summary of the situation: nitter.vloup.ch/coopesdetat/stat…