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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2020 01:25:05 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

   • Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅
   The US #CDC’s page on #2019-nCoV: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
   
   As @clacke@libranet.de pointed out, the Wuhan outbreak currently has an estimated fatality rate of 2%, which is extremely high. Fortunately, it has only infected a very small number of people.
   
   Compare to its relative #SARS which struck around 8,000 people over a period of a year or two, killing nearly 10%.
   
   In either case, due to the high death rate, the key thing is to contain its spread, so it doesn’t become widespread like influenza.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2020 02:08:48 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     Also there, a 2nd US case confirmed on 2020-01-24, this time in #IL. Like the first, the traveler had recently been to Wuhan, China.
     
     Also, there's no way to know yet whether further analysis will show a much lower death rate (e.g., many more infections where the person never felt sick enough to bother going to the doctor).
     
     (Shared because I have seen some people who already seem spooked over this.)
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2020 22:01:10 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     3rd confirmed US case #2019-nCoV #coronavirus https://nypost.com/2020/01/26/california-now-home-to-third-us-case-of-coronavirus/ in #SoCal's #Orange_County
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2020 04:28:42 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     #NYPost: Chinese nurse whistleblower claims 90K infected with #2019-nCoV. https://nypost.com/2020/01/26/coronavirus-whistleblower-nurse-says-china-has-90000-sick/
     
     I personally think this level of infection would be difficult to hide for more than a few days. Despite quarantine rules, people in the hardest hit areas would probably start fleeing by foot looking for ways to save themselves.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2020 04:30:00 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     (Link came from a post by feld.)
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2020 01:38:18 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     Based on the Taiwanese newspaper capturing the temporary leak of "real" numbers, (154,000 infected and 24,500 killed ... see https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3871594 ) this was probably an overestimate, but probably not over 2-3X the actual numbers at the time.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2020 02:24:55 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

     • Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅
     @clacke@libranet.de@libranet.de True.