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News update for 9 March 2020: Is The Coronavirus Really More Dangerous Than The Flu?
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Source: The New England Journal of Medicine
Covid-19 — Navigating the Uncharted
List of authors: Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., H. Clifford Lane, M.D., and Robert R. Redfield, M.D.
The latest threat to global health is the ongoing outbreak of the respiratory disease that was recently given the name Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). Covid-19 was recognized in December 2019.1 It was rapidly shown to be caused by a novel coronavirus that is structurally related to the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). As in two preceding instances of emergence of coronavirus disease in the past 18 years2 — SARS (2002 and 2003) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) (2012 to the present) — the Covid-19 outbreak has posed critical challenges for the public health, research, and medical communities.
In their Journal article, Li and colleagues3 provide a detailed clinical and epidemiologic description of the first 425 cases reported in the epicenter of the outbreak: the city of Wuhan in Hubei province, China. Although this information is critical in informing the appropriate response to this outbreak, as the authors point out, the study faces the limitation associated with reporting in real time the evolution of an emerging pathogen in its earliest stages. Nonetheless, a degree of clarity is emerging from this report. The median age of the patients was 59 years, with higher morbidity and mortality among the elderly and among those with coexisting conditions (similar to the situation with influenza); 56% of the patients were male. Of note, there were no cases in children younger than 15 years of age. Either children are less likely to become infected, which would have important epidemiologic implications, or their symptoms were so mild that their infection escaped detection, which has implications for the size of the denominator of total community infections.
On the basis of a case definition requiring a diagnosis of pneumonia, the currently reported case fatality rate is approximately 2%.4 In another article in the Journal, Guan et al.5 report mortality of 1.4% among 1099 patients with laboratory-confirmed Covid-19; these patients had a wide spectrum of disease severity. If one assumes that the number of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic cases is several times as high as the number of reported cases, the case fatality rate may be considerably less than 1%. This suggests that the overall clinical consequences of Covid-19 may ultimately be more akin to those of a severe seasonal influenza (which has a case fatality rate of approximately 0.1%) or a pandemic influenza (similar to those in 1957 and 1968) rather than a disease similar to SARS or MERS, which have had case fatality rates of 9 to 10% and 36%, respectively.2
The efficiency of transmission for any respiratory virus has important implications for containment and mitigation strategies. The current study indicates an estimated basic reproduction number (R0) of 2.2, which means that, on average, each infected person spreads the infection to an additional two persons. As the authors note, until this number falls below 1.0, it is likely that the outbreak will continue to spread. Recent reports of high titers of virus in the oropharynx early in the course of disease arouse concern about increased infectivity during the period of minimal symptoms.6,7
China, the United States, and several other countries have instituted temporary restrictions on travel with an eye toward slowing the spread of this new disease within China and throughout the rest of the world. The United States has seen a dramatic reduction in the number of travelers from China, especially from Hubei province. At least on a temporary basis, such restrictions may have helped slow the spread of the virus: whereas 78,191 laboratory-confirmed cases had been identified in China as of February 26, 2020, a total of 2918 cases had been confirmed in 37 other countries or territories.4 As of February 26, 2020, there had been 14 cases detected in the United States involving travel to China or close contacts with travelers, 3 cases among U.S. citizens repatriated from China, and 42 cases among U.S. passengers repatriated from a cruise ship where the infection had spread.8 However, given the efficiency of transmission as indicated in the current report, we should be prepared for Covid-19 to gain a foothold throughout the world, including in the United States. Community spread in the United States could require a shift from containment to mitigation strategies such as social distancing in order to reduce transmission. Such strategies could include isolating ill persons (including voluntary isolation at home), school closures, and telecommuting where possible.9
Please go to The New England Journal of Medicine to read the entire article.
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Ed.'s note: If the coronavirus had a biological warfare component attached to it could this be one plausible scenario? An interesting way to conduct biological warfare would be to have a weak version and strong version of the coronavirus. The weaker version could be released and conforms to the original reports of people in Wuhan, China being asymptomatic (carriers of the virus but experienced no symptoms). Those that carry the weaker version of the virus wouldn't even know they would have the virus and if they did the symptoms would have been extremely mild.
It spreads very quickly and nobody knows where it has been or who has the virus. The reason why is because the majority of pneumonia cases are never properly identified. Then the strong version of the virus is released. This linked ABC News source tells us two COVID-19 coronavirus strains have been identified:
Scientists say they've identified 2 strains of COVID-19
The strong virus version packs a huge short duration wallop. Like the version that killed Doctor Li Wenliang (RIP; martyred) who blew the whistle. It killed people very rapidly causing utter hysteria and panic in Wuhan, China. The Chinese health authorities had no idea what they were dealing with when we saw video of Chinese authorities dragging people out of their apartments and homes. This was back in December, 2019. That potent version of the virus will never escape Wuhan, China. Why? Because when you knock people down that hard and that fast that's not what you want in real biological warfare. You want them walking around all over the place, shopping, going out and traveling to spread the virus over an ever increasing larger area. That was not the intended purpose. This was very localized. The virus is not a broader threat. Once it hit it was very short duration high intensity attrition then the virus weakened rapidly. But it is too late. There is world-wide massive ignorance and hysteria going on that is spreading faster than the coronavirus. Was Wuhan, China targeted and if it was why?
Coronavirus whistle-blower doctor Li Wenliang dies from the disease
This UK-based source by Oscar A. MacLean, Richard Orton, Joshua B. Singer and David L. Robertson at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) are refuting the two strains of coronavirus. Unless you are a specialist or trained in bacteriology or some other related specialized field, how would a layman know how to interpret this source of information? We are extremely skeptical of UK-based sources no matter the source.
Response to "On the origin and continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2"
There are more British intelligence assets sitting inside the British media like at The Guardian, the Independent and especially the BBC putting out these type of stories that cannot be absolutely ascertained as to veracity or accuracy. It is the same with American media sources like the Washington Post which is the CIA. Why did Italy get clobbered so intensely with this coronavirus threat? Could it be related to Italy leaving the EU?
'Get ready': Italian doctors warn Europe of coronavirus impact on hospitals
All during this time the weaker coronavirus has still been in circulation. Health authorities are responding as they should be to this weaker version while it has spread all over the world. Then others are targeted with a quick knock down punch similar to what happened in Wuhan, China. Like the Iranian law makers? Maybe even the Italians?
Here is an interesting story that ran last year in August, 2019 about the biological weapons laboratory at Fort Detrick being shutdown. This isn't the first time there has been suspicious activity at Fort Detrick. A scientist there had allegedly "committed suicide" related to anthrax.
Maryland Senator Pens Letter to Army over Fort Detrick Lab Shutdown
Fort Detrick Scientist "Commits Suicide" as Anthrax investigation closes in
China's Coronavirus: A Shocking Update. Did The Virus Originate in the US?
A Taiwanese virologist suggests the coronavirus strain originated in the US. Then, in Taiwan a TV news program on February 27 (click here to access video [Chinese]) presented diagrams and flow charts suggesting the coronavirus originated in the US.
Japanese TV report sparks speculations in China that COVID-19 may have originated in US
The reporting of the coronavirus biological threat has reached new levels of absurdity. Notice the sources always go back to the UK. Dr. Richard Hatchett says that "this is the most frightening disease he has ever encountered" (sales pitch). Dr. Richard Hatchett advised the Bush and Obama White Houses and worked for a US agency that protects Americans against pandemics and bioweapons. Hatchett has now received more than £20 million pounds from the UK government to develop a Covid-19 vaccine. All these sources are UK-based telling us how "terrifying" this coronavirus is. Mass hysteria conformity. It never ends. Have a look at Dr. Richard Hatchett's links to one of Britain's largest pharmaceutical manufacturers and the seventh largest pharmaceutical company in the world GlaxoSmithKline. Part of the City of London's looting spree of billions and billions of dollars is to convince you of the need for a vaccination to save you from the coronavirus. If you want to shut down the coronavirus: quarantine Wall Street.
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