07-03-2020, 09:34 AM
This seems to have already been known...
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/r/r46354
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The congressional report was dated May 13. I assume that the reference to WHO officials discovering the virus through a US website refers to ProMED. Keep in mind, though, that ProMED posted a Chinese media report.
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https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/r/r46354
Quote:December 31: A machine translation of a Chinese media report about the outbreak is posted to ProMED, a U.S.- based open-access platform for early intelligence about infectious disease outbreaks. WHO headquarters in Geneva sees the ProMED post and instructs the WHO China Country Office to request verification of the outbreak from China’s government. | The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission issues its first public statement on the outbreak, saying it has identified 27 cases.
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Quote:January 4: In its first public statement on the outbreak, WHO tweets, “China has reported to WHO a cluster of pneumonia cases—with no deaths—in Wuhan, Hubei Province.”
The congressional report was dated May 13. I assume that the reference to WHO officials discovering the virus through a US website refers to ProMED. Keep in mind, though, that ProMED posted a Chinese media report.
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