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Unless China is hiding cases, this is good news.  This means that this virus can be defeated with many fewer deaths than predicted by many "experts."  I find the China numbers suspect, however.

BC, what are the odds that China is hiding cases, do you suspect?

Until I see some actual evidence taht China is lying, as far as I'm concerned, any claim that China is hiding cases is a BS conspiracy theory, and people need to drop this.  Does anyone have evidence that things are bad in China, and they are covering it up?  Actual news reports suggest the opposite.  They have closed many of their temporary hospitals.  They have let people move again and go back to work in some cities. 

Here are some actual news reports on the subject:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/m...side-china
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt...SKBN21447W

This article suggests that China is maybe moving too quickly, which wouldn't surprise me since Trump isn't the only leader who may prioritize economic growth over stopping the virus.  The article does not suggest that China is lying about its caseload, only that they may be moving too fast and that there are possibly undetected/asymptomatic cases.  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/world...hubei.html

That later article is somewhat terrifying because it implies that even months of prison-like lockdown will not be enough to eliminate the virus.  But maybe China can keep it manageable by testing and contact tracing.

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Unless China is hiding cases, this is good news.  This means that this virus can be defeated with many fewer deaths than predicted by many "experts."  I find the China numbers suspect, however.

BC, what are the odds that China is hiding cases, do you suspect?

Until I see some actual evidence taht China is lying, as far as I'm concerned, any claim that China is hiding cases is a BS conspiracy theory, and people need to drop this.  Does anyone have evidence that things are bad in China, and they are covering it up?  Actual news reports suggest the opposite.  They have closed many of their temporary hospitals.  They have let people move again and go back to work in some cities. 

Here are some actual news reports on the subject:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/m...side-china
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt...SKBN21447W

This article suggests that China is maybe moving too quickly, which wouldn't surprise me since Trump isn't the only leader who may prioritize economic growth over stopping the virus.  The article does not suggest that China is lying about its caseload, only that they may be moving too fast and that there are possibly undetected/asymptomatic cases.  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/world...hubei.html

That later article is somewhat terrifying because it implies that even months of prison-like lockdown will not be enough to eliminate the virus.  But maybe China can keep it manageable by testing and contact tracing.