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  Just like ... Spanish Flu ....  Naming pandemics for the region in which they emanate has always need the case.

There should be enormous world pressure put on China to end these markets. Right?  Seems pretty obvious to me.

You might want to check your sources.  In particular, "Spanish Flu" is a really poor example to use.  I'd question why the "Wuhan Virus" name is important to some.  Do you regret that HIV wasn't called "Los Angeles HIV" since it was first recognized as a syndrome in Los Angeles (not that it first occurred in Los Angeles, just that it was first recognized in Los Angeles)?

The Wuhan market where the disease transferred from person to person in December was closed on Jan. 1.  Wuhan banned live markets entirely 3 weeks later; China banned wildlife sale & consumption country-wide in February.  So, I'm unclear why you currently say "There should be enormous world pressure put on China to end these markets."    Perhaps your sources are not informing you properly, and you should find more or different sources, or check things on your own.

I would have thought by now you've realized that the Wuhan live market had no more to do with the spread in Wuhan than (say) a big box store does to the spread in the US.  The earliest known case contracted symptoms on Dec. 1 (though you'll see Nov. 17, which is backing his case up 2 weeks to suggest when he may have been infected), and he had no known connection to the market.


Do people think live crab or lobster is better in San Francisco, Seattle, Boston (etc) or Wuhan?

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  Just like ... Spanish Flu ....  Naming pandemics for the region in which they emanate has always need the case.

There should be enormous world pressure put on China to end these markets. Right?  Seems pretty obvious to me.

You might want to check your sources.  In particular, "Spanish Flu" is a really poor example to use.  I'd question why the "Wuhan Virus" name is important to some.  Do you regret that HIV wasn't called "Los Angeles HIV" since it was first recognized as a syndrome in Los Angeles (not that it first occurred in Los Angeles, just that it was first recognized in Los Angeles)?

The Wuhan market where the disease transferred from person to person in December was closed on Jan. 1.  Wuhan banned live markets entirely 3 weeks later; China banned wildlife sale & consumption country-wide in February.  So, I'm unclear why you currently say "There should be enormous world pressure put on China to end these markets."    Perhaps your sources are not informing you properly, and you should find more or different sources, or check things on your own.

I would have thought by now you've realized that the Wuhan live market had no more to do with the spread in Wuhan than (say) a big box store does to the spread in the US.  The earliest known case contracted symptoms on Dec. 1 (though you'll see Nov. 17, which is backing his case up 2 weeks to suggest when he may have been infected), and he had no known connection to the market.


Do people think live crab or lobster is better in San Francisco, Seattle, Boston (etc) or Wuhan?