Here’s the problem. Iran has a reported 95 coronavirus cases with 16 deaths. Countries all around Iran have alos come down with the virus, enough to suggest that of those 95, half have gone elsewhere.
Then there is this:
Iran’s deputy health minister and an MP have both tested positive for the new coronavirus, as it struggles to contain an outbreak that has killed 15.
The country is one of three hot-spots outside China causing concern that the virus could be becoming a pandemic.
The deputy minister, Iraj Harirchi, on Monday denied covering up the scale of the outbreak. He appeared in physical discomfort as he spoke to reporters.
What are the odds of this kind of spread with just 65 reported cases?
You can’t trust virus statistics from autocratic regimes.
For that matter, with only five US cities doing 400 tests, you’ve got to wonder about democracies too.
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You can’t trust virus statistics from autocratic regimes.
but so far these regimes are the only ones reporting large number of cases
what are the odds of corona only spreads to autocratic regimes? maybe democratic regimes are not reporting cases at all
or maybe the virus is intentionally spread to countries with autocratic regimes
South Korea is not autocratic. 1000+ cases.
South Korea has performed more than 20,000 tests. Apparently 30 countries and most 🇺🇸 states received dud test kits (all those stats are from a zerohedge article I read a few days ago or from Chris Martenson’s peakprosperity daily YouTube updates).
I’m not letting the US of the hook, I think their response had been abysmal, but if you have dud test kits it does make things hard. No idea which 30 countries got faulty test kits and if it has now been rectified.
south korea is borderline – not sure how would deep state in Korea react on this?
Dude, no idea what your deep state theories are, but if you accept that there are democracies, then S Korea is one.
you must be young so you don’t remember all the coups, assassinations, protests, mass imprisonment, … an autocratic military regime doesn’t give up on power so easily and it takes more than 25 years for a country to become a real democracy
look at us, century after and we still feel weights of an overseas deep state power
Yeah I’m pretty confident something dubious is going on too. Apparently Kassem Soleimani’s replacement is also infected.
Several governments are being way to nonchalant about the whole thing, almost as if they know things will be fine. Making the appropriate noises, but way too half hearted.
Several other governments, oddly those not aligned with the US presidency mostly, seem to be in the exact opposite place with vast numbers of people getting infected.
I would definitely not put it past the US presidency to have access to targeted bio weapons. Also too many people who would be likely to be in the know are not panicking. Or making noises like they are panicking, but not doing all that much.
“Iran’s deputy health minister and an MP have both tested positive”. Have they? Or will they appear next week, Lazarus-like, proclaiming “I’m cured! See. Nothing to get worried about”
The photos suggested Iranian deputy health minister was unwell. Looked more like unintended comedy like Iraqi info minister saying nothing to see here with a US tank rolling past. And as per China the wave of infection along human networks is outdistancing the statistics and official response. That infectious period before symptoms is long enough to make it very difficult to combat. I think the West will discover the difficulties the Chinese faced even with the advantage of knowing it was coming. And vaccine moving remarkably fast … human trials in 6 weeks … but will not make a difference next few months.
What sort of testing are we doing here?
What do you mean ‘test – ing’?
Are we actively testing people who have any respiratory issues for the virus, or are we only doing so if there is an obvious connection with China?
Edit: CM, your post below is what I’m asking. If that’s here that’s what I mean, if you don’t look, you don’t find!
lol
A friend was just telling me about his dad today. Started with a sore throat, then a cough which got worse, lost voice and struggling to talk, now having trouble breathing and wheezing. Doctor said to go to hospital to get tested, hospital checked him briefly and sent him home and said to come back if symptoms get worse. No test for Coronavirus and no statistics to report. This is how it is playing out, their plan is to let it burn through the population by the looks of it.
China?
Hope he’s OK.
Without having been party to the triage, you’re willing to conclude the health system is party to a plan to let this rip through the population.
Is that a fair precis of your comment?
There is no plan to let it rip through the population but I would bet London to a brick no-one could be arsed testing for it in the absence of a trip to China recently.
But the first guy who tested positive in Italy has had absolutely nothing to do with China or people who had visited there.
Should get him to send a email around to the papers and TV stations about that, let’s see if they dig deeper and find that that the reason no new cases in Australia is because people are not being tested
BTW they are the 6th case of non testing that I have heard about so far.
Charlie maybe his symptoms didn’t match Coronavirus, eg you haven’t said he had a fever.
same with wife – Sydney. Bronchitis its been called. no testing – wrong symptoms.
I was doing a routine blood test last week at the Melbourne Pathology in Glen Waverley. There was quite a big sign “No Coronavirus testing” on the wall.
Right next to the sign that said “2 cans of baby formula per customer “?
Not China, aussie with english background, early 60s
Hey, #ScoMo how many Chinese students & tourists does Iran get, more or less than Australia?
I’m putting a small bet on that the coronavirus spreading in the middle East is a different strain to the Chinese one that seems to be more viralant.
it may be ripping though iran and neighbours as they are all inbred
Maybe it’s engineeered to take out Semitic peoples?
Lol we should be so lucky.
No, you should not, a#@%hole – he says it’s ripping through the inbreds, too.
Or people with brown eyes. Fvckers.
It could be something as simple as a different sewerage system, or different cultural hygiene. e.g. eating with unwashed hands.
IMO India with their open sewers and food eating habits are going to cop it bad. Also consider how many Australians eat fast foods with dirty hands.
Indians with poor hygiene will be cooking all of australias fast food so it doesn’t matter how people eat it they will still be screwed.
Recovered does not mean disease free with this one……14% of those released test positive
https://twitter.com/caixin/status/1232439144195878912
Just got back from Europe. Of the 6 countries I visited, Italy were the only ones with hand held scanners measuring the forehead temps of every single arrival. This was on Feb 9. Even coming back to Aus there were no measures other than ‘have you or anyone you’ve been in contact with had a fever or flu like symptoms?’.
Knowing what they are like I wouldn’t be surprised to find out at some stage that ccp have been busy spending their time finding creative ways to get people with the virus into highly populated or strategic western locations. Especially where they know the testing isn’t happening or lax….. and why not… the downside for them is zero and the upside is massive..
Some very stupid comments on here.
This place is turning into Zerohedge.
lol, ikr?
yes but do you have gold bitchez?
Probably not as Putin got it all
Baghdad Bob sneaks into Australia.
“For 99 per cent of the population, this will be a mild cold, not more than that,” Professor McMillan told 9News.
https://www.9news.com.au/health/what-a-coronavirus-pandemic-means-for-australia-the-world/4a7d30d3-3eec-4b10-a3e3-19868f86b0be
In an entirely related story, this is the country that says it has zero cases of the virus: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-26/indonesian-child-rights-commissioner-warns-of-pool-pregnancies/11995768
same pool as ruesa maybe
Well yes fair point.
Wow, those Indo chicks must be so hot, even when fully covered that the guys just explode in the pool if they see a bit of uncovered neck!
With suggested cost of up to $3000 per test in USA. Somehow this virus will go undetected until it’s too late to control.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8039893/Getting-cleared-coronavirus-cost-Miami-businessman-3-000.html