Coronavirus 2019-2020 thread (no unsubstantiated rumours!)

February update, daily, % change from previous day (cumulative, % change from previous day):

2/16 China: confirmed 2048, 1.9% (70548, 3.0%)__suspected 1563, -19% (7264*, -12%)___confirmed + suspected 3611, -8.0% (77812, 1.4%)__death 105 (1770)__cured 1425 (10844)
2/17 China: confirmed 1886, -7.9% (72436, 2.7%)__suspected 1432, -8.4% (6242*, -14%)__confirmed + suspected 3318, -8.1% (78678, 1.1%)__death 98 (1868)__cured 1701 (12552)
2/18 China: confirmed 1749, -7.3% (74185, 2.4%)__suspected 1185, -17% (5248*, -16%)___confirmed + suspected 2934, -12% (79433, 1.0%)__death 136 (2004)__cured 1824 (14376)

2/16 Hubei: confirmed 1933, 4.9% (58182, 3.4%)__suspected 909, -12% (4826*, -8.0%)__confirmed + suspected 2842, -1% (63008, 2.5%)__death 100 (1696)__cured 1016 (6639)
2/17 Hubei: confirmed 1807, -7% (59989, 3.1%)___suspected 788, -13% (4194*, -13%)___confirmed + suspected 2959, -9% (64183, 1.9%)__death 93 (1789)__cured 1223 (7862)
2/18 Hubei: confirmed 1693, -6.3% (61682, 2.8%)__suspected 596, -24% (3462*, -17%)__confirmed + suspected 2289, -12% (65144, 1.5%)_death 132 (1921)__cured 1266 (9128)

2/16 Rest**: confirmed 115, -31% (12366, 0.9%)__suspected 654, -26% (2438*, -18%)__confirmed + suspected 769, -27% (14804, -2.8%)__death 5 (74)__cured 409 (4205)
2/17 Rest**: confirmed 79, -31% (12447, 0.7%)__suspected 644, -1.5% (2048*, -16%)__confirmed + suspected 645, -11% (14289, -1.4%)__death 4 (83)__cured 558 (5248)
2/18 Rest**: confirmed 56, -29% (12503, 0.4%)__suspected 589, -8.5% (1786*, -13%)___confirmed + suspected 723, -6% (14495, -2.1%)__death 5 (79)__cured 478 (4690)

*cumulative suspected = cumulative suspected on the previous day + daily suspected – those who tested positive or negative on the same day (my personal unofficial interpretation)
**Rest of China = China – Hubei




The following are my unofficial charts. They are updated daily.

Two recent news reports (Feb 14 & Feb 18) of interest to debunk the conspiracy theory that the Covid-19 virus was genetically engineered.

Killer coronavirus was NOT genetically engineered, scientist insists amid conspiracy claims the deadly infection escaped a high-security lab in Wuhan

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Coronavirus: Scientists hit back at rumours humans engineered the deadly contagion

Yesterday at 8:03 AM

Jura said:

Yesterday at 7:46 AM
... below one-hundred (98) Feb 17

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... and back to over one-hundred (136) Feb 18

no wonder , in English

China sees more newly recovered coronavirus patients than new infections for 1st time
Source: Xinhua| 2020-02-19 09:10:45

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hope this trend will stay, and wasn't, ehm, adjusted

Just donated $88 to help the fight. Felt pretty bad making online posts but not doing anything. Hope my bit helps.

Thoughts:

• The donation process freezes when you type in non-Chinese characters.
• They only accept WeChat and wire transfers - no Visa or PayPal. I was able to get WeChat money in exchange for USD.
• I researched pretty extensively, and the
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  I think was the one that is most official and directly involved.

solarz said:

We just need to look at the way Western countries are handling the Diamond Princess:

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Honestly, what's the point of a 14-day quarantine if people are continuously getting infected on the ship?

Then there's the Westerdam cruise ship:

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Canada is still only "urging self-isolation", all the while insisting the risks are low.

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If Hun Sen did shake hand with the American lady who tested postitive, I hope she was the last in the queue. Hun Sen was pictured wellcoming passengers form the Westerdam, shaking hand and hugging them without gloves or mask.

Chish said:

If Hun Sen did shake hand with the American lady who tested postitive, I hope she was the last in the queue. Hun Sen was pictured wellcoming passengers form the Westerdam, shaking hand and hugging them without gloves or mask.

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Time will tell. But my gut feel is that the number of future confirmed cases directly or indirectly attributed to Westerdam will be far less that the number of confirmed cases on the Diamond Princess.

Not all people in Hong Kong is as anti-China as painted by the MSM. Ip Man star Donnie Yen donate HK$1million. A true patriot!

I loved the Ip Man franchise, and now I love it even more!

‘China will win the coronavirus battle’: Ip Man star Donnie Yen donates HK$1 million to frontline medical workers in Wuhan

The 56-year-old star and film producer posts a 28-second video clip on Weibo thanking frontline medical staff in Wuhan.