Sunday, February 23, 2020

Either Coronavirus is Getting Deadlier Or China's Numbers Are Getting More Honest

From Global Times' Coronavirus updates (also on blogroll at right):
10: 50 am Feb 24
Hubei Province reported 398 new cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia on Feb 23, with 149 new deaths and 1,439 cases of recovery. The total number of infections in the province climbed to 64,287 with 16,738 recovered and 2,495 dead.

409 new coronavirus infections, 150 new deaths were reported on Feb 23 in the Chinese mainland. The total infection number soared to 77,150, with 2,952 deaths.
That death rate for Hubei is approaching 4%, considerably above the 2 - 2.5% being reported a couple weeks ago. Ditto for the China total.

And then there's this regarding admittance to the Communist Party of China
2:45 pm Feb 22
34 frontline workers at Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan were quickly admitted to the CPC after a review of their performances. They swore an oath to the Party flag on Fri, saying they were "ready to sacrifice for the people" in the fight against COVID19.
That sounds like someone going on a suicide mission.