WHO is the World Health Organization. Add to that list, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Chinese officials, and other US health officials.
The sane thing to do was ban all flights from China days ago.
But more landed today and far more are scheduled for tomorrow. And that's just from two cities. I did not check departures from Shanghai or other large Chinese cities.
Many of you know Chris Martenson from his economic website, Peak Prosperity.
But even those who do know him, may not be aware that his background includes a PhD in pathology.
I can confirm arrivals in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Vancouver, Toronto, Seul, Delhi (India), Moscow, Viena, Macau, London, Taipei, New York, Osaka (Japan), Stockholm, Boston, Frankfort, Los Angeles, Singapore, Frankfort, Tokyo, Paris, San Francisco, and Amsterdam from Beijing.
Some planes toLos Angeles,Newark, Singapore, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Istanbul, and Sydney are in the air.
I only located 1 cancelled departure from Beijing out of roughly 1,800 flights. It was to Detroit. There could be more.
Many flights from Wuhan are cancelled. Others are marked as "unknown". I now believe these unknown flights are cancelled.
I can confirm planes from Shanghai have arrived in Singapore, Bangkok, Manila, Paris, Prague, Amsterdam, Melbourne, Auckland, Sydney, Perth, Munich, Moscow, Tokyo, London, Seul, Osaka, Anchorage, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh, Paris, Viena, London, Detroit, Chicago, New York, Toronto.
Wuhan may be locked down. The rest of China isn't yet.
An ALERT is only issued when events cause me to take personal actions. I am preparing for the possibility of a global pandemic that will arrive in my own country. You should, too. This is the sort of on-the-spot analysis and reporting that we routinely offer to our subscribers but, due to the nature of this threat, we are making it public.
Chris notes that according to DNA genetic analysis, this virus may have spread from bats, then to snakes, and now to humans.
Nightmare Begins
My personal nightmare is being played out in those quarantined Chinese cities. Locked in with possibly contaminated people whom I have to battle and engage with for rapidly dwindling resources. Already, within hours, reports of scuffles for food have been reported.
The chance of that happening in your country may yet be small (for now), but it’s well above zero. So, don’t screw around with this one.
This is the most serious pandemic-worthy risk we’ve come across since SARS.
Risk is just that. It does not mean anything is certain to happen.
Much depends on what is unknowable. For example, how many people in the US are carriers. It also depends on flight cancellations.
We can say the WHO and CDC are way behind the curve. We can also say that screening at O'Hare is almost useless given the 11-day to two week or possibly longer incubation period.
The Less We Know
To the above, I suggest that the less we know the more cautious we should actually be. But meanwhile, no one wants to cancel air traffic until they know it's already too late and they should have done so already.
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