Dear Dr. Tedros

[empip]

The first paragraph is a fabrication, The Lancet have written to Trump to say so

Trump's suspension.
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From Lancet.
Introduction.
"...In December, 2019, a series of pneumonia cases of unknown cause emerged in Wuhan, Hubei, China, with clinical presentations greatly resembling viral pneumonia.
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Deep sequencing analysis from lower respiratory tract samples indicated a novel coronavirus, which was named 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)..."

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[ajohn]

How does that fit in with this

On 21 January, the first case in Taiwan was confirmed in a 50-year-old woman who had just returned to Taoyuan International Airport from her teaching job in Wuhan.[22][23] She reported on her own initiative and was hospitalised without formal domestic entry.[23] The first domestic case was diagnosed in Taiwan on 28 January. A man in his 50s was believed to have acquired the disease from his wife, who had traveled to Wuhan and was confirmed before him.[24]

Then China didn't confirm human to human transmission until the 13th Jan. This from the WHO report as well. They notified them on the 1st Jan that they had a problem.

Blame game. Sounds like we are beginning to get some here now as well. Crap science. To be expected as the political mantra is "best scientific advice" over and over and over again.

For some reason I am reminded of a WOM inspector slashing his wrists.

 

[ajohn]

For some reason the name SARS-CoV-2 was changed to coronavirus 19. The 19 comes from the year when they didn't actually know what it was.

 

[fillyboy]

Perhaps they were Trumpists.

I see your link to the grown-up BBC article concludes:

"But there have been considerable numbers of cases in tropical regions, too. A recent analysis of the spread of the virus in Asia by researchers at Harvard Medical School suggests that this pandemic coronavirus will be less sensitive to the weather than many hope.


They conclude that the rapid growth of cases in cold and dry provinces of China, such as Jilin and Heilongjiang, alongside the rate of transmission in tropical locations, such as Guangxi and Singapore, suggest increases in temperature and humidity in the spring and summer will not lead to a decline in cases. They say it underlines the need for extensive public health interventions to control the disease."

TBF John, I did slip in the word 'might', there's loads of guesswork flying around at the moment, it's not all attributable to the Donald.

 

[IT Minion]

Depends whether they're doing anything of any worth with it.

They are doing some useful work on Covid-19. It's probably the main route to organise for international collaboration in research for one.

Despite Trumps best efforts to defund them.

 

[fillyboy]

They are doing some useful work on Covid-19. It's probably the main route to organise for international collaboration in research for one.

Despite Trumps best efforts to defund them.

What useful work are they doing and how have they galvanised international research collaboration?

 

[IT Minion]

What useful work are they doing and how have they galvanised international research collaboration?

They are doing some useful work on Covid-19. It's probably the main route to organise for international collaboration in research for one.

 

[Brigadier]

They are doing some useful work on Covid-19. It's probably the main route to organise for international collaboration in research for one.

Despite Trumps best efforts to defund them.

Really?

And what difference does that make? WHO still have the money, unless Trump has a time machine, and can take money from the past....

 

[IT Minion]

Really?

And what difference does that make? WHO still have the money, unless Trump has a time machine, and can take money from the past....

I have no idea how their budget operates, do they work in arrears, quarterly or annual payments?
I would expect that if you're losing 400 million during the midst of the biggest bit of work you've ever done then it might cause you to have to re do all your budgeting, which I'm sure helps matters.

Do you really think that cutting the WHO budget will make anything better in the short term? At best, in cloud cuckoo land, it won't make a difference to anything because the WHO just burn any money they're given and do nothing at all.

The simplest answer is normally the right one. Trump is trying to find someone else, anyone else, to blame and he doesn't care if it causes even more damage, as long as he can avoid the responsibility.

 

[fillyboy]

Do you really think that cutting the WHO budget will make anything better in the short term? At best, in cloud cuckoo land, it won't make a difference to anything because the WHO just burn any money they're given and do nothing at all.

You're probably closer to the truth than you realise, many a true word spoken in jest and all that.
You still haven't told us about all the useful work they're doing on Covid.

 

[ajohn]

The simplest answer is normally the right one. Trump is trying to find someone else, anyone else, to blame and he doesn't care if it causes even more damage, as long as he can avoid the responsibility.

He's already done that - the virus was manufactured. He's seen the proof.

The only important thing about the letter is that the press print it. Many wont check a single thing that it mentions.

It reminds me of something that is about to be printed and published here in a similar way.

 

[Vinty]

Trumps claim that China withheld information about CV19 is bolox.

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said in response to skepticism on transparency that "China has been very transparent and open in sharing its data … they're sharing it very well and they opened up all of their files with the WHO present."[198

 

[Vinty]

If America bankrupts the W. H. O. by witholding funds then the result could be even more outbreaks of disease and epidemics.

 

[fillyboy]

Trumps claim that China withheld information about CV19 is bolox.

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said in response to skepticism on transparency that "China has been very transparent and open in sharing its data … they're sharing it very well and they opened up all of their files with the WHO present."[198

Have you seen what they've done to Australian exports because they had the temerity to suggest an independent enquiry.

 

[fillyboy]

If America bankrupts the W. H. O. by witholding funds then the result could be even more outbreaks of disease and epidemics.

So you're saying that if, going forward, I catch flu it's the Donald's fault. Wow.