☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to COVID-19 Pandemic · 2 years agoStudy shows that COVID-19 was present in five U.S. states in December 2019, even before the first reported case in Chinawww.news-medical.netexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down12
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkStudy shows that COVID-19 was present in five U.S. states in December 2019, even before the first reported case in Chinawww.news-medical.net☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to COVID-19 Pandemic · 2 years agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoI imagine the main reason China detected the pandemic first was because they have systems like this set up after SARS https://www.businessinsider.com/medical-surveillance-allowed-china-to-discover-novel-coronavirus-2020-1
minus-squareangarabebesilinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoSame with Omicron. South Africa has a very good viral surveillance system, that is why they detected Omicron variant before anyone else. But they ended up with the stigma and travel bans anyway.
I imagine the main reason China detected the pandemic first was because they have systems like this set up after SARS https://www.businessinsider.com/medical-surveillance-allowed-china-to-discover-novel-coronavirus-2020-1
Same with Omicron. South Africa has a very good viral surveillance system, that is why they detected Omicron variant before anyone else. But they ended up with the stigma and travel bans anyway.
yup