Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories

Yesterday, the Taiwan News had a story that suggested the number of those infected and dying of Coronovirus was higher than reported: the recovery rate was lower: and by implication WHO and the Chinese were being less than honest.

So cue the Daily Mail, who valiantly stepped in to dispel this ‘conspiracy theory’.

Chinese Proverb: Wash Hands Before Climbing Stairs

For as we know, Hong Kong Fluey — a.k.a 2019-nCoV — is nothing to worry about. Why it is no worse than the flu (which kills 10,000 Americans every year, don’t you know) (have you had your flu shot?). The problem with the Mail article is that it raises more questions than it answers.

Rather than get into the whole, “oh yeah well why are the Chinese authorities doing this…?” Let us assume, in order to ‘own the anti-vaxxers’, that indeed common or garden flu is the more serious threat.

The article cites Oxford University professor, Dr Peter Horby, who says, “ Most seasonal flu viruses have a case fatality rate of less than one in 1,000 people. Here we’re talking about a virus where we don’t understand fully the severity spectrum but it’s possible the case fatality rate could be as high as two per cent.”

According to Wikipedia (which is never wrong) the population of Wuhan is 11 million people. So let’s assume Coronavirus is just another strain of seasonal flu… and making allowance for the population dying of other things, and being ill for other reasons… 1% of 11 million is 110,000 (or so my calculator says).

Or four times the disputed figure of 24,589… taken from the ‘screenshot’ to build the ‘conspiracy theory’ around the figures shown on the Tencent website, five days ago.

So don’t worry it’s just (weak) flu…

And I for one fully support of the King of Morocco and the Moroccan authorities, who have jailed a woman for spreading the alarming news that staff at the Great Wall restaurant in Fez were wearing face masks. Apparently, the manager had a cold. And, as a further way of saying ‘Pork Balls’ to this racist stereotyping the manager is going to sue her.

‘Oh no’… you say… the 1% figure is for the total flu season, and according to current projections the outbreak has not yet peaked. And therefore the 24,589 figure could be (about) incorrect, even if could appear reasonable given a population figure of 11 million. Yeah, well, you are part of the problem. The real figure is 560 alright. Are you a doctor? No? Then shut up slave.

Speaking of medical staff, and why all this protective gear and face mask (irony alert) stuff is a scam, Caixin Global reports two thirds of staff at some hospitals are infected. Also according to the article…

“ National health experts set ridiculously strict criteria for diagnosing coronavirus cases against all advice — 40 medics infected in a hospital considered a low figure — In one ICU, 2/3 medics infected”

Of course if you have a sniffle (or don’t want one)… and the right wing doommongers on the internet have got you jumpy, with all this… erm… flu…nonsense, you can always check in at a quarantine station…. if they will have you…

Though maybe there is good reason to be jitty if these figures are correct: from Guangwan Community, in the Qingshan District, Wuhan. Which apparently show a 43% fatality rate… obviously optimists will point out that this is significantly lower than the 100% fatality rate associated with being alive….

Speaking of the would be lizard-king, I notice Prince Charles has appointed Katy Perry (yeah I don’t know who she is either) as an ambassador for the British Asian Trust. As if the Chinese are not suffering enough, Ms Perry took the opportunity to send them a message.

Now, you might think, ‘Oh Gawd not another celeb lecturing people.’ But it is actually quite a good business move on Ms Perry’s part. Because it turns out children are less susceptible to the… erm… flu… and her young fans are excited for entertainment.

Should it be the case that children are more likely to survive, this is clearly good news for eugenicist and misanthrope Greta Thunberg: and no doubt the rest of her death cult. Though sadly for them the outbreak of… erm… flu… has caused delays in the roll-out of the new Nintendo Switch.

Another scientist has popped his clogs. Peter Salama died on 23rd Jan…. heart attack, they say….

Now don’t get ideas….

btw….

Remember what Dr Peter Horby said, about the fatality rate could be as high as 2%. Well the reason for that is it was the fatality rate of Spanish flu.

“ ‘Two per cent case fatality rate is comparable to the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918 so it is a significant concern globally.’”

Look at this…

Either this illness is subject to central planning, or something else is going on… regardless, for the past week the death rate has been rigidly 0.1% worse than Spanish flu.