Thursday, March 19, 2020

Coronavirus was the Flu hoax


Another day another coronavirus hoax.    This will be a quick one...hopefully.
The first thing I see is the phrase "my Daughter took her Daughter".  That is a very clunky phrase to write instead of just saying my granddaughter.  Sure people probably will say that from time to time, but it does get my "something is off" alarm ringing telling me to be cautious.

I am not sure when this post was made, but as of March 18th, the second case of confirmed infection is in West Virginia (assuming the author means WV is West Virginia).  http://wvmetronews.com/2020/03/18/second-coronavirus-case-in-west-virginia-confirmed/
This totally negates what is being said.  Of course, you have to consider every other state and country as well and the idea this post puts out falls apart.

I'm not sure what type of "Dr" this person's granddaughter saw (it could've been a quack naturopathic practitioner ND...or as we lovingly call them "Not a Doctor".  The same can be said of chiropractors who are not medical doctors), but it is unlikely they would have any information that would back up that statement.  If COVID-19 was already rampant, then more people would be testing positive around the world and the death toll would be higher. 

Any reputable Dr would know that the Flu is not caused by a single strain.  It is caused by any of several different types and strains of influenza viruses.  COVID-19 is caused by...well COVID-19.  So suggesting COVID-19 was "the Flu that had passed through" back in November is meaningless.

Could COVID-19 have started in November?  Well if you figure when the outbreak in Wuhan was reported at the end of December, take into account the incubation period before symptoms show and also the time before a bigger problem (outbreak) was noticed, then yes in the Wuhan area it's relative outbreak emergence would be at the end of November beginning of December.  That of course does not mean anything for the rest of the world.

Suffice to say, this social media post is full of information that doesn't quite add up.  It doesn't match up with official reports and seems to traverse slightly into a conspiracy mindset. 
As always get your COVID-19 info from qualified sources, not random social media posts
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada.html
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2Findex.html

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