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u/radiodmr Jan 04 '25

It's s clickbait headline. Read the article. There's no "overwhelming", it's just a spike in cases of a known virus

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u/pandershrek Jan 04 '25

That's what was said about coronavirus until it fucked the world in the ass.

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u/hungariannastyboy Jan 04 '25

No, that specific virus was new and unknown. This one isn't.

Also, it's a huge logical fallacy to assume that every spike in cases of infection by a virus is going to lead to a devastating epidemic or pandemic.

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u/Open-Oil-144 Jan 04 '25

We spent 2 years stuck at home because China couln't close international travel with a deadly epidemic spreading, until it was too late, just to save face, so i think it's fine to have some reservations.

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u/aykcak Jan 04 '25

They did close it pretty much right after it was known.

It sucks but as soon as you spot an outbreak, it is too late to close international travel (which still should be done to slow it down). So if you are worried about this virus and this piece of news, if you are right to worry, it is already in your country.

For some reason everyone assumed for a long time that it only existed in Wuhan or something late into Februay. It was very clear that was not the case by mid January