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The smoking gun there is the search volume for word SARS has reappeared in Chinese search engines in August-September, and exploded in November.

I believe the quiet whispers of SARS return in autumn last years have been largely validated.

You can even check google.com that is blocked in China. Two regions light up: Hubei, and Beijing.

Another artefact is Chongqing/Sichuan, which also had an early flare up, and severe lockdown. I hears of an opinion that it may have actually started there, and Wuhan only turned to prominence because it being a transport hub, and a more rich city in general.

https://ibb.co/tcp2ZNx

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2019-07-01%202...

So, this also kind of gives more reason to look at rumors of mass exodus of officials during the winter months in China.

parent baybal2 6 years ago

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