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Mike 03

(16,616 posts) Sun Jan 26, 2020, 11:37 AM Jan 2020

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Mayor of Wuhan: Five million people have left the city

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This is one reason containment could be difficult despite the quarantine. Eunice Yoon is a Beijing Bureau Chief, Senior Correspondent for CNBC and NBC News.

Also, this.

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EDIT: This is important because it accounts for the population discrepancy:

Wuhan residents: 11 million
Wuhan migrant workers: 3 million

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Mayor of Wuhan: Five million people have left the city (Original Post) Mike 03 Jan 2020 OP

I'd say. LisaL Jan 2020 #1

Wow underpants Jan 2020 #2

Perhaps they should have attempted addresses this, a bit sooner? dewsgirl Jan 2020 #3

There goes any hope of containing it. Good luck everyone. LonePirate Jan 2020 #4

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

1. I'd say.

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 11:38 AM

Jan 2020

It will be difficult to contain if millions left the epi-center and went who knows where.

underpants

(182,830 posts)

2. Wow

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 11:41 AM

Jan 2020

A 2.6 transmittal rate. Yikes.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

3. Perhaps they should have attempted addresses this, a bit sooner?

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 11:42 AM

Jan 2020

LonePirate

(13,426 posts)

4. There goes any hope of containing it. Good luck everyone.

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 11:54 AM

Jan 2020

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