Three weeks ago they changed the criteria. People testing positive but not showing symptoms were not counted as positive tests, and not added to the number of infected. Only those sick enough to require hospitalization are counted.
China has basically decided to ignore it, because it now appears to be less deadly than the common flu.
Reminder that the flu killed 80,000 Americans last flu season alone, and this season has killed 50,000+ Americans since October 2019. I must have forgotten the global panic when that happened.
Three weeks ago they changed the criteria. People testing positive but not showing symptoms were not counted as positive tests, and not added to the number of infected. Only those sick enough to require hospitalization are counted.
China has basically decided to ignore it, because it now appears to be less deadly than the common flu.
Reminder that the flu killed 80,000 Americans last flu season alone, and this season has killed 50,000+ Americans since October 2019. I must have forgotten the global panic when that happened.