Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

applegrove

(118,501 posts)
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 10:42 PM Apr 2020

Coronavirus In New York Came from Europe

Coronavirus In New York Came from Europe

April 8, 2020 at 10:16 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 

https://politicalwire.com/2020/04/08/coronavirus-in-new-york-came-from-europe/

"SNIP....

“New research indicates that the coronavirus began to circulate in the New York area by mid-February, weeks before the first confirmed case, and that it was brought to the region mainly by travelers from Europe, not Asia,” the New York Times reports.

“A separate team at N.Y.U. Grossman School of Medicine came to strikingly similar conclusions, despite studying a different group of cases. Both teams analyzed genomes from coronaviruses taken from New Yorkers starting in mid-March.”

....SNIP"

3 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Coronavirus In New York Came from Europe (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2020 OP
Trumpster won't like that unless someone tells him it was the Ukrainians. nt DURHAM D Apr 2020 #1
Interesting. Another reason to keep testing - for comparative data. K&R crickets Apr 2020 #2
Shoots the hell out of Asshole's Chinavirus claim. lpbk2713 Apr 2020 #3
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Coronavirus In New York C...