Did the Military World Games Spread COVID-19?

[TexasTowelie]

Opening ceremonies of the seventh Military World Games, in Wuhan, China, October 18, 2019


WASHINGTON – Less than a month before data shows the first Chinese citizen became ill with coronavirus, nearly 300 members of the U.S. military, Department of Defense, and support personnel attended the 2019 Military World Games in Wuhan, China. When the games ended, they returned to at least 219 home bases in 25 states, without ever being screened for possible COVID-19 infection.

According to the Pentagon, there was no reason to do so then, or subsequently. A spokesperson issued a terse email response to the question, saying there was no screening because the event—held from October 18 to 27, 2019—“was prior to the reported outbreak.”

The spokesperson cited December 31, 2019, as the critical outbreak day and that no testing was deemed necessary for any possible exposure prior to February 1, 2020.

Since that email, Pentagon officials have repeatedly declined to speak on or off the record regarding the subject.

Read more: https://prospect.org/coronavirus/did-the-military-world-games-spread-covid-19/
(American Prospect)

[Nevilledog]

1. WTF are the military world games??

Looks like a Vegas show.

[TexasTowelie]

2. It's roughly the equivalent of the Olympics for service personnel. nt

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. My best guess is that if that actually were the case,

the virus would have shown up around the world my the middle of November.

So probably, no.

[sheshe2]

4. Interesting article...

Seems like it was spread earlier and the Pentagon declined to speak about it.

[mwooldri]

5. Who knows?

Coronavirus traces found in March 2019 sewage sample, Spanish study shows

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-science/coronavirus-traces-found-in-march-2019-sewage-sample-spanish-study-shows-idUSKBN23X2HQ

So when did Sars-CoV-2 first arrive? I have no clue.