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Mike 03

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1. Maybe an important article, but the study was retracted:

Reply to OhNo-Really (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 11:31 AM

Mar 2020

Note: The study at the centre of this article on the transmission of the coronavirus was retracted on Tuesday by the journal Practical Preventive Medicine without giving a reason. The South China Morning Post has reached out to the paper's authors and will update the article.

But it's a terrifying article if true. "Lingering" in the air for 30 minutes? How do you defeat a virus that can do this?

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Maybe an important article, but the study was retracted: Mike 03 Mar 2020 #1

It's China! The 1st Doc was arrested for reporting the outbreak. He died of coronavirus soon after OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #6

I understand. Mike 03 Mar 2020 #9

Yes. Excellent points all OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #11

Who censored the report? procon Mar 2020 #2

Yes ? durablend Mar 2020 #5

A Chinese study, authored by Chinese gov't epidemiologists, published in a Chinese journal. sl8 Mar 2020 #7

I'm guessing same ppl that arrested first doc to report the new coronavirus and since died from same OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #10

K & R GemDigger Mar 2020 #3

. dalton99a Mar 2020 #4

It's China 🇨🇳. The report was published OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #8

one doubts that spraying everything is an effective response.nt msongs Mar 2020 #12