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posted by Fnord666 on Monday June 15 2020, @07:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the burning-facts dept.

China is furious that environmental readings have exposed lies around COVID-19 deaths. The data collected shows a clear mismatch from the information released by the Chinese government about how many people died and at what time. This is a very sensitive subject with China engaging in a cold trade war with Australia over the origins of COVID-19 while providing support to affected smallers countries as calls are made for China to pay billions in penalties due to their coverup.

Before Beijing's crackdown, China's bureaucracy had been conducting business as usual – analysing, assessing and reporting on everything about its citizenry. The researchers from Washington University and Ohio State University say they have tracked down this early government data and combined it with reports in state-controlled and social media.

Among this data was the activities of eight crematories in Wuhan. By January 25 these were inexplicably operating around the clock.

Based on such sources, the researchers argue the total number of infections and fatalities before February was at least ten times that of the official figure announced by Beijing.

[...] The study tracked the sale [of] funeral urns to verify these estimates. In the January-March period during which the crematoriums were operating at peak levels, some 36,000 had been distributed.


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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday June 18 2020, @08:05AM (5 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday June 18 2020, @08:05AM (#1009465) Journal

    Harping on China will get you nowhere. It is superficial bullshit.

    You pointed out nothing. You're only making excuses for your own self.

    Your problems are much closer to home, in fact, they are at home, not in China

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    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Friday June 19 2020, @02:10AM (4 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday June 19 2020, @02:10AM (#1009857) Journal

    Harping on China will get you nowhere.

    What makes you think I'm harping? If I bring up China again and again as alleged, it's because they do these things again and again. Let us keep in mind that a half century ago, this very government was one of the worst of history. It's extremely unusual in history to see a government of that level of brutality become so much more humane. I think a big part of what made that happen was the harping - the repeated, truthful nettling that embarrassed leaders and citizens alike.

    Rather than go nowhere, I think we have the potential to see the most humane and beneficial government China has ever seen.

    You pointed out nothing.

    How many people have to die before it's something?

    Your problems are much closer to home, in fact, they are at home, not in China

    Ignore the beam in your brother's eye, because you have a little something, if you squint carefully... no the other eye...

    • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday June 19 2020, @04:40AM (3 children)

      by fustakrakich (6150) on Friday June 19 2020, @04:40AM (#1009894) Journal

      *sigh* your psychosis is showing

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      La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
      • (Score: 1) by khallow on Friday June 19 2020, @12:26PM (2 children)

        by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday June 19 2020, @12:26PM (#1009989) Journal
        Awwww, run out of fallacies again?
        • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday June 19 2020, @04:26PM (1 child)

          by fustakrakich (6150) on Friday June 19 2020, @04:26PM (#1010092) Journal

          No, the fallacies are all yours, you're just repeating yourself. I don't feel like following your example at the moment.

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          La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
          • (Score: 2, Funny) by khallow on Friday June 19 2020, @05:58PM

            by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday June 19 2020, @05:58PM (#1010122) Journal
            Whatever. I see China is now playing a lethal game of rugby with India that has already killed dozens. That's who you've hitched your star to.