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Coronavirus May Have Reached Los Angeles in December

posted by martyb on Friday September 11 2020, @07:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the "may"..."suggests"..."might" dept.

takyon writes:

The coronavirus may have reached Los Angeles even before China announced its outbreak

Was the novel coronavirus on the loose in Los Angeles way back in December, before the World Health Organization was even aware of an unusual cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China?

A new analysis of medical records from UCLA hospitals and clinics suggests the answer might be yes.

Researchers from UCLA and their colleagues at the University of Washington documented an unmistakable uptick in patients seeking treatment for coughs. The increase began the week of Dec. 22, 2019, and persisted through the end of February.

Also at KTLA.

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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by isocelated on Friday September 11 2020, @11:27PM

    by isocelated (7338) on Friday September 11 2020, @11:27PM (#1049729)

    I'm in the southeastern US and I had a "severe cold" in mid-March that was suspicious as hell. It's been circulating longer than anyone is willing to admit.

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