208K views · Feb 13, 2020 · 18:18 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2020
A data-visualization style timeline of the early coronavirus outbreak events by YouTuber Nathan Rich. It lays out dates of key developments in China.
Why Hacker News points people here: Used as a reference timeline in arguments over whether information was suppressed, with commenters noting a possible pro-China bias.
“Here is the coronavirus timeline”
Coronavirus timeline used to counter claims of suppression
But did they really sweep things under the rug or is that just what people casually like to say without fact checking? Here is the coronavirus timeline: this video
“If the timeline in”
Timeline suggests info about virus was not suppressed
If the timeline in this video are true, doesn't seem like the information was suppressed. WHO knew about a new virus/disease by 31st Dec/1st Jan and the market in question was closed. What they didn't know was if these were one off cases from eating bad meat or is it spreading human to human. Also, Li Wenliang circulated SARS info on WeChat on 30th/31st and public broadcast in Wuhan/Hubei was on 31st. Possible the source is biased and info. is missing but doesn't look any info is false.
“The guy may be a bit biased towards China”
Chinese-leaning timeline of verifiable events, possibly biased
Chinese timeline: this video The guy may be a bit biased towards China, but all of that should be verifiable information, so if there's bias it will come through via omissions, or cherry-picking, or playing up insignificant events.
