This new SARS had similar official stats, but he saw signs that the stats were misleading. The new SARS was spreading much more quickly from country to country than the original, for example. It was also eliciting very different behavior from the Chinese government. On January 23, the authorities closed Wuhan and forbade anyone from entering or leaving the city. “It underscores the point that Richard has made many times about how hard it is to get a feel for how bad or mild an outbreak is while it is happening around you,” Carter wrote. “I could be wrong, but this just doesn’t feel mild.” Then
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