SARS-CoV-2 in Italy Since September 2019 (Milan National Cancer Institute)

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Paper:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03008916209747...

A counter argument against the article (in Italian): https://www.scienzainrete.it/articolo/dati-mancanti/antonell...

And another argument against the study: https://www.scienzainrete.it/articolo/alla-ricerca-del-certi...

And this is the counter-counter reply from the authors of the study: https://www.scienzainrete.it/articolo/covid-19-italia-da-set...

So China has first confirmed case in Wuhan on November 17, but there were cases in Italy two months earlier? How would anybody explain this?

It could mean that the pandemic simply started earlier, and/or that it didn't start in Wuhan at all.

It could also mean that there was some mistake in the handling of the blood samples or tests from the cancer Institute, and that with further scrutiny we'll find out they were simply wrong, and the known time-line stands.

actual link (past google redirect): https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/15/coronavirus-emerged-in-italy...

Thank you, noticed I published the Google redirect after clicking submit...

If anyone can find a link to the study, please replace the link with that.

See above, I can't replace the link but you can.

UI only lets me edit the title, not the URL

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