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Possible Earlier Outbreaks of COVID-19 in Wuhan
22:58 - 31:57 (08:59)
There are speculations that the first signs of COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan could have occurred as early as September 2019 rather than December 2019 while the Chinese government reported that their database was getting hacked in late September 2019, the Wuhan Institute of Virology had a public database of thousands of sampled bad coronavirus sequences and it went offline at the same time.
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In this podcast, the speaker reflects on the response of governments to catastrophic events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and draws insights from his father's involvement with the Chernobyl disaster.
22:58 - 23:50 (00:51)
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In this podcast, the speaker reflects on the response of governments to catastrophic events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and draws insights from his father's involvement with the Chernobyl disaster.
ChapterPossible Earlier Outbreaks of COVID-19 in Wuhan
Episode#247 – Jamie Metzl: Lab Leak Theory
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The Wuhan Institute of Virology had a publicly accessible database of sampled coronavirus sequences, which went offline in September 2019, before the outbreak of COVID-19.
23:50 - 27:36 (03:45)
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The Wuhan Institute of Virology had a publicly accessible database of sampled coronavirus sequences, which went offline in September 2019, before the outbreak of COVID-19. The reason for the database being taken offline has been given as computer attacks, but the timing is suspicious.
ChapterPossible Earlier Outbreaks of COVID-19 in Wuhan
Episode#247 – Jamie Metzl: Lab Leak Theory
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker speculates on the possible timeline of the Wuhan lab leak theory, suggesting that an incident possibly occured in September 2019, and discusses the potential reactions of officials to such an incident.
27:36 - 29:19 (01:42)
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The speaker speculates on the possible timeline of the Wuhan lab leak theory, suggesting that an incident possibly occured in September 2019, and discusses the potential reactions of officials to such an incident.
ChapterPossible Earlier Outbreaks of COVID-19 in Wuhan
Episode#247 – Jamie Metzl: Lab Leak Theory
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
After the first SARS, there was a recognition that knowledge about virology and epidemiology needed to be distributed worldwide to frontline workers, especially those in areas where outbreaks are common, like China and Africa.
29:19 - 31:57 (02:38)
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After the first SARS, there was a recognition that knowledge about virology and epidemiology needed to be distributed worldwide to frontline workers, especially those in areas where outbreaks are common, like China and Africa. This led to investments in building capacity and training people to help combat future outbreaks.