Dangerous Curves – American Greatness
But since the disease originated in China in December at the latest, it s highly unlikely the number of reported cases in the United States between January 1 and late February is accurate. (It s important to note that in its order prohibiting most noncitizens from entering the United States from China, the White House confirmed that an average of 14,000 people per day traveled between the two countries in 2019. That means tens of thousands of potentially infected people entered the country for weeks prior to the travel stop.)
Therefore, how could a highly-contagious virus remain nonexistent in a free-moving society for several weeks?
The answer is, it probably did not.
This is possible. One girlfriend-in-law of ours was down with fever and cough in late January after visiting a Chinese-American medical office. This was in NorCal. H/t BJ.