. took the available info and lagged dates for the Chinese and Non Chinese cases. Even with the awareness of the problem since late December, the Non Chinese cases are showing a progression in case numbers that are close to the Chinese experience, with a 22 day lag. Too early to say that any action in the international response has been particularly effective as yet. The numbers over the next 7 days will tell the story. The fatality overseas in Philippines was of a Chinese national. Fatality rates over the next 7 days will give a picture as to what extent the ACE2 receptor plays in the progression of the illness.
I read the same report you did, fdr, about the ACE2 receptor and its distribution by race. I was surprised that they even published it showing a higher incidence in the Chinese population based on one sole example. SARS gained entry via the ACE2 receptor; I haven’t been able to find a study showing a higher incidence of ACE2 by race or ethnicity.
