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HealthMaps alerted to a viral pneumonia infecting 60 in Central China
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Using the highly sensitive Brace for Impact Index (BFII) system to detect changes in the public's demand for news and information, the system shows that the unusual occurrences of "SARS", "pneumonia" and "Wuhan" appeared in Hong Kong as early as the end of October last year. Correlation over 0.6
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At Wuhan Central Hospital, Dr. Li wrote that the patient she saw was a middle-aged man, who had a fever and complained of breathing difficulties for 10 days. He sought treatment at a hospital in Inner Mongolia but his condition did not improve. His wife also developed a fever and respiratory problems. That post, which has since been deleted, was published by CN-Healthcare, a website that covers health care news in China.
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This unusual demand for information means that as early as the end of October and early November, some people were aware of the occurrence of pneumonia from Wuhan in Hong Kong, or had been informed by the Mainland to conduct an information search. However, the system does not know where the news and information needs come from, whether it is from a hospital or a government department
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According to the New York Times
