FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Tuesday, February 4, 2020
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2020-02-04

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DIARY ENTRY — Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Source: Tony's Diary Package, p. 16 of 2026.07.24_Tonys-Diary-Package.pdf
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20,680 cases and 27 deaths. No sign of diminishing. We are hearing the
obvious conflicting opinions of the benefit or harm of travel restrictions.

A lot of interest in the revealing that the NEJM paper claiming in one Chinese to German
transmission that it was symptomatic transmission, when it probably was not. I quoted
that paper (now flawed) in the WH presser.

One death in Hong Kong (total of 2 with Phillippines for non-China deaths)

20,680/426 – 2% mortality
Continuing to evacuate USC from Wuhan. 4 individuals from Hubei Province under
quarantine (2 LAX, 1 ORD, 1 NY)

Chinese officials criticizing USA for travel restrictions. WHO also adding muted
criticism.

Got urgent e-mail from Lindsey Baden from NEJM to review in 2 hours a pape from
Germany showing that an asymptomatic person can harbor replication competent virus in
nasal passages.

State of the Union address tonight and vote on conviction after impeachment tomorrow –
weird!

PRESS: Bloomberg Radio;Vox print; Marc Siegal Doctor Radio – Sirius; NPR –
“All Things Considered”- Richard Harris; Good Morning America – ABC; Yahoo
Finance TV; NY Times – Roni Caryn Rabin; Reuters print; Israeli TV – i24 LIVE;
Picture in Washington Post; BBC Radio interview