wuhan flu - 5 or 6 days till symptoms

[Peter Szerlagi]

https://twitter.com/zerg90/status/1236807700811522048

"On average, it takes five to six days from the day you are infected
with SARS-CoV-2 until you develop symptoms of COVID-19. This
pre-symptomatic period—also known as "incubation"—can range from one
to 14 days."

[Peter Szerlagi]

"While media reports have widely circulated fears that asymptomatic
people are silently spreading COVID-19 around communities and
countries, there is little data to back that up. In fact, asymptomatic
cases appear rare and potentially misclassified."

per https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/dont-panic-the-comprehensive-ars-technica-guide-to-the-coronavirus/?amp=1

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to recap - 5 to 6 days elapse between infection and symptoms - however
- apparently - victims dont start spewing the virus until they have
symptoms - which is slightly different than influenza and the common
cold - which are contagious typically 1 day before symptoms - per
https://www.medicinenet.com/how_long_is_a_cold_or_flu_contagious/article.htm

ARE WE SURE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE?