Wuhan Residents Take 'Zero Cases' Claim With Pinch of Salt [View all]
Source: Radio Free Asia
Wuhan resident Zhang Ruyi said public trust in the government is at a low ebb, because of attempts by local health officials to cover up the emergence of the new pathogen in December, partly by suppressing information and partly by classifying the surge of new cases as "pneumonia."
"It's funny, that," Zhang said, adding that he is highly skeptical of the claim. "They're not just lying now; they've been lying since the start, by classifying [COVID-19] cases under other diseases."
"There are 60 million people in Hubei, and they have all just been left to live or die without any help," he said. "It's basically down to a person's immune system."
"They are saying that only a few thousand died here in Wuhan, but does that sound right?"
Social media reports posted by volunteers showed that more than 20 patients were admitted to Wuhan Tongji Hospital on Wednesday alone with symptoms resembling COVID-19.
"There were more than 20 cases at Tongji today," one volunteer posted. "Wuhan hasn't dared to report them, because [local officials] are under [political] pressure."
Read more: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wuhan-claim-03202020153401.html
they are now getting hit with second waves of infection from people returning.
one chinese woman from MASS suspected of having the virus, took meds to lower her temp and sneak on to air china plane and endangering the entire plane and was promptly arrested in Beijing. but we can save that for another thread
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