China ‘didn’t warn public’ of likely pandemic for six days

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China ‘didn’t warn public’ of likely pandemic for six days
Bombshell new documents have revealed that Chinese authorities delayed telling the public for almost a week of an impending pandemic, as shocking foot...

In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began traveling through for Lunar New Year celebrations.

President Xi Jinping warned the public on the seventh day, Jan. 20. But by then, more than 3,000 people had been infected during almost a week of public silence, according to internal documents obtained by The Associated Press and estimates based on retrospective infection data.

The delay from Jan. 14 to Jan. 20 was neither the first mistake made by Chinese officials at all levels in confronting the outbreak, nor the longest lag, as governments around the world have dragged their feet for weeks and even months in addressing the virus. https://news.yahoo.com/china-didnt-warn ... 57679.html