Where in this timeline do you see evidence that information their healthcare system had suggesting how severe COVID-19 was, was being intentionally covered up? I just see how unfortunate it is that they realized COVID-19's severity too late, else the Wuhan residents who left prior to the lockdown would not have been able to travel as freely as they did.
Re:Coronavirus and Credibility
by s_y_n_t_a_x on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @04:10PM
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They knew how bad it was and downplayed it until it spread to the world.
Dr. Birx confirmed that they misled the experts:
https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1245138898772045824?...
> I think the medical community interpreted the Chinese data as that this was serious but smaller than anyone expected,
> Because I think probably we were missing a significant amount of the data.
> Jan. 11–17: Important prescheduled CCP meeting held in Wuhan. During that time, the Wuhan Health Commission insists there are no new cases.
> Jan. 14: WHO announces Chinese authorities have seen "no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus."
> Jan. 20: The first case announced in South Korea. Zhong Nanshan, a top Chinese doctor who is helping to coordinate the coronavirus response, announces the virus can be passed between people.
> Jan. 23: Wuhan and three other cities are put on lockdown. Right around this time, approximately 5 million people leave the city without being screened for the illness.
> Jan. 24–30: China celebrates the Lunar New Year holiday. Hundreds of millions of people are in transit around the country as they visit relatives.