They, and many local doctors, also fault the government’s repeated denials of human-to-human transmission in the first half of January.
“We knew then that the government was lying,” said one local doctor. “But we don’t know why they needed to lie. Maybe they thought it could be controlled.”
Only after a WHO official told a press conference on Jan. 14 that there could be “limited human-to-human transmission, potentially among families,” did the Wuhan branch of the National Health Commission adjust its language to echo that position.
Even then, Li Qun, the head of the China CDC’s emergency center, played down the threat, telling Chinese state television on Jan. 15: “After careful screening and prudent judgment, we have reached the latest understanding that the risk of human-to-human transmission is low.”
Jan. 1: A doctor alerts hospital of person-to- person transmission, reprimanded for rumor. Jan. 15: Health officials say human-to-human transmission risk is low.
@komar Ну Советов небрежно пишет конечно., про сам вирус видимо было известно несколько месяцев, они не то чтобы лгали, они вообще ничего не пресс-релизили и занимались внутренней цензурой.
The earliest case was 17 November – weeks before authorities announced the emergence of the new virus. Authorities did not publicly concede there was human-to-human transmission until 21 January.
@ninesigns Даже твоя сраная газетенка использует слово «weeks».
А 17 ноября был дай Бог первый чахотошный в больницу пришел. До конца года никто ни о какой вспышке нового убер-вируса и не думал.
@anarchy https://fortunascorner.com/2020/03/07/how-it-all-started-chinas-early-coronavirus-missteps/
They, and many local doctors, also fault the government’s repeated denials of human-to-human transmission in the first half of January.
“We knew then that the government was lying,” said one local doctor. “But we don’t know why they needed to lie. Maybe they thought it could be controlled.”
Only after a WHO official told a press conference on Jan. 14 that there could be “limited human-to-human transmission, potentially among families,” did the Wuhan branch of the National Health Commission adjust its language to echo that position.
Even then, Li Qun, the head of the China CDC’s emergency center, played down the threat, telling Chinese state television on Jan. 15: “After careful screening and prudent judgment, we have reached the latest understanding that the risk of human-to-human transmission is low.”
Jan. 1: A doctor alerts hospital of person-to- person transmission, reprimanded for rumor.
Jan. 15: Health officials say human-to-human transmission risk is low.
@ninesigns вот незашакаленый оригинал с wsj
https://archive.is/GKaSO
@komar Ну Советов небрежно пишет конечно., про сам вирус видимо было известно несколько месяцев, они не то чтобы лгали, они вообще ничего не пресс-релизили и занимались внутренней цензурой.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/first-covid-19-case-happened-in-november-china-government-records-show-report
The earliest case was 17 November – weeks before authorities announced the emergence of the new virus.
Authorities did not publicly concede there was human-to-human transmission until 21 January.