Health
China health expert defends initial COVID delay as outbreak hits north – Brisbane Times
The comments from one of China’s top scientists are the most detailed public statements yet from a Chinese official describing circumstances at the start of the…
It wasn’t until January 20 that China confirmed the virus can be passed on among humans, after some of the medical staff became infected. By then, the situation had spiralled out of control: days later, Wuhan and the broader Hubei Province were forced into a draconian lockdown as infections surged and hospitals became overwhelmed.
China has faced heavy criticism for those lost days. The initial downplaying of the severity of the pathogen’s threat allowed COVID-19 to rapidly leap across borders to…
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