General
Coronavirus cases in Wuhan may be far higher than thought, according to China CDC study
More than 4 per cent of 11 million residents in Wuhan — where COVID-19 was first detected — may have been infected with the virus, a new study by China’s top disease control agency shows.
Key points:
- Experts say the discrepancy between the official figures and actual case numbers is to be expected
- Authorities initially did not count asymptomatic cases, which may have contributed to the discrepancy
- Coverage of the CDC report by state-owned media has been sparse
The Chinese Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the results of a serological study of some 34,000 residents from Wuhan and other Chinese cities on its WeChat account earlier this week.
The post said the study was conducted one month after China successfully…
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