Sunday, April 19, 2020

UK Official: China Lying About Coronavirus Numbers

From the story: Boris Johnson’s government is reportedly furious with China’s handling of the coronavirus, with UK officials quoted on Sunday warning that Beijing faces a “reckoning” once the COVID-19 crisis is over…The newspaper says scientists have warned Johnson that China could have downplayed  its number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus “by a factor of 15 to 40 times” (Business Insider).  

From Jay Cost: If British intelligence is correct, then the West and the democracies of the East have to fundamentally rethink their relationship with China (Twitter).  

From journalist Eileen Guo: #Wuhan residents estimate, based on calculations of cremations and urns now being returned to families, that between 42k-46k (!!) died in city + surrounding areas in the 2.5 months of lockdown. Far more than official figure of 2535 deaths. #COVID19 (Twitter).  

Ted Cruz is openly challenging the media to stop believing China when they say the virus stopped there (Twitter).  

From Marco Rubio: Some in our media can’t contain their glee & delight in reporting that the U.S. has more #CoronaVirus cases than #China Beyond being grotesque,its bad journalism We have NO IDEA how many cases China really has but without any doubt its significantly more than why they admit to (Twitter).  

Chinese theaters are closing just a week after getting a green light to reopen (South China Morning Post).  

The wet markets, where the virus began, are back in operation (Daily Caller).

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