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A Chinese journalist who reported on the spread of the coronavirus in the metropolis of Wuhan was sentenced to four years in prison. The verdict against Zhang Zhan, 37, came in a brief court hearing on Monday in Shanghai, according to one of his lawyers.
According to court documents consulted by the AFP news agency, the woman had been accused of having “sparked disputes and disturbances” with her reports. The journalist had reported that he was critical of the authorities’ reaction to the new virus. She was arrested in May, went on a hunger strike, and was force-fed in June. His health is extremely precarious, according to his lawyers.
The city was cordoned off
In Wuhan, the corona virus was first detected in humans late last year. In a few weeks it spread massively in the metropolis. On January 23, authorities sealed Wuhan. In the following days, the measure was extended to the entire Hubei province, in which Wuhan is located.
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In China itself, however, the virus was largely repulsed by rigorous isolationist and quarantine measures. The country’s leadership has been hailing its fight against the virus as a great success story for months. China is accused of covering up the disease, beautifying the number of infections and hiding the dead. (SDA / bra)
