117 pages of confidential documents leaked from Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention! CNN reveals the hidden epidemic of the Chinese authorities | International |新 头壳 Newtalk

The Wuhan pneumonia epidemic has spread rapidly globally since the outbreak in China late last year. So far, more than 63.43 million people have been infected and more than 1.47 million lives have been claimed. At the international level, there has been constant suspicion and condemnation for the concealment of information by the Chinese authorities that has caused the epidemic to spiral out of control around the world. Although China has always denied and insisted on exposing the information efficiently and transparently, according to China’s official information obtained by CNN. The 117-page leak of confidential documents showed that Chinese authorities concealed the epidemic for political considerations and mishandled it in the early stages of the outbreak.

A CNN report revealed that when Chinese leader Xi Jinping appeared in Beijing on February 10 this year to cheer on front-line medical personnel through a video connection, Chinese officials reported 2,478 new confirmed cases, but according to the 117-page secret leaked from Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Documents show that the number of newly confirmed cases that day was 5,918, which is more than double the number announced. These documents cover the incomplete period from October 2019 to April this year, exposing the inflexible medical system, subject to top-down bureaucracy and rigid procedures, and insufficient to cope with emerging crises. Hubei provincial authorities also noted “internal documents, please keep them confidential.”

These confidential documents, which only circulate internally, show that the data released by China to the outside world is only part of the entire epidemic. He also revealed that authorities had made obvious mistakes at several critical moments in the early stages of the epidemic and pointed to flaws in the system. One of the surprising data shows that the local diagnosis of Wuhan pneumonia patients is slow. Authorities claimed to release information efficiently and transparently, but documents show that local health authorities rely on faulty detection and reporting mechanisms. According to a document from early March, it takes an average of 23.3 days from the onset of symptoms to diagnosis. Experts told CNN that this has greatly affected prevention and surveillance measures for the epidemic.

Yanzhong Huang, senior researcher on global public health at the Council on Foreign Relations, a US think tank, said: “They obviously made mistakes, not only in dealing with new viruses, but also in dealing with the epidemic. The bureaucratic considerations and Policies are wrong. ”According to a study published in the well-known medical journal Lancet, December 1 was the first anniversary of the first known COVID-19 patient in Wuhan, Hubei province, who developed symptoms. Over the past year, this pandemic which has spread worldwide, has infected more than 63.43 million people and claimed more than 1.47 million lives.

Although Washington and Brussels pressured Beijing to demand that China cooperate with the World Health Organization (WHO) investigation into the origin of the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic. But so far, international experts have limited access to medical records and raw data in Hubei province. However, according to confidential documents obtained by CNN, another public health crisis also quietly appeared in Hubei during the pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan. The number of influenza cases in China has soared to 20 times the previous year, and the already overwhelmed medical system has made the situation worse. This wave of influenza pandemic occurred in December last year and, according to official notes, it occurred not only in Wuhan, but also in the neighboring cities of Yichang and Xianning.

According to CNN, these documents were provided by whistleblowers who requested anonymity. They stressed that they work in China’s medical system and are motivated by patriotism to provide the truth to the outside world and also to commemorate their outspoken colleagues. The leaked documents were confirmed by 6 independent experts commissioned by CNN to confirm whether the contents are true. One of the experts close to China noted that he had read some of the reports in a confidential study earlier this year, and a European security official familiar with China’s internal documents and procedures also confirmed to CNN that these files are genuine.

The Wuhan pneumonia epidemic has spread rapidly globally since the outbreak in China late last year. So far, more than 63.43 million people have been infected and more than 1.47 million lives have been claimed. At the international level, there has been constant suspicion and condemnation of the concealment of information by the Chinese authorities that has caused the epidemic to spiral out of control around the world. Although China has always denied and insisted on exposing information efficiently and transparently, according to official information from China obtained by CNN. The leak of 117 pages of confidential documents showed that the Chinese authorities concealed the epidemic for political considerations and mishandled them in the early stages of the outbreak.

A CNN report revealed that when Chinese leader Xi Jinping appeared in Beijing on February 10 this year to cheer on front-line medical personnel through a video connection, Chinese officials reported 2,478 new confirmed cases, but according to the 117-page secret leaked from Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Documents show that the number of newly confirmed cases that day was 5,918, more than double the number announced. These documents cover the incomplete period from October 2019 to April this year, exposing the inflexible medical system, subject to top-down bureaucracy and rigid procedures, and insufficient to cope with emerging crises. Hubei provincial authorities also noted “internal documents, please keep them confidential.”