Specifically, according to 117 internal pages of documents from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of Hubei Province that CNN, on October 10, China announced that the number of new Covid-19 infections was 2,478 cases. . while the number of cases in the internal report is 5,918.
On February 17, China announced that the number of new Covid-19 infections in Hubei, where the pandemic began in the capital Wuhan at the end of 2019, was 93, while the number reported internally was 93. 196 ca . On March 7, China announced that the number of Covid-19 deaths in Hubei since the disease outbreak increased to 2,986, while the number in the internal document was 3,456.
While it does not provide evidence of the ability to intentionally overshadow internally reported cases, the leaked documents reveal inconsistencies about what officials believe happened and has been disclosed. to the public, according to CNN.
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Previous documents also reveal what is believed to be an inflexible healthcare system constrained by top-down bureaucracy and rigid procedures for the pandemic. The leaked documents show evidence of disease response steps that are clearly flawed at a critical time in the early stages of an outbreak, according to CNN.
Although officials in Hubei province tell the public that they have managed the disease effectively and transparently, many local health officials still rely on faulty testing and reporting mechanisms.
A report in the literature from early March indicated that the average time from symptom onset to confirmation of disease was 23.3 days. This situation can significantly hinder the steps to monitor and prevent Covid-19, according to some health experts.
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The Chinese government has long defended its treatment of Covid-19. At a press conference on July 7, the Chinese government published a white paper emphasizing that they always publish information related to the pandemic “in a timely, open and transparent manner.” The Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Chinese National Health Commission and the Hubei Health Committee have not responded to the leaked information from the leaked documents, according to CNN.
Today, 1.12 marks the full year since the patient was first known to have symptoms of Covid-19 in Wuhan, according to a study published in the journal. Lancet. To date, the number of Covid-19 infections worldwide has risen to more than 63 million, with more than 1.4 million deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
