China Didn’t Warn Public of Likely Pandemic for 6 Key Days According to 'AP News,' top Chinese officials determined they were likely facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus on Jan.
14.
Over the course of the next six days, millions of people began traveling across the country for the celebration of Chinese New Year.
The city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the disease, hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people.
On Jan.
20, President Xi Jinping warned the Chinese public about the outbreak, at which time approximately 3,000 people became infected.
Officials tried to walk the line between warning the public and avoiding hysteria.
The Chinese Government has repeatedly denied suppressing information regarding the outbreak.
UCLA Epidemiologist, Zuo-Feng Zhang
