China Will Now Report Cases of Asymptomatic Virus Carriers After Initially Denying Risks

China Will Now Report Cases of Asymptomatic Virus Carriers After Initially Denying Risks
An ambulance medical staff sprays disinfectant on his colleague after they shipped a patient, who was cured from CCP Virus recently, at Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, China on March 30, 2020. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
Updated:
After initially dismissing concerns that asymptomatic carriers could spread the CCP virus, the Chinese regime announced that it will report such cases publicly beginning April 1.

China’s National Health Commission acknowledged that asymptomatic carriers can infect others and cause outbreaks.

Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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