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CCP Conducts Emergency Drills for ‘Pneumonia of Unknown Cause’ Across China

CCP Conducts Emergency Drills for ‘Pneumonia of Unknown Cause’ Across China
Laboratory technicians wearing personal protective equipment working on samples to be tested for COVID-19 at the Fire Eye laboratory, a COVID-19 testing facility, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province, on Aug. 4, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Alex Wu
8/16/2024|Updated: 8/19/2024
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In recent months, local health authorities have conducted emergency infection disease response drills across China.

On Aug. 15, Dingxi, Gansu Province; a district in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province; and Lingchuan County, Shanxi Province carried out emergency drills for the outbreak of “pneumonia of unknown cause,” according to an official notice.

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Alex Wu is a U.S.-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Chinese society, Chinese culture, human rights, and international relations.
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