Locals Skeptical as Chinese Authorities Claim No New Virus Cases, Issue Strict Containment Measures

Locals Skeptical as Chinese Authorities Claim No New Virus Cases, Issue Strict Containment Measures
A health worker takes a swab from a resident for COVID-19 nucleic acid test following a new outbreak of the coronavirus in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong Province on Oct. 13, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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Authorities at the epicenter of China’s latest COVID-19 outbreak claimed on Oct. 15 that they have found no new infections after testing 8.8 million residents.

But local residents expressed skepticism, as Beijing dispatched medical experts to the coastal city of Qingdao on Oct. 14 and two officials were dismissed for mishandling the outbreak.

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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