China Emphasizes Threat of Imported Coronavirus Cases in Latest State-Media Narrative

China Emphasizes Threat of Imported Coronavirus Cases in Latest State-Media Narrative
A police officer wearing protective mask guards at Tiananmen square in Beijing, China on Jan. 23, 2020. NIcholas Asfour/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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After downplaying the severity of China’s epidemic, the Chinese regime has begun focusing its attention on imported cases of the novel coronavirus; in other words, patients who arrive in China after becoming infected with the virus while outside China.

State media emphasized the threat of imported cases, while Beijing launched new legal guidelines on March 16 to punish anyone who imports the virus into China.

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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