Wuhan’s city officials released a public statement on Jan. 22 to address the outbreak of the Wuhan pneumonia that sent fear and panic across the city. But one resident openly criticized the authorities in a letter that went viral on Chinese social media, expressing indignation over the way they’ve been handling the crisis.
The local health commission discovered in December a new type of coronavirus, also referred to as Wuhan pneumonia, and there is no cure. However, according to insiders, the health commission decided not to alert the public when the disease got out of control.
