Xinjiang Authorities Conceal Information About Latest Virus Outbreak as Citizens Panic

Xinjiang Authorities Conceal Information About Latest Virus Outbreak as Citizens Panic
Chinese police seal off the road leading to the Urumqi Intermediate People's court in Urumqi, farwest China's Xinjiang region on Sept. 17, 2014. GOH CHAI HIN/AFP via Getty Images
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As a local CCP virus outbreak in Urumqi, capital of China’s far-western region of Xinjiang, continued to spread, authorities scrambled to locate the source.
Locals started panic-buying and cleared supermarket shelves as authorities gave little information while enacting travel restrictions and lockdowns of residential areas.
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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