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Chinese Authorities Hid First CCP Virus Diagnosis in Beijing: Leaked Documents

Chinese Authorities Hid First CCP Virus Diagnosis in Beijing: Leaked Documents
A hospital worker sits in an ambulance in Beijing's Ditan hospital in Beijing on May 17, 2009. Feng Li/Getty Images
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Chinese authorities confirmed the first CCP virus patient in the city of Beijing on Jan. 20, but leaked internal documents revealed that the woman was diagnosed eight days prior.

According to documents obtained by The Epoch Times, the patient had visited Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the virus first broke out.

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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