Chinese Regime Punishes Officials for Reporting Incongruous Data on Coronavirus Infections

Chinese Regime Punishes Officials for Reporting Incongruous Data on Coronavirus Infections
A woman is doing exercises on a rooftop in Wuhan, China on Feb. 26, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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Five senior officials in Jingmen city located in Hubei province, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, were punished by provincial authorities on Feb. 26, after the city reported “-107” new diagnoses of COVID-19 patients.

In fact, 10 cities in the province also reported “negative” patients that day.

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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