Chinese Officials’ Statements Show Authorities Are Hiding Real Scale of Coronavirus Outbreak

Medical staff wearing protective clothing arrive with a patient at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan City, China, on Jan. 25, 2020. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images

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Two different reports from Chinese state media on Feb. 3 made contradictory statements on the supply of diagnostic kits for the novel coronavirus.