Beijing’s Claim of No New Infections Contradicts Reality on the Ground

Chinese citizens report long lines outside of hospitals, new makeshift hospitals, and forced quarantines

Medical staff treat CCP virus patients at a hospital in Wuhan, China, on March 19, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images

For the first time since the virus outbreak began, China’s national health commission claimed on March 19 that there were no new infections in the entire country.

But Chinese citizens describe a different reality.