The CCP knew about it as early as December, tried to suppress news of it for political purposes, jailed the whistle blower physician (who allegedly later died of COVID-19) who reported it, there are serious doubts about the validity of their statistics even now, the reports of rioting in Hubei province (ground zero for the outbreak) and neighboring Jiangxi province casts considerable doubt on their claim that its been contained, and I dont think any other country is relying on Chinese data in confronting COVID-19. Certainly, I dont blame China for COVID-19 any more than I blame Africa for ebola or birds for bird flu. Disease outbreaks can happen anywhere, even in the most developed countriesLegionnaires Disease is a prime example. How a given country responds, however, and how truthful it is in reporting it is the key issue. The few instances where Chinese ex-pats have been attacked here and in the E.U. are brainless beyond belief.
Informative!