[Kazan]

And you trust the Chinese government to tell the truth?

So, what would the motive for the Chinese to lie about the numbers after previously reporting epidemic numbers?

The point here is, there could be good news about the virus receding but you'd prefer to be paranoid, hand-wringer.

[Solson]

China has lied about their numbers since the beginning. And they continue to lie. Talk to people in China - if they can. Wuhan had MANY more dead and infected than ever showed up in the numbers.

To believe them is beyond foolish.

[metmom]

To save face.

And I don’t think they’ve ever been forthright about the number of cases.

Plus, that number would imply that ALL the people who have it were tested and counted, and I seriously doubt that is the case.