They've given up on Hubei. They have written it off. They are not trying to control the outbreak. They are trying to make all mention of this embarrassment to the CCP disappear. If that means 11 million residents of Wuhan die, that's a small price to pay for saving face.
People's Republic of China
Body Count: 73,237,000
What's another 11,000,000?
null and void :" ..If that means 11 million residents of Wuhan die,
that's a small price to pay for saving face."
True !
"Saving face" is deeply rooted in almost all Oriental societies,
much less in an authoritarian nation.
All people are expendable for the sake of the reputation of the nation, in Communism.