The New York Times reported this information. The paper used the report using a variety of relevant information, including Chinese government documents, internal sources, interviews, research, and books.
According to the report, the first real warning about coronavirus was issued in China on December 30, 2019. Earlier, Chinese doctors and scientists had warned of an "unknown" virus. But then officials in Wuhan and Beijing hid the level of infection or refused to take precautionary measures.
Chinese President Xi Jinping locked down Wuhan on January 23 this year in the wake of the outbreak. Wuhan Lockdown's decision to stop the spread of the infection across the country was the first clear and major step by China in this regard.
Prior to the Wuhan lockdown, Chinese authorities sent a prominent doctor from the country on an emergency mission there. He was sent there to investigate the new virus, which originally originated there.
The doctor, Zhang Nanshan, was shocked to see Wuhan's condition. He revealed that the virus was spreading rapidly there. He later told Beijing to take immediate action. Uhan was locked down four days later.
The New York Times reports that the decision to lock down Uhan was a step too late to prevent the spread of corona infection around the world. As a result of this delayed initial response from China, the virus spread around the world.
A few weeks before Beijing acknowledged the severity of the corona problem, scientists and private laboratories in the country identified the coronavirus. They even map the genes of the virus.
Chinese scientists then discussed the virus with their colleagues. They also try to warn about this. In some cases, they even warned the authorities and had to pay the price.
"We also told the truth," said Zhang Yongzhen, a top virologist in Shanghai. But no one listened to us. And that was really sad. '
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