"When did patient zero begin in US? How many people are infected? What are the names of the hospitals? It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! US owe us an explanation!" Zhao tweeted.
2/2 CDC was caught on the spot. When did patient zero begin in US? How many people are infected? What are the names of the hospitals? It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! US owe us an explanation! pic.twitter.com/vYNZRFPWo3
— Lijian Zhao 赵立坚 (@zlj517) March 12, 2020
The statement was a response to the director of the US’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Redfield, admitting on Wednesday that some Americans who seemingly died from influenza were subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.
1/2 CDC Director Robert Redfield admitted some Americans who seemingly died from influenza were tested positive for novel #coronavirus in the posthumous diagnosis, during the House Oversight Committee Wednesday. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/vYNZRFPWo3
— Lijian Zhao 赵立坚 (@zlj517) March 12, 2020
The coronavirus disease was first detected in Wuhan, Hubei province, in late December. China claims the most of confirmed cases – over 80,900, including over 3,000 deaths.
As of now, the peak of the epidemic in China is over, with the country registering no new cases in any city of Hubei province, except Wuhan, over the past week.
Yet, the outbreak is ramping up across other countries of the world, with the World Health Organization now calling it a pandemic.
