Accusing China of coverup is a kind of blackmail. Suspected cases were reported on 27Dec. Reuters cited CCTV reports on 31. We formally notified WHO on 3Jan&closed Wuhan on 23. US closed its Consulate on 26& borders to China on 2Feb. Blameshifting can't make up for lost time.
China was the 1st to report the unknown virus and strove to contain it. As the Lancet editor-in-chief Horton said, "we knew in the last week of Jan that this was coming. The message from China was absolutely clear".
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