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Leadership: Wuhan Party Secretary Mentioned a Few Critical Dates

In an interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Wuhan Party Secretary Ma Guoqiang mentioned a few critical dates:

  • December 27, 2019: A hospital reported that regular antibiotic treatment did not work for a few pneumonia patients.The  Wuhan Health Department then asked hospitals to report similar cases.
  • December 30/31, 2019: The Wuhan government gathered more patients from other hospitals and reported the situation to the National Health Commission.
  • January 12/13, 2020: At the airport, train station, coach station, and ship terminal, Wuhan began installing infrared thermometers to test people’s temperatures.
  • January 20, 2020: The State Council took action and the National Health Commission declared the coronavirus to be a category B infectious disease.

The Wuhan government didn’t release the critical information to the public or take serious measures until January 20, 2020.

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Excerpt in Chinese:

马国强:

这几个重要的时间节点在这段时间以来一直在我脑海里,我们最初大概27号,我们的医院发现几名的患者,那么在医治过程中,普通的抗生素不管用,所以正是由于他们的警觉,使得我们卫计部门开始要求武汉市所有的医院来上报,是不是有类似的这样的患者。那么到了30号、31号,那么感觉武汉市的其它的医院也有类似的患者,所以我们上报了国家卫健委,那么才有了国家卫健委派出指导组、专家组来指导我们来做这项工作。那么到了1月的12号、13号,应该说又是一个重要的时间节点。那么随着病例数的增加,那么我们采取了特别是泰国报出第一例,从武汉去旅游的人确诊以后,我们采取了机场测温、高铁站测温这样的一些措施。那么随着疫情的发展,到了20号又是一个重要的转折点。李克强总理召开国务院常务会,国家卫生计生委把这次的新型冠状病毒肺炎界定为乙类传染病。那么我也在想,如果我们能早一点采取措施,效果可能会更好。比如说我们在十二三号测温的那一天,是不是能够采取像我们23号采取的控制飞机、高铁、汽车、轮渡的出行,我想如果那个时候要采取这种措施,可能疫情会有所缓解,不至于像现在这样一种状况。

Source: Sina, January 31, 2020
https://news.sina.com.cn/zx/2020-01-31/doc-iimxxste7943960.shtml