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Propaganda and Lies: Xinhua Said Coronavirus Started in January or Possibly Even December in the U.S.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently started a new wave of claiming the U.S. was the origin of the coronavirus.

This was not the first time that the CCP made such an attempt. The last wave was initiated when the Spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhao Lijian, claimed that American soldiers brought it to Wuhan. President Trump and other U.S. officials seriously and furiously rejected China’s blame. Then the CCP was quiet for a while.

On April 26, Xinhua published an International Commentary:

“The recent report from the Public Health Department of Santa Clara County in California showed that people there died from the novel coronavirus as early as February 6. That was more than 20 days earlier than the first coronavirus death that the U.S. announced publicly. Since that patient didn’t travel to other countries, this discovery means that the infection in that society might have already taken place in early or mid-January.

“On March 11, Robert Redfield, Director of the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), admitted at a Congressional hearing that there were cases of deaths from the novel coronavirus being mistaken for deaths from influenza.

“In fact, a clear picture of the timeline of the coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S. has always been missing. The California report shows that the U.S. might have had infections in society as early as January, but that could just be the tip of the iceberg. California Governor Newsom has announced an autopsy would be conducted on deaths since last December that were suspected of being caused by the novel coronavirus. People are waiting to see what new findings this may lead to.”

Related postings on Chinascope:

Excerpt in Chinese:

美国加利福尼亚州圣克拉拉县政府公共卫生部门日前发布的通报显示,早在2月6日当地就有人死于新冠肺炎,这比美国此前公布的首个新冠肺炎死亡病例早了20多天。由于该病例没有国外旅行史,这一发现意味着美国疫情可能早在1月初到1月中旬就已经进入社区感染阶段。

早在3月11日,美国疾病控制和预防中心主任罗伯特·雷德菲尔德在国会听证会上承认,美国存在新冠肺炎死亡病例被误认为是流感死亡病例的情况。

这些情况,不能不让人产生疑问:新冠病毒到底什么时候在美国出现?到底有多少人感染了新冠病毒?美国疫情数据到底有多透明?

事实上,新冠疫情在美国暴发以来,一直缺乏清晰的时间线,疫情数据是不是反映了真实情况,是笔“糊涂账”。加州的通报表明,美国可能早在1月就已出现社区感染,新确认的死亡病例很可能只是浮起的“冰山一角”,水面下可能还潜藏着大量未发现的病例。加州州长纽瑟姆已宣布将对去年12月以来疑似新冠死亡病例进行尸检,这可能还会得出哪些新发现,人们正拭目以待。

Source: Xinhua, April 26, 2020
http://www.xinhuanet.com/world/2020-04/26/c_1125909010.htm