(Fighting New Crown Pneumonia) US politician falsely claims that China "conceals epidemic situation"

China News Agency, Beijing, April 2nd: US politician falsely claims that China "conceals epidemic situation" Hua Chunying mentions "five questions"

China News Agency reporter Zhang Su

"China deliberately concealed the epidemic" "China provided false numbers." Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, some US politicians have frequently expressed similar views and have been widely reported by the media. China has responded many times on different occasions. When Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying heard the relevant questions again at a regular press conference on the 2nd, she asked questions to the US side who held "Chinese concealment" through the media:

"If the country that first discovered the outbreak was the United States rather than China, would the United States handle it better than the Chinese government?"

Then, she continuously asked "five questions" about the progress of the US domestic epidemic:

——From the warning issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on New Coronary Pneumonia on January 15th, to the US side ’s announcement on January 25th to close its consulate in Wuhan and to withdraw its personnel, and on February 2nd, the US side will provide all Chinese citizens Foreigners who have been to China closed the border. What did the US do in the next two months?

——Why according to the New York Times reported on March 11, American female doctor Helen Chu started to “whistle” the domestic epidemic in January and reported the test results in February. The agency was ordered to "seal" and stop testing?

——Why by the end of February, the White House also required US officials and health department experts to obtain prior approval from the Vice President's Office before publicly expressing the outbreak?

——Why did the US Centers for Disease Control stop publishing related data on the number of deaths and deaths on March 2nd?

——Why McCarthy, a doctor at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York, USA, said on the CNBC program on March 2 that his hospital even begged the health department to detect suspected patients?

"There are many reports calling on U.S. officials to stop making excuses and scapegoats for their poor response." Hua Chunying said, we understand the current plight of the United States and the pressure on some U.S. officials, and the Chinese people are suffering I am very understanding and sympathetic. We are willing to provide assistance and support to the United States in its ability to fight the epidemic in a humanitarian spirit.

"But the remarks and actions of these American politicians are really shameless and unethical. We have said many times that stigmatization, stigmatization, dishonesty, and blame cannot make up for lost time, and continuing to lie will only waste more time. , Causing more loss of life. "She said.

Hua Chunying said that some media have accused China of being opaque and unreasonable, and the head of the World Health Organization has refuted it at a press conference held in Geneva on April 1. She also sorted out the "timeline" of China's response to the epidemic at a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China after March 31: From December 27, 2019, Zhang Jixian, director of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Hubei Province Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital Three suspicious cases were reported as soon as possible; by January 23, 2020, China took unprecedented comprehensive, thorough and strict measures such as closing the passage from Li Han.

Hua Chunying also quoted from authoritative international journals or celebrities as saying that China's prevention and control measures have earned valuable time to prevent the epidemic from spreading around the world. For example, Fauci, a top U.S. infectious disease expert, claims that he refused to say to some people in the United States that China should notify the world or the United States of the epidemic three months in advance, "because that is not true"; for example, "The Lancet," the editor-in-chief said on the BBC program, "The message from China is very clear, but we wasted the entire February."

Hua Chunying emphasized that Wuhan was indeed the earliest place where the epidemic situation was discovered publicly, but the issue of tracing the source of the epidemic situation is a very serious issue, and it must be referred to professionals for scientific and professional judgment based on facts. China has invited WHO experts to inspect Wuhan. Given that several people in the United States have been so entangled in this issue, "Why not suggest that the United States invite WHO or an international joint expert group to go to the United States as soon as possible for a thorough investigation? "she says.

"I sincerely advise these politicians." Hua Chunying said that at this moment, they should put the safety and health of the people above politics. "It is extremely immoral to continue to manipulate the safety of people's lives. It is also extremely inhuman and should be jointly condemned by the peoples of the world, including the American people. "

Hua Chunying answered this question in more than 10 minutes, and Bloomberg reporters who asked related questions nodded from time to time during the recording process. Hua Chunying noticed this detail, and she told the reporter: "I think we should have a consensus in this regard. I hope you can pass our voice to the American people as faithfully, comprehensively and as possible, including These few people you mentioned are constantly slandering and discrediting China. "(End)