A paramilitary police officer wearing a protective face mask stand on guard at Tiananmen in Beijing on January 28. China’s initial mishandling of the coronavirus outbreak means that thousands have been infected, and over a hundred have died. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
How China’s coronavirus crisis, like the Sars epidemic, was worsened by the Communist Party’s penchant for secrecy
- The Chinese government’s early response to the coronavirus outbreak was to tightly control information, hampering containment efforts. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that the next time will be better
A paramilitary police officer wearing a protective face mask stand on guard at Tiananmen in Beijing on January 28. China’s initial mishandling of the coronavirus outbreak means that thousands have been infected, and over a hundred have died. Photo: AFP