Covid-19 Outbreak In China -- News Updates February 26, 2020

Daily Mail: Coronavirus outbreak is 52 TIMES worse in one Chinese province than officials admit as local authorities seek to hide the true number of people infected, report claims

* Daily figure in Shandong has been up to 52 times the official toll, it is said
* Shocking finding was revealed to a US-based newspaper by local officials
* Comes after a worrying outbreak was detected inside a prison in the area
* Mike Pompeo yesterday accused China of covering up the epidemic scale
* The virus has killed at least 2,771 people and infected over 81,400 globally

A province in eastern China has been accused of covering up the true scale of its coronavirus outbreak by seriously under-reporting the number of its daily cases.

The health crisis in Shandong Province is up to 52 times worse than officials have admitted, a report revealed today.

Between February 9 and 23, the daily infection figure in the region greatly exceeded the official data, with the margin ranging from 1.36 to 52 times, the article said.

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Covid-19 Outbreak In China -- News Updates February 26, 2020

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