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  • Wuhan revises the number of coronavirus deaths upward

    Wuhan revises the number of coronavirus deaths upward

    The Chinese city of Wuhan, the original epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, has revised the number of virus-related fatalities up by 1,290 to 3,869, local authorities said Friday.

    The government of Hubei province, home to Wuhan, said in a statement that the number of casualties has been revised up due to late reports from medical institutions and due to the fact that some coronavirus patients died at home while hospitals were overloaded in the early stages of the epidemic.

    “The registration of some death cases was incomplete, and there were repetition and mistakes in the reporting,” according to the statement.

    The revision comes as the accuracy of China’s coronavirus data has been questioned abroad and by its own citizens.

    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on China to show “full transparency” and to share information in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic.

    US President Donald Trump had said previously that “you don’t know what the [coronavirus] numbers are in China.”

    The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Wuhan was revised up by 325 to 50,333, the government said.

    Hubei authorities had twice before changed coronavirus tallies. In mid-February, they switched diagnostic criteria to allow for the clinical diagnosis of new cases, as opposed to diagnoses based exclusively on nucleic acid tests, a move which at the time led to a tenfold increase in new coronavirus cases over the previous day. Authorities reverted the decision a week later.

    China also caused an uproar by initially not including asymptomatic cases in its daily tallies – even if the cases were confirmed by nucleic acid tests.

    The National Health Commission started reporting asymptomatic cases on April 1.

    Over the past few weeks, there has been intense speculation that the number of coronavirus casualties in Wuhan had much exceeded official reports, based on the number of urns released to family members in late March.

    Media reports abounded of people who died at home without receiving medical care.

    The state-run Xinhua news agency quoted Wuhan’s municipal government as saying that the latest revisions were made “in accordance with related laws and regulations as well as the principle of being responsible for history, people and the deceased.”

    The government said it pooled data from “all epidemic-related locations” including clinics, hospitals, makeshift hospitals, quarantine sites, communities with Covid-19 cases, prisons, detention centers, funeral homes and elderly care centers. (dpa)

  • Guangxi Farmers lifted out of poverty donate 10,000 kg of vegetables to epicenter Wuhan

    Guangxi Farmers lifted out of poverty donate 10,000 kg of vegetables to epicenter Wuhan

    “We want to donate 10,000 kilograms of vegetables to Wuhan,” said Lu Jishun, a used-to-be impoverished farmer from Guanyang county in Guilin, China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on a call to a village cadre.
    “Thanks to the Party and government, I’m now lifted out of poverty and have a decent income,” said Lu, asking the cadre to figure out a way to transport his donation to Wuhan, the epic center of the novel coronavirus breakout.
    The novel coronavirus pneumonia has become a national concern these days in China. “The epidemic may cause short supply of vegetables in Wuhan and other places. We now have a sound sales performance, and have decided to donate 10,000 kilograms of vegetables to Wuhan after discussion,” said Lu from Xuyuan village, where a total of 12 hectares of vegetables have been planted.
    Therefore, he contacted Zheng Hong, the first secretary of the village in charge of poverty alleviation, hoping the government to offer a channel to ship the vegetables to the destination. Under the coordination of the publicity department of Guanyang county and the government of Guanyang township, the channel was soon selected. Later, the post office of the county designated a batch of vehicles to send the vegetables to Wuhan on Feb. 7.
    To donate the vegetables, around 40 people, including village cadres, members of the poverty alleviation working team, as well as young volunteers picked, washed and loaded the vegetables at the vegetable planting base of the village on Feb. 5.
    “The used-to-be impoverished farmers donate their vegetables, and we should also make our contribution,” said a member of the village’s poverty alleviation working team.
    “The Party and country helped us impoverished households, and we must be grateful and repay the favor,” Lu said, introducing that this batch of vegetables were especially saved for the people and medical workers in Wuhan. “We denied two dealers who wanted to purchase in late January,” Lu said
    It is learnt that since the breakout of the epidemic, Guanyang county has organized its village and community cadres to publicize prevention tips and guide the public to pay attention to epidemic control. Besides, it has also encouraged enterprises and individuals to donate epidemic prevention and control materials to contribute their strength to the battle against the virus.
    Apart from the 10,000 kilograms of vegetables donated by Lu, two cooperatives from Guanyang county’s Xishan township and Shuiche township have also donated 10,000 kilograms of bok choy and 10,000 kilograms of radishes to Wuhan, respectively.