(1) AP: #XiJinping knew all along that a deadly pandemic was breaking out, Chinese documents show, but he had the government stay silent about it for SIX DAYS until #CCP could organize a plan to make him look like a hero. apnews.com/68a9e1b91de4ff…
(2) AP: CCP documents "show that the head of China’s National Health Commission, Ma Xiaowei, laid out a grim assessment of the situation on Jan. 14 in a confidential teleconference with provincial health officials.” #CCPVirus
(3) AP: "A [Chinese government] memo states that the teleconference was held to convey instructions on the coronavirus from President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, but does not specify what those instructions were." #XiJinping #CCPVirus
(4) AP, cites January 14 Chinese memo: "'The epidemic situation is still severe and complex, the most severe challenge since SARS in 2003, and is likely to develop into a major public health event,’ the memo cites [China's National Health Commission chief] Ma as saying.”
(5) AP January 14: "The National Health Commission is the top medical agency in the country. In a faxed statement, the Commission said it had organized the teleconference because of the case reported in Thailand and the possibility of the virus spreading during New Year travel.”
(6) AP says #CCP knew: "Under a section titled ‘sober understanding of the situation,’ the memo said that ‘clustered cases suggest that human-to-human transmission is possible.’ ... the situation had ‘changed significantly’ because of the possible spread of the virus abroad.”
(7) AP: #CCP said secretly on January 14, “‘With the coming of the Spring Festival, many people will be traveling, and the risk of transmission and spread is high,’ the memo continued. ‘All localities must prepare for and respond to a pandemic.'”
(9) AP: "In the memo, [National Health Commission chief] Ma demanded officials unite around Xi and made clear that political considerations and social stability were key priorities during the long lead-up to China’s two biggest political meetings of the year in March." #CCPVirus
(10) AP: "While the documents do not spell out why Chinese leaders waited six days to make their concerns public, the [upcoming political] meetings may be one reason." #CCPVirus @WHO #MakeChinaPay
(11) AP cites China's CDC emergency center director telling state TV on January 15: "We have reached the latest understanding that the risk of sustained human-to-human transmission is low." #CCPVirus #WuhanVirus #MakeChinaPay
(12) AP: January 15 "was the same day [China CDC emergency director] Li was appointed leader of a group preparing emergency plans for the level one response, a CDC notice shows."
