A visitor looks at a portrait of the respiratory specialist Zhong Nanshan during an art exhibition about coronavirus prevention and control at the National Museum of China
Photograph: China News Service/Getty Images.
It was Dr. Zhong who was allowed to confirm January 20 the new coronavirus could spread from person to person, meaning it was highly contagious. The revelation was a critical piece of information local bureaucrats and public health officials denied for weeks, citing lack of evidence. That and other cover-up measures delayed containment of COVID-19 for at least a month.
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