Chinese officials are working to silence people suspected of challenging the narrative that authorities in Wuhan and Beijing acted swiftly and efficiently to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
A man wearing a face mask travels on a ferry to cross the Yangtze River in Wuhan in April. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images
A man wearing a face mask travels on a ferry to cross the Yangtze River in Wuhan in April. China's leaders have declared the coronavirus outbreak largely under control within its borders.
In February, during the peak of the outbreak in Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have originated, thousands of volunteers delivered supplies to hospitals, drove medical workers around the city and staffed online mental health services.provided foreign organizations with documentationintentionally covered up the full extent of its coronavirus epidemic, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Some of the volunteers questioned ran a telephone hotline that became a well-known resource offering both
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