Zhang Hai has a warning to World Health Organization-led scientists researching the origin of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China: Don’t be fooled.
“If you only work behind the doors with government officials, going to places and reading documents arranged by them, you will be easily fooled,” said Zhang, who said his father died in February 2020 after going into a hospital for a routine fracture operation and contracting the virus.
As the WHO team of scientists began its field work into the origins of Covid-19 in Wuhan on Friday, Zhang is among a group of bereaved Chinese families seeking an audience with the international experts.
They accuse the authorities of concealing information about the virus at the start of the outbreak, which has since killed more than 2 million people globally, and want answers.
“If the WHO dances to their tune, the government will have a good excuse to reject the family members of dead patients that are trying to hold the government accountable,” said Zhang, who was born in Wuhan and now lives in Shenzhen
— Read on www.nbcnews.com/news/world/who-mission-covid-origin-begins-china-bereaved-son-seeks-answers-n1256121
Day: January 29, 2021
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WHOA TO Wuhan.. grieving resident says ‘don’t be fooled’
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Bubble trouble! Dow drops 600 points, briefly falling below 30,000 amid concern about GameStop trading frenzy
D U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday as heightened speculative trading by retail investors continued to unnerve the market.
The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 620 points, or 2%, after falling below the 30,000 mark at its session low. The 30-stock benchmark is on track to post its worst day since October.
The S&P 500 fell 2.4% as all 11 sectors traded in the red. The Nasdaq Composite slid 2.6% as Apple dropped 4.7% and other major tech names slipped.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2021/01/28/stock-futures-decline-as-volatile-wall-street-week-continues.html