Beijing: The Chinese health minister denied delays in sharing coronavirus information in response to an AP investigation that found the World Health Organization (WHO) was frustrated by a lack of transparency by Beijing during the early days of the virus outbreak.
At a news conference on Sunday, where China issued an official report on the fight against COVID-19, Ma Xiaowei, director of China’s National Health Commission, denied China stalled or attempted a cover-up during the virus outbreak, saying the AP report “seriously violated the facts”.
“It took time to accumulate evidence, deepen understanding, and grasp the characteristics of the novel coronavirus,” Ma said.
