China

China Fires Leaders in Coronavirus Epicenter as Cases Surge to 60,000

CONVENIENT SCAPEGOAT

The firings came hours after the total numbers in the outbreak epicenter jumped ninefold when officials redefined the clinical symptoms.

Jamie Ross
Jamie Ross 

News Correspondent

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Jamie Ross

Jamie Ross

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