Coronavirus: doubts about the estimated number of deaths in China
Tens of thousands of people in Wuhan, the epicenter of the global pandemic, are trying to recover the funerals of their loved ones, while only 2,535 people are officially dead.
How many people died from Covid-19 in Wuhan, the main city in Hubei and the starting point of the epidemic? 2,535 as stated by official Chinese government statistics ... or more?
The economic magazine Caixin which, since the beginning of the crisis, has been doing a remarkable job of investigation, has sown doubt by indicating that, on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 March, trucks had delivered about 2,500 ballot boxes each day in one of the seven crematoriums in this city of 11 million inhabitants. In addition, while families can recover the ashes of their loved ones since Monday 23, photos show huge lines, silent, in front of the crematoriums. There are reports of six hours of waiting. With the Chinese Day of the Dead falling on April 5, the crematoriums have pledged to return the ashes before that date, although on Thursday March 26 the authorities banned gatherings in cemeteries before the end of April.
On social networks, some have done their calculations. All seven crematoriums can return 3,500 urns a day, that's 42,000 urns in twelve days. A resident of Wuhan told the American site Radio Free Asia (RFA) that the seven crematoriums can perform about 2,000 cremations every day, and that the official number of victims of Covid-19 is not credible. Many Wuhan residents are convinced that more than 40,000 people have died in the city since the start of the quarantine that began on January 23, said RFA. Partly lifted Tuesday, March 24, in Hubei, it should not be in Wuhan until April 8.
Tens of thousands of people in Wuhan, the epicenter of the global pandemic, are trying to recover the funerals of their loved ones, while only 2,535 people are officially dead.
How many people died from Covid-19 in Wuhan, the main city in Hubei and the starting point of the epidemic? 2,535 as stated by official Chinese government statistics ... or more?
The economic magazine Caixin which, since the beginning of the crisis, has been doing a remarkable job of investigation, has sown doubt by indicating that, on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 March, trucks had delivered about 2,500 ballot boxes each day in one of the seven crematoriums in this city of 11 million inhabitants. In addition, while families can recover the ashes of their loved ones since Monday 23, photos show huge lines, silent, in front of the crematoriums. There are reports of six hours of waiting. With the Chinese Day of the Dead falling on April 5, the crematoriums have pledged to return the ashes before that date, although on Thursday March 26 the authorities banned gatherings in cemeteries before the end of April.
On social networks, some have done their calculations. All seven crematoriums can return 3,500 urns a day, that's 42,000 urns in twelve days. A resident of Wuhan told the American site Radio Free Asia (RFA) that the seven crematoriums can perform about 2,000 cremations every day, and that the official number of victims of Covid-19 is not credible. Many Wuhan residents are convinced that more than 40,000 people have died in the city since the start of the quarantine that began on January 23, said RFA. Partly lifted Tuesday, March 24, in Hubei, it should not be in Wuhan until April 8.
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