China’s Wuhan sharply revises its Coronavirus death toll by 1,290 to a total of 3,869
China’s Wuhan, the epicentre of COVID-19, has sharply revised the death toll by 1,290 to a total of 3,689, substantiating the western narrative of “misleading reporting” by China on the Coronavirus numbers.
The change also pushes the nationwide death toll up by nearly 39% to 4,632, based on official national data released earlier on Friday.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Wuhan was also revised upwards – by 325 to 50,333, the government said.
In an interview with the Financial Times, French President Emmanuel Macron said it would be “naive” to think China had handled the pandemic well, adding: “There are clearly things that have happened that we don’t know about.”
Beijing and Moscow have rejected the accusations, with Russian President Vladimir Putin denouncing “attempts by some people to smear China”.
