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[TIME] China reported a huge increase in new COVID-19 cases. Here’s why it’s actually a step in the right direction

AMY GUNIA and MICHAEL ZENNIE, 13 February, 2020

  • Ben Cowling, a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Hong Kong, believes that the numbers reported by Chinese officials may have been undercounted.
  • Hui-ling Yen, an expert on influenza transmission at the University of Hong Kong, believes the new diagnosis criteria could mean the numbers reported are representative of the situation on the ground.

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Professor Benjamin Cowling, Division Head of Epidemiology and Biostatistics of School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine. Photo: School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong
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