"From the perspective of continued understanding of the (COVID-19) situation, it is only at this time that everyone realizes it is so dangerous. If we (the Government of Wuhan) knew at first from the virus spread that it would be so serious, finding effective control and prevention methods of course would be good, but the problem is usually we cannot realize the severity from the outset."
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Zhou Xianwang (2020) cited in "Wuhan mayor under pressure to resign over response to coronavirus outbreak" on South China Morning Post, 23 January 2020.
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