Estimates Show Wuhan Death Rate Far Higher Than China’s Official Reports

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Estimates Show Wuhan Death Rate Far Higher Than China’s Official Reports

MARCH 30, 2020 By Tristan Justice

New estimates released this week from Radio Free Asia, a U.S.-government funded nonprofit, reveal the Wuhan virus death rate in the Chinese city to be far higher than China’s official numbers.

Looking at cremations conducted by area funeral homes, Radio Free Asia estimates the true death toll from the virus to be 46,800 in the city home to the outbreak’s origin. China, however, is reporting the total death rate at 2,500. That’s far less than the 5,000 urns recently sent to just one Wuhan funeral home, according to the Chinese news outlet Ciaxin.

Meanwhile, China has begun to lift lockdowns, claiming cases in the East Asian giant are on a steep decline with only more than 3,100 deaths nationwide.

Many have remained skeptical of the Chinese figures, pointing to China’s early deceptive actions at the start of the epidemic. As Federalist Senior Contributor Helen Raleigh explains, China actively suppressed whistleblowers raising the alarm over the virus and turned a blind eye to the threat that has consequently become a global pandemic.

The new estimates provide fresh evidence to contradict China’s claims as the rest of the world struggles to contain the outbreak.

Despite widespread skepticism of China’s reporting, the World Health Organization has continued to tout China’s apparent success in combating the crisis while evading questions related to Taiwan.

Hong Kong World City @HKWORLDCITY

WOW Bruce Aylward/@WHO did an interview with HK's @rthk_news & when asked about #Taiwan he pretended not to hear the question. The journalist asks again & he hangs up!

She calls back & he said "Well, we've already talked about China."

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Tristan Justice is a staff writer at The Federalist focusing on the 2020 presidential campaigns. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com.  

-Justin Thyme-Two cents worth of opinion. Folks, I know a number of contacts in mainland China. They are afraid to even talk on the internet about the situation there. And I have used suppliers in China for acquiring military surplus that I sell at local gun shows and such. Here is what I am observing for what it is worth. Many of those suppliers are now out of contact. Their websites and such may still be there. But the items are not listed for sale. It is like a brick and mortar store with nothing on the shelves. And those that are still stocked have notices that they will be away and unable to fill any orders for more than a month. That leaves me to wonder about those issues. Are those missing suppliers still alive and well? Are the ones away for a month or more, out of country for good reasons like trying to avoid getting the virus.