Wuhan next-of-kin accuse China of blocking Covid lawsuits

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The coronavirus emerged in Wuhan last December but city authorities initially dragged their feet, pressuring whistle-blowing doctors to keep quiet.

But they have had their lawsuits abruptly rejected, dozens of others face pressure from authorities not to file, and lawyers are being warned against helping them, according to people involved in the effort.

The Communist Party continues to downplay responsibility, even questioning whether the pathogen originated in China, while trumpeting its later success in suppressing domestic infections. "We had no idea the buses were full of the virus... So we went out every day. We didn't even know about masks," Zhong told AFP.

For the next two agonising weeks, they spent long hours in overwhelmed hospitals begging to get him admitted, but without a positive result -- and with testing kits scarce -- he was repeatedly turned away.His family never saw him alive again. He died on a respirator two weeks later. Others also have reported official intimidation, and next-of-kin chat groups have been infiltrated by police, Zhang alleged, blaming Wuhan's government.Wuhan's government did not respond to AFP's requests for comment.

 

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