"irresponsible and unreasonable" reliance on China

As of Feb. 25, the Shandong government stated that there were a total of 755 infections in the province. But the internal document (covertly passed to Epoch Times) showed that 1,992 people had tested positive for the virus via nucleic acid testing as of Feb. 23.     https://techstartups.com/2020/02/26/leaked-internal-document-reveals-coronavirus-infections-52-times-higher-reported-figures-chinas-shandong-province/ in China
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the virus outbreak has highlighted an "irresponsible and unreasonable" reliance on China, according to French finance minister Bruno Le Maire  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/china-coronavirus-outbreak-latest-updates-200225003320810.html
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France is now reporting its 18th case of coronavirus, the country's Health Minister said in a news conference in Paris.  https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-02-26-20-intl-hnk/index.html

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S. Korea cases shoot up again--my numbers may not turn out to be for last 24 hours; 284/977= 29% increase.   -r

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9:50 p.m. London time 2-26-20  Iran has no plans to quarantine any cities and towns

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51651454