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China leader Xi Jinping knew about coronavirus scale much earlier than believed

Chinese president Xi Jinping was long aware of the coronavirus outbreak and has outlined a contingency plan for strict disease control in a private political party meeting.

A full transcript of the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) meeting on February 3 revealed that Xi was aware of the outbreak in January 7, just a week after the first coronavirus case was confirmed.

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