Chinese city concealed coronavirus outbreak even as patients died

The city of Harbin in northeastern China has experienced a renewed outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past months. However, local authorities have remained silent , despite continued reports of cases and deaths coming out of the city. After a brief period in April, when most regions of China reported little to no new coronavirus infections, a second wave of outbreaks broke out in several Chinese provinces. One of these was the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, where Harbin is the capital. Local authorities, however, have tried to hide the impact of the new outbreak on the province. Officially,…