Harvard study says COVID-19 may have hit Wuhan in Aug, 2019; China calls it ‘incredibly ridiculous’


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China on Tuesday dismissed as "incredibly ridiculous" a Harvard study, which pointed to a surge in traffic outside Wuhan hospitals from August 2019 suggesting that the coronavirus hit the area far earlier than reported. Follow latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here A whitepaper on coronavirus released by China on Sunday said the virus was first noticed on December 17 and Chinese virologists confirmed human-to-human transmission on January 19, prompting authorities to impose lockdown of Wuhan from January 23. US President Donald Trump and leaders of several countries have accused China of not being transparent in reporting the deadly disease,...