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Beijing Finally Accepts American Infectious-Disease Experts, Weighs Delay Of Annual Party Meeting

• Zero Hedge - Tyler Durden

Summary:

China finally allows US experts in

Singapore reports 3 new cases, DP reports 90

Beijing weighs postponing National Congress

Japan delays Tokyo Marathon, raising concerns about the Olympics

14 Americans aboard evacuation flight found to have virus

5 virus-linked deaths rumored in Tibet

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Update (1030ET): For what seemed like weeks after the outbreak began, Tibet repeatedly reported that it had zero confirmed cases of the virus, even after it had spread to every other Chinese province (there are 31 in total).

Now, online rumors might shed some light on why: It's not that the virus hadn't arrived, it's that party leaders in Tibet - for whatever reason (lack of resources, a motivation to impress Beijing) - didn't report the full breadth of the problem.

Unconfirmed reports claim 5 have died in Tibet from the virus.

It's just another reminder that...


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