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*7 February - Dr. Li Wenliang, one of the eight doctors forced to a sign a criminal confession admitting to posting “illegal and false” information warning the public of the coronavirus epidemic, dies. A selfie of the doctor lying sick in his hospital bed went viral, stirring widespread outrage against the leftwing Chinese Communist Party in China.<ref name="gatestoneinstitute.org"/> “To get an idea of the enormous scale of said outpouring of grief and anger, Dr. Li’s death apparently generated 800 million(!) comments on Weibo by midnight - 2.5 hours after it was first reported and 3 hours before it was confirmed by the hospital."<ref name="twitter.com"/>

*7 February - Dr. Li Wenliang, one of the eight doctors forced to a sign a criminal confession admitting to posting “illegal and false” information warning the public of the coronavirus epidemic, dies. A selfie of the doctor lying sick in his hospital bed went viral, stirring widespread outrage against the leftwing Chinese Communist Party in China.<ref name="gatestoneinstitute.org"/> “To get an idea of the enormous scale of said outpouring of grief and anger, Dr. Li’s death apparently generated 800 million(!) comments on Weibo by midnight - 2.5 hours after it was first reported and 3 hours before it was confirmed by the hospital."<ref name="twitter.com"/>

:*China has refused a team of U.S. health experts for over a month, denying public assistance and hiding the situation inside its borders.

:*China has refused a team of U.S. health experts for over a month, denying public assistance and hiding the situation inside its borders.

*10 February - The CCP finally allows a WHO advance team into China, more than two months after the first cases were observed.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-who-idUSKBN2041S9</ref>

*10 February - The CCP finally allows a WHO advance team into China, more than two months after the first cases were observed.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-who-idUSKBN2041S9</ref>. President [[Donald Trump]] expresses confidence in Chinese government on [[Fox News]]: "I think China is very, you know, professionally run in the sense that they have everything under control," Trump said. "I really believe they are going to have it under control fairly soon. You know in April, supposedly, it dies with the hotter weather. And that's a beautiful date to look forward to. But China I can tell you is working very hard."

*China reveals massive toll of coronavirus on health workers. It's the first time China has revealed the number of frontline workers infected.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/International/china-1716-health-workers-63000-infected-coronavirus/story?id=68982408</ref>  The CCP denied transmissibility and did not warn frontline healthcare workers early on.

*China reveals massive toll of coronavirus on health workers. It's the first time China has revealed the number of frontline workers infected.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/International/china-1716-health-workers-63000-infected-coronavirus/story?id=68982408</ref>  The CCP denied transmissibility and did not warn frontline healthcare workers early on.

*12 February - Top provincial and municipal CCP leaders are fired after a surge in new cases, tarnishing the earlier cover story of a successful response.

*12 February - Top provincial and municipal CCP leaders are fired after a surge in new cases, tarnishing the earlier cover story of a successful response.

:*Democrat House committee votes to rescind Trump travel ban.

:*Democrat House committee votes to rescind Trump travel ban.

*17 February - CCP starts paying hush money to families of dead victims.  [[Plebian]]s get 3000 yuan (about $400) while doctors families get 5000 yuan.<ref>https://shanghai.ist/2020/02/17/families-of-doctors-who-have-died-from-coronavirus-in-wuhan-to-receive-5000-yuan-sympathy-payments/</ref>

*17 February - CCP starts paying hush money to families of dead victims.  [[Plebian]]s get 3000 yuan (about $400) while doctors families get 5000 yuan.<ref>https://shanghai.ist/2020/02/17/families-of-doctors-who-have-died-from-coronavirus-in-wuhan-to-receive-5000-yuan-sympathy-payments/</ref>

*18 February - [[Reuters]] reports: Experts fear China reluctant to accept WHO ground mission.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-who-mission-idUSKBN2071WZ</ref>

*18 February - [[Reuters]] reports: Experts fear China reluctant to accept WHO ground mission.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-who-mission-idUSKBN2071WZ</ref> President Trump praises Chinese efforts in remarks before boarding [[Air Force One]]: “I think President Xi is working very hard. As you know, I spoke with him recently. He’s working really hard. It’s a tough problem. I think he’s going to do — look, I’ve seen them build hospitals in a short period of time. I really believe he wants to get that done, and he wants to get it done fast. Yes, I think he’s doing it very professionally.”

*19 February - National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) posts Abstract on its website which states:

*19 February - National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) posts Abstract on its website which states:

{{quotebox|'''Breakthrough: Chloroquine phosphate [fish tank cleaner] has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of COVID-19 associated pneumonia in clinical studies'''<br>The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus is spreading rapidly, and scientists are endeavoring to discover drugs for its efficacious treatment in China. Chloroquine phosphate, an old drug for treatment of malaria, is shown to have apparent efficacy and acceptable safety against COVID-19 associated pneumonia in multicenter clinical trials conducted in China. The drug is recommended to be included in the next version of the Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Pneumonia Caused by COVID-19 issued by the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China for treatment of COVID-19 infection in larger populations in the future.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32074550]</ref>}}

{{quotebox|'''Breakthrough: Chloroquine phosphate [fish tank cleaner] has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of COVID-19 associated pneumonia in clinical studies'''<br>The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus is spreading rapidly, and scientists are endeavoring to discover drugs for its efficacious treatment in China. Chloroquine phosphate, an old drug for treatment of malaria, is shown to have apparent efficacy and acceptable safety against COVID-19 associated pneumonia in multicenter clinical trials conducted in China. The drug is recommended to be included in the next version of the Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Pneumonia Caused by COVID-19 issued by the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China for treatment of COVID-19 infection in larger populations in the future.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32074550]</ref>}}