COVID-19 and China's Response

What did the Chinese government claim about their response to COVID-19?

• They acted with secrecy and delay

• They acted with openness, transparency, and responsibility

• They acted with confusion and irresponsibility

• They acted with negligence and indifference

What was the initial reaction of the Chinese government to the SARS outbreak in 2002?

• They maintained everything was under control

• They immediately informed the world

• They quarantined the entire country

• They sought international help

What did the Chinese government create after the SARS outbreak to prevent future outbreaks?

• A new hospital in Wuhan

• The largest online infectious diseases reporting system

• A new vaccine

• A global health organization

Who became the head of the China CDC in 2017?

• Ian Lipkin

• George Gao

• Peter Daszak

• Li Wenliang

What was the initial diagnosis of the virus by a lab in Beijing?

• A new type of flu

• A bacterial infection

• SARS itself

• A common cold

What did the Wuhan police do to the doctors who spread the news of the outbreak?

• They labeled them as rumor-mongers and reprimanded them

• They ignored them

• They promoted them

• They rewarded them

What did the World Health Organization first learn about the outbreak from?

• An official announcement

• The Chinese government

• Social media and a ProMed post

• A news report