Chinese Citizens Report Worsening Spread of Virus, as Officials Hint at Severity of Crisis

A medical worker (R) rests in a chair next to a patient at a hospital in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, on Jan. 23, 2020. AP Photo

Chinese citizens say that the new coronavirus outbreak is spreading quickly to other parts of the country outside the epicenter of Wuhan City, capital of Hubei Province.

Residents in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing report that hospitals are filling up with patients. They believe the situation is far worse than Chinese authorities portray, and that they are not disclosing the true number of infections and deaths.