I'd say yes...yes, they likely are...
"The ruling Communist Party, which initially tried to show transparency after being criticized for covering up the SARS virus outbreak 17 years ago, has now shown signs of reverting to its default position of censoring bad news.
In a post that was online for less than an hour, the Wuhan Health Commission admitted Thursday that it was struggling to respond to the outbreak. "At present, there is an obvious increase in the number of patients with fever in the city, and it is true that there are long queues and a shortage of beds in fever clinics," the commission said.
Hospitals and charitable organizations in Wuhan put out requests for donations of medical supplies, including masks and surgical gloves. China's finance ministry later said it was allocating $144 million to Hubei province to help it fight the outbreak.
A post from Wuhan Railway saying that 300,000 people traveled by train out of Wuhan on Wednesday, headed to every corner of the country, was also quickly deleted."
BEIJING -Major Chinese cities, including Beijing and quarantine-blocked Wuhan, banned all...
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