SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 02: A staff worker wears a protective mask and protective suit at Pudong International Airport on May 02, 2020 in Shanghai, China.
Health authorities of China said the country has passed the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic on Marc WASHINGTON - U.S.
officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to it, intelligence documents show.
Chinese leaders “intentionally concealed the severity” of the pandemic from the world in early January, according to a four-page Department of Homeland Security intelligence report dated May 1 and obtained by The Associated Press.