US CDC had ‘very good interaction’ with China after coronavirus outbreak, says director Robert Redfield

‘Top US health official says colleagues connected with Beijing two days after Chinese health authorities first notified WHO of ‘a cluster of cases of pneumonia’. Discussions took place ‘at a scientific level’ as early as January 2, Redfield testifies to US lawmakers. “I personally had discussions as early, I think the CDC had discussions as early as January 2, and myself, January 3, with a counterpart to discuss this at a scientific level,” Redfield said. “I think we had very good interaction. That’s different than the broader government level.”

Read here (South China Morning Post, May 13, 2020)