China Reveals 1,541 Symptom-Free Virus Cases Under Pressure
- Growing criticism over China’s failure to disclose number
- Such cases could fuel spread of the highly infectious virus
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China said that it’s put 1,541 people infected with the novel coronavirus but who don’t have symptoms under observation as of March 30, a much-anticipated announcement which helps provide a deeper picture of the scale of the country’s epidemic.