Wuhan: How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control

Cover
Wuhan
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Note on Names, Dates, Online Sources, and Translations
1. Thinking about China’s Response to the COVID-​19 Outbreak
2. The Party-​State, Fragmented Authoritarianism, and the Health Emergency Response Regime
3. The Wuhan Alarm: Unusual Pneumonia Cases and a SARS-​Like Coronavirus
4. The New Year’s Eve Meeting: The Huanan Seafood Market  and the Health Emergency Action Program
5. The Stability Imperative and the Silencing of Doctors
6. The National Health Commission, Laboratory Regulation, and Pathogen Verification
7. The China CDC, the Huanan Seafood Market, and  Epidemiological Tunnel Vision
8. Fragmented Authoritarianism, Inclusion–​Exclusion Criteria, and Suppression of Case Submissions
9. The Wall of Silence Surrounding Health Worker Infections
10. Conducting Public Health Emergency Response in Stealth
11. The Decision to Seal Off Wuhan
12. “The Battle for Wuhan”
13. The Real Wuhan Lockdown
14. Was the COVID-​19 Pandemic Inevitable? Fragmented Authoritarianism, Leadership, and the Question  of Preventability
Appendix 1: A Chronology of the COVID-​19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China
Appendix 2: Notable Officials during and after the Wuhan Outbreak
Notes
Index