The virologist said that one of her friends, a scientist at the Centers for disease control and prevention in China, knew about human-to-human transmission long before China or the WHO recognized that such a spread was possible. According to the woman, she told her supervisor about some of her findings, but “he just nodded.”
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Doctors and researchers who had previously openly discussed the virus suddenly fell silent, she explained. “The doctors ominously said, “We can’t talk about this, but we need to wear masks” she said.