Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
JChengWSJ's profile
Jonathan Cheng
Jonathan Cheng
Jonathan Cheng
Verified account
@JChengWSJ

Tweets

Jonathan ChengVerified account

@JChengWSJ

China Bureau Chief @WSJ. Formerly of Seoul, New York and Hong Kong bureaus. jonathan.cheng@wsj.com

Beijing
wsj.com/news/author/12…
Joined September 2011

Tweets

  • © 2022 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

      Ms. Wei first sought help at a small private clinic across the street from her home. For two days, she took antibiotics through an IV drip. “It’s pretty effective for ordinary colds."https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

      2 replies 33 retweets 80 likes
      Show this thread
    2. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

      With her condition worsening dramatically, Ms. Wei showed up at the ER of another hospital on Dec. 16 but was sent home. She only got a bed in a respiratory ward there after two days, when one of her daughters made an appointment with a specialist.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

      1 reply 31 retweets 78 likes
      Show this thread
    3. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

      Three days later, on Dec. 21, one doctor told Ms. Wei that two other workers from Huanan market were also suffering severe illnesses, and were at another ER in Wuhan. “Your illness is really serious," she was told.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

      2 replies 32 retweets 76 likes
      Show this thread
    4. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

      The head of ER at Ms. Wei's hospital in Wuhan was initially unperturbed by the burst of cases at Huanan market, he said in an interview. “Back then, I wasn’t afraid at all—I was even relaxed…The early stages made us drop our guard.”https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

      1 reply 32 retweets 70 likes
      Show this thread
    5. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

      Meantime Dr. Ai Fen, head of ER at another Wuhan hospital, connected the dots after seeing two patients with similar symptoms on Dec. 16 and 27, she said in an interview. By Dec. 28, she counted seven unexplained pneumonia cases, four tied to the market.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

      2 replies 65 retweets 125 likes
      Show this thread
    6. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

      Dr. Ai informed the hospital’s leadership on Dec. 29, and it notified China's CDC, which had heard similar reports from elsewhere in Wuhan, Dr. Ai said. Another doctor at another Wuhan hospital raised a similar alarm on Dec. 27, state media later reported.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

      1 reply 35 retweets 81 likes
      Show this thread
    7. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

      On Dec. 30, Dr. Ai got lab test results for her patients. It said “SARS coronavirus." Terrified, she shared the lung scans with fellow doctors, including eventually Li Wenliang, whose death from the virus would later trigger a flood of grief and anger.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

      1 reply 39 retweets 87 likes
      Show this thread
    8. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

      On Jan. 1, another patient arrived at Dr. Ai’s department: The owner of a private medical clinic near Huanan market who had become seriously ill. Dr. Ai again alerted hospital authorities on Jan. 1, and ordered her own department to put on masks.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

      3 replies 34 retweets 77 likes
      Show this thread
    9. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

      That night, the hospital’s discipline department summoned her for a chat, where she was criticized for “spreading rumors." She tried to argue that the disease could be contagious. They said her action caused panic and “damaged the stability” of Wuhan.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

      1 reply 52 retweets 93 likes
      Show this thread
    10. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

      Dr. Ai's hospital’s leadership banned staff from discussing the disease. Eight days later, a nurse in her department started to feel sick—by the coronavirus, she later learned. By early March, three doctors at the hospital had died from the infection.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

      2 replies 41 retweets 88 likes
      Show this thread
      Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

      Despite ample evidence to the contrary, the Wuhan branch of China's National Health Commission said Dec. 31 that they had "not found any obvious human-to-human transmission or infection of medical staff…The disease is preventable and controllable.”https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

      11:05 PM - 6 Mar 2020
      • 53 Retweets
      • 94 Likes
      • Francis ICO Queen Constitutionally concerned fed up californian 🇺🇸 Trump Party Bossypants Autonomous Zone Yarnfanatic Mel Schmidt 𝐄𝐗-𝐆𝐎𝐏 🥁 NEVER, EVER Tяump 🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ 🦅⚖️ Unknown 💤
      3 replies 53 retweets 94 likes
        1. New conversation
        2. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          That same day, Dec. 31, a regular customer of Huanan market who had begun coughing up blood eight days earlier was transferred to Wuhan's Jinyintan Hospital. Another 40 patients checked in that day—all with the same symptoms, and all tied to the market.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          1 reply 37 retweets 81 likes
          Show this thread
        3. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          By Jan. 2 Chinese scientists had identified a new coronavirus and mapped its genetic sequence, but didn't publicly confirm an outbreak of a new coronavirus until Jan. 9, two days after @WSJ reported it. The genome wasn't shared with the world till Jan. 12.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          4 replies 84 retweets 141 likes
          Show this thread
        4. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          Some epidemiologists say the genome data should have been shared at least a week earlier, and that authorities shouldn't have repeatedly denied human-to-human transmission for so long. “We knew then that the government was lying,” said one local doctor.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          2 replies 58 retweets 102 likes
          Show this thread
        5. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          Only after a WHO official told a press conference on Jan. 14 that there could be “limited human-to-human transmission, potentially among families” did the Wuhan branch of the National Health Commission adjust its language to echo that position.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          1 reply 40 retweets 81 likes
          Show this thread
        6. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          Even then, Li Qun, the head of the China CDC’s emergency center, played down the threat, telling state television on Jan. 15: “We have reached the latest understanding that the risk of human-to-human transmission is low.”https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          1 reply 48 retweets 79 likes
          Show this thread
        7. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          Hubei and Wuhan held annual sessions of their legislative bodies, when local authorities routinely suppress bad news, from Jan. 6 to 17. Between Jan. 5 and 17, no new cases were announced. On Jan. 18, Wuhan went ahead with a massive Lunar New Year banquet.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          2 replies 36 retweets 78 likes
          Show this thread
        8. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          The first public indication of Xi Jinping’s involvement came Jan. 20, when state media said he ordered officials to contain the virus. It now appears that he was in charge since a Jan. 7 senior party meeting—a change of narrative made public in February.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          2 replies 38 retweets 74 likes
          Show this thread
        9. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          Meanwhile, Peking University’s Wang Guangfa was sent to Wuhan and told state media on Jan. 10 the virus had little capacity to cause illness and that the epidemic was under control. Dr. Wang announced later that he had caught the virus.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          2 replies 39 retweets 79 likes
          Show this thread
        10. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          Some experts had access to the first 41 confirmed cases but were reluctant to share data before publication in a prestigious medical journal, according to doctors and scientists. One doctor repeatedly asked for more clinical details and was brushed off.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          2 replies 86 retweets 131 likes
          Show this thread
        11. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          On Jan. 18, the day of Wuhan's big New Year banquet, a team of doctors was sent to Wuhan, including Dr. Zhong Nanshan, one of China's best known epidemiologists and the leader of the task force, who had become a national hero for his role in fighting SARS.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          1 reply 33 retweets 67 likes
          Show this thread
        12. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          Local doctors told Dr. Zhong of one patient who had infected 14 medical workers at one hospital. Still, when Xi spoke Jan. 20, he made no mention of human-to-human transmission. Hours later, Dr. Zhong told state TV the virus was spreading between people.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          1 reply 34 retweets 74 likes
          Show this thread
        13. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          Dr. Zhong privately informed the Chinese leadership the situation was more dire than they realized, and presented a series of recommendations, including locking down Wuhan—as a Plan B. To their surprise, Xi went for Plan B.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          2 replies 27 retweets 73 likes
          Show this thread
        14. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          The extraordinary lockdown of Wuhan and much of Hubei province, with a population of nearly 60 million, shut down much of the country's economy. But by late February, new cases were slowing in China—though rising sharply in other countries.https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          1 reply 35 retweets 76 likes
          Show this thread
        15. Jonathan Cheng‏Verified account @JChengWSJ 6 Mar 2020

          Dr. Zhong said if action had been taken sooner, in early January or before, “the number of sick would have been greatly reduced." Huanan vendor Wei Guixian agrees. Had officials acted sooner, she said in an interview, “a lot fewer people would have died."https://on.wsj.com/2VRb2fy 

          9 replies 71 retweets 123 likes
          Show this thread
        16. End of conversation

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2022 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Cookies
        • Ads info