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In February 2020, the "People's Daily" published an article stating that the novel coronavirus "did not necessarily originate in China." In March 2020, the online insert of the "People's Daily", distributed by "The Daily Telegraph", published an article stating that Traditional Chinese medicine "helps fight coronavirus." In May 2020, the "People's Daily" stated that the novel coronavirus had "multiple origins." In November 2020, the "People's Daily" published a claim that COVID-19 was "imported" into China. In January 2021, the "People's Daily" inaccurately attributed deaths in Norway to the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.