China 's censorship and downplaying related to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic are usual in other countries as well , according to what Yale University professor of Medicine William Summer told Undark Magazine .
William Summers , a Yale University professor of medicine , told Undark Magazine though that such silencing and downplaying tactics are `` not unique to China '' , and `` seems to be standard operating procedure ” worldwide.. On 20 January , Xi Jinping made his first public remark on the outbreak and spoke of `` the need for the timely release of information '' .
2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China