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Acton Line podcast: How Communist China’s virus coverup caused a pandemic
Acton Line podcast: How Communist China’s virus coverup caused a pandemic
Dec 14, 2025 4:25 PM

As of March 18, Coronavirus, or COVID-19 — which originated in Wuhan, China — has infected over 200,000 people and has killed more than 8,000 people globally. What responsive measures should have been taken by China that weren’t? How did the People’s Republic of China put the world in danger by failing the people of Wuhan, and who in China risked their lives and even the lives of their family members to raise the alarm for your sake? Helen Raleigh, a senior contributor at The Federalist, answers.

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