‘I can never be happy again’: grieving Wuhan families say China is blocking coronavirus lawsuits
- Relatives of people who died from Covid-19 claim cases have been abruptly rejected and some have faced pressure from the authorities not to file
- They accuse the Wuhan and Hubei governments of concealing the outbreak when it first emerged, not alerting the public and bungling the response
But they have had their lawsuits abruptly rejected, dozens of others face pressure from authorities not to file, and lawyers are being warned against helping them, according to people involved in the effort.
The families accuse the Wuhan and Hubei provincial governments of concealing the outbreak when it first emerged there late last year, failing to alert the public, and bungling the response, allowing Covid-19 to explode out of control.
It has killed nearly 3,900 in the city and over 900,000 globally so far.
“They say the epidemic was a natural calamity. But these serious outcomes are man-made, and you need to find who’s to blame,” said Zhong, 67.
“Our family is shattered. I can never be happy again.”
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Families of coronavirus victims accuse China of blocking coronavirus lawsuits
