Covid 19: Coronavirus 'spreading virulently' in Wuhan much earlier than previously thought, report suggests

China's pandemic expose: PCR-test kit orders doubled months before first COVID-19 case

Research conducted by a cybersecurity firm has revealed that the Chinese province that was the initial epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak made significant purchases of equipment used to test for infectious diseases months before Beijing notified international authorities of the emergence of a new coronavirus.

Report: Viral Test Purchases Spiked in China Before First Reported COVID Case - Washington Free Beacon

Purchases of viral tests that can be used to detect COVID-19 infection spiked in the Wuhan area months before China first confirmed coronavirus cases, according to a report from an Australian cybersecurity firm. The report suggests China may have known about the spread of the coronavirus long before it was officially acknowledged.

Medical test sales spiked in Wuhan months before COVID-19 cases first announced: Report

An Australian cybersecurity firm tracked the sales of PCR tests over the past several years, finding data to suggest that the virus was spreading sooner than previously believed.

Orders for PCR tests surged in China's Hubei province in mid-2019

"spreading virulently in Wuhan, China as early as the summer of 2019"

New report documents evidence the coronavirus was spreading in Wuhan as early as May 2019, and China knew about it

A new report documented evidence that the coronavirus has been spreading in Wuhan as early as May 2019 and that the Chinese government knew about it. The report — titled "Procuring for a Pandemic: An Assessment of Hubei Province PCR Procurement Contracts" — shows that the government in China was...

Covid 19: Coronavirus 'spreading virulently' in Wuhan much earlier than previously thought, report suggests