Fear, Fury and the Coronavirus

Published: Feb. 13, 2020, 10:52 a.m.

b'Note: This episode contains strong language in both English and Mandarin. \\n\\nWhat started as a story about fear of a new and dangerous virus has become a story of fury over the Chinese government\\u2019s handling of an epidemic. Today, one of our China correspondents takes us behind the scenes of Beijing\\u2019s response to a global outbreak. Guest: Amy Qin, a China correspondent for The New York Times. For more information on today\\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.\\xa0\\n\\nBackground reading:\\xa0President Xi Jinping faces an accelerating health crisis that is also a political one: a profound test of the authoritarian system he has built around himself over the past seven years.China\\u2019s leader, who rarely mingles with the public, visited several sites in Beijing and spoke to medical workers in Wuhan via video conferencing.Here are the latest updates on the global outbreak.'