“150,000 elderly people disappear from the list of pensions in Hubei Province, where the corona first occurred”

-In Hubei Province, the first outbreak of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), claims that about 150,000 names disappeared from the list of pensioners aged 80 and over in the first quarter of last year.

On the 17th, Free Asia Broadcasting (RFA) and Hong Kong’s Binfruit Daily quoted data from the Hubei Provincial Civil Affairs Office. “Reported.

According to the media, the authorities also prevented media and individuals from counting the number of funerals held during the period.

According to data from the Civil Administration Bureau of Hubei Province, the number of cremation cases last year increased significantly compared to the previous year. The number of cremation cases in the first to third quarters of last year was 410,000, which is more than the number of cases in 2019 (374,000) and 2018 (360,000). The media said, “There are suspicions about the credibility of the official data on the number of cremation cases in the Civil Government.” An scholar who requested anonymity pointed out that “the aging problem in China is becoming more and more serious and the elderly population is increasing every year, and it is not normal that the number of elderly pensioners in Hubei Province has declined sharply.”

According to official statistics from Chinese authorities, the cumulative number of corona19 deaths in Wuhan is 3869.

However, there have always been suspicions that the authorities have concealed the actual number of deaths.

A foreign study has also announced that the cumulative number of Corona 19 deaths in Wuhan is 36,000, which is 14 times the government announced.

Ryu Jun, a local activist, said, “In the first place, the cumulative death toll of Corona 19 was expected to be at least five times more than the government announced, but more people seem to have died.

Ryu Jun warned, “But if anyone tries to get real data on this, he will be arrested by the authorities.”

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