On April 4, 2003, military doctor Jiang Yanyong learned that Health Minister Zhang Wenkang had claimed there were only 12 SARS cases in Beijing. He then told the real case numbers from military hospitals to CCTV and Phoenix TV, and the information was relayed out by foreign journalists.
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2026-10-06 15:45 · 2003年4月3日，时任卫生部长张文康公开称北京市“只有12例非典，死亡3例”。蒋彦永得悉言论后，认为北京的疫情公布不正确，在翌日把掌握到的北京真实情况
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Context CONTEXT
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2003.04.03
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·Importance V
·Beijing
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Jiang Yanyong Exposes the True SARS Case Numbers in Beijing
2003.04.04 · Reported
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2003.04.20
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·Importance IV
·Beijing
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