POLICE STATE China orders mystery pneumonia outbreak ‘cover-up’ as officials told to ‘downplay illness & BAN word Covid’

By Aliki Kraterou

CHINESE officials have been ordered to downplay the mystery pneumonia outbreak raging across the country, an insider has claimed.

Beijing has also ordered medics not to reveal the cause of the illness and urged officials to avoid using the term Covid-19, according to the source.

The new wave of pneumonia with “unusual symptoms” has swept through China and forced the country to bring back face masks and social distancing.

In a chilling echo of the pandemic, hospitals have been overwhelmed with sick children, particularly in the north of the country.

While fears of a possible new pandemic are growing, an insider from China’s top leadership has claimed the country’s top officials have been given a “secret directive,” purportedly straight from Chinese leader Xi Jinping.