“Calm, calm down. The (COVID-19) virus has become rampant. Everyone here is anxious.”

—  Gao Fu

Gao Fu (2020) cited in " China Urges Calm Over Virus During ‘Critical Period’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-urges-calm-over-virus-during-critical-period-11580045718" on The Wall Street Journal, 26 January 2020.

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