The WHO noted the contrast between the SARS outbreak of 2002-2004, where Chinese authorities were accused of a cover-up that hampered prevention and containment efforts, and the current crisis where the central government "provided regular reports to avoid panic on the eve of the Lunar New Year”.
WHO ilionyesha tofauti kati ya mkurupuko wa SARS 2002–2004, ambapo mamlaka ya Uchina zililaumiwa kwa usiri iliyozuia juhudi za kinga na udhibiti, na hali ya hatari ya sasa ambapo serikali ya kati &quot;imetoa taarifa za mara kwa mara kuzuia wasiwasi kabla ya likizo ya Mwaka Mpya wa Kichina&quot;.