The revision came as a growing chorus of world leaders suggested China had not been entirely open about the full domestic impact of the virus. The adjustment, detailed in a social media posting by the city government, adds 1,290 deaths to the tally in Wuhan. In Wuhan -- where the virus was first detected late last year -- an official announcement raised the city's death toll by half, to a total of 3,869. World leaders are grappling with the question of when to re-open society, seeking a life-and-death balance between unfreezing stalled economies and preventing a deadly second coronavirus wave. New Yorker Jamie O'Reilly, owner of a dog-walking business, summed up the agonising predicament world leaders face.

Source: Daily Nation April 17, 2020 04:30 UTC