The virus, which has killed 81 people, has now spread to most of China and some other countries. “We locked down the city to cut the spread of virus, but it’s likely we’ll leave a bad reputation in history,” he said. “As long as it helps contain the spread of virus, I’m willing to resign as a form of apology. “I now understand what shamelessness is,” said one user on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter. Zhou acknowledged during the interview that information about the virus outbreak in the early days was not shared quickly enough with the public.

Source: National Post January 27, 2020 12:11 UTC