Zhou Xianwang later admitted that the city had not issued adequate warnings during the early stages of the pandemic.

Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into the former mayor of the central city of Wuhan, Beijing's top ...

Mayor Zhou Xianwang’s comments were broadcast on China’s state television network hours after Premier Li Keqiang arrived in the city to meet infected patients and front-line health workers ...

In an interview with state broadcaster CCTV on January 27, Wuhan’s then-mayor Zhou Xianwang admitted his government did not disclose information on the coronavirus “in a timely fashion.” ...

Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang later admitted that the city’s “warnings were not sufficient,” and offered to resign. “We understand that the public is unsatisfied with our information disclosure.

Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang said the handling of the crisis was "not good enough." ... Zhou said Beijing’s officials have to approve the information before it is released to the public, ...

Heads will likely roll in Wuhan, where the city’s mayor Zhou Xianwang has already publicly offered to resign, admitting that his administration’s warnings were “not sufficient.” ...

Zhou Xianwang, former member of the leading Party members group and vice chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, is suspected of ...

Zhou Xianwang, the mayor of Wuhan, also said that the city had seen human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus on a large scale during an interview with state broadcaster CCTV.

There was no official statement on the departure of Zhou Xianwang as mayor and his successor will need to be endorsed by the city’s legislature before the change can be announced.

Wuhan’s mayor, Zhou Xianwang, said on Sunday that some 5 million people left the city during the Lunar New Year travel rush, raising new fears of a global pandemic.