Apparently many local Chinese, including the government of a neighboring province, do not believe in the reported numbers. Recently on March 25, the central go

Apparently many local Chinese, including the government of a neighboring province, do not believe in the reported numbers. Recently on March 25, the central government ordered to end the isolation imposed on cities of Hubei (the epicenter province). But the police from Jiangxi province (which borders Hubei) blocked the people from Hubei for fear of epidemic, resulting in a clash [1]. One reason why Jiangxi distrusted the official propaganda is that the Beijing government still have stricter measures for Hubei residents. [1]: http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Clashes-and-protests:-Hubei-residents-rejected-by-Jiangxi-for-fear-of-epidemic-49686.html http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Clashes-and-protests:-Hubei-r... And regardless of the trust issues, the numbers from China may be measured differently from other places. For example, asymptomatic cases were not reported as positives, deaths due to complications did not count towards COVID-19 deaths, etc.