China's Count Did Not Include Coronavirus Patients With No Symptoms China confirmed that more than 1,500 infected people
were excluded from its national tally. A Chinese public health official said that China will
start reporting asymptomatic carriers on Wednesday. The official also said that asymptomatic carriers
will be forced into a 14-day quarantine. China currently has more than 80,000 confirmed cases
of the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Tuesday morning, the United States has
more than 164,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Many Americans have been critical
of China's reported numbers. Sen. Marco Rubio,
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