Chinese citizen journalist jailed for four years over Wuhan virus reports: lawyer

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SHANGHAI, Dec 28, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A Chinese citizen journalist was jailed Monday for four years for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19 outbreak unfurled, her lawyer said, almost a year after the virus first surfaced in the central China city.

Zhang Zhan, 37, was sentenced after a brief hearing in Shanghai, Ren Quanniu, one of her defence lawyers, told reporters.