A team of researchers is to examine the response of the Chinese Government to the coronavirus outbreak. Led by Professor Jane Duckett of Glasgow University, the team will assess the measures put in place in China to combat the virus, which originated in the city of Wuhan.
The study will look over policy documents from the government, as well as Chinese social media and field work in four areas of China - Beijing, Guangdong, Hubei province - where Wuhan is located - and the neighbouring Anhui province.
Reported infection and death rates in China have dropped in recent weeks, with some calling into question the reports coming from the Chinese state.