One day later , the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party , the most powerful political organ in China overseeing legal enforcement and the police , wrote `` self-deception will only make the epidemic worse and turn a natural disaster that was controllable into a man-made disaster at great cost , '' and `` only openness can minimise panic to the greatest extent . ''
The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party stated openness can reduce the coronavirus panic during the 2019–20 pandemic .