Hu Xijin , editor of Global Times , criticised Wuhan 's government for their `` sluggish response '' , and questioned the willingness of Wuhan 's authorities to announce confirmation of human-to-human transmission had this not already been announced by Zhong Nanshan , a leading national expert on respiratory diseases on 20 January .
According to Hu Xijin , the government of Wuhan had a slow reaction to coronavirus .