Beijing video journalists Dake Kang and Emily Wang delivered exclusive text, video and photos from the ground in Wuhan, China, just as the virus began to spread. Their quick deployment meant that the AP was the only agency on the ground producing content for two days, and almost the only media at all on the first day. Shooting from a taxi outside the hospital, they recorded dramatic images of workers dressed head to toe in white protective suits. And they were questioned by police, but not detained, while shooting exteriors of the market where the outbreak may have started. Their coverage gave AP exclusive images and interviews in all formats, with their video edits on day one leading all stories, including impeachment.
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Rapid response gives AP the edge on coronavirus coverage
Staff in biohazard suits hold a metal stretcher outside the in-patient department of Wuhan Medical Treatment Center, where some infected with a coronavirus were being treated, in Wuhan, China, Jan. 21, 2020.
AP Photo / Dake Kang