Covid outbreak has infected 80% of China's population

🕘 Posted on: January 21, 2023 | Last updated on: January 26, 2023

80% of China's population has been afflicted by the COVID epidemic. The ongoing Lunar New Year vacation period has seen a large influx of people, which might spread the epidemic and increase illnesses in some regions. According to a well-known government expert, there is little chance of a significant COVID-19 comeback in China during the next two to three months because 80% of the population is sick. Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, stated on the Weibo social media platform that a second COVID wave is unlikely in the near future despite the fact that the pandemic may spread due to the widespread movement of people during the ongoing Lunar New Year holiday period, boosting infections in some areas. Chinese travellers are in the hundreds of millions.worries of new epidemics in remote regions less prepared to handle huge outbreaks were raised when people travelled across the nation for holiday reunions that had been postponed due to newly loosened COVID limits. According to a National Health Commission official, the number of COVID patients in China's fever clinics, emergency rooms, and critical situations has peaked. Government statistics show that as of Jan. 12, or about a month after China unexpectedly abandoned its zero-Covid policy, approximately 60,000 individuals with Covid had passed away in hospitals. Because it doesn't include those who pass away at home and because many doctors have stated they are discouraged from listing COVID as a cause of death, several experts believe the number likely grossly underestimates the true impact.

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