Beijing: Given that 80% of the population has been infected, there is little chance of a significant COVID-19 comeback in China during the next two to three months, according to a well-known government expert. Wu Zunyou, head epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on the Weibo social media site that although the pandemic may spread over the current Lunar New Year vacation season and increase infections in some locations, a second COVID wave is unlikely in the near future. As a result of newly loosened COVID limitations, hundreds of millions of Chinese are traveling across the nation for holiday reunions, increasing concerns about new epidemics in rural areas that are less prepared to handle significant outbreaks. A National Health Commission official declared on Thursday that the number of COVID patients in China's fever clinics, ERs, and with serious conditions had reached a plateau. In hospitals, about 60,000 COVID patients have passed away as of January 12, or about a month after China unexpectedly ended its zero-COVID policy. However, several experts claimed that number likely grossly underestimates the real impact since it doesn't include people who pass away at home and because many medical professionals have stated they are discouraged from listing COVID as a cause of death.
Beijing: Given that 80% of the population has been infected, there is little chance of a significant COVID-19 comeback in China during the next two to three months, according to a well-known government expert.
Wu Zunyou, head epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on the Weibo social media site that although the pandemic may spread over the current Lunar New Year vacation season and increase infections in some locations, a second COVID wave is unlikely in the near future.
As a result of newly loosened COVID limitations, hundreds of millions of Chinese are traveling across the nation for holiday reunions, increasing concerns about new epidemics in rural areas that are less prepared to handle significant outbreaks.
A National Health Commission official declared on Thursday that the number of COVID patients in China’s fever clinics, ERs, and with serious conditions had reached a plateau.
In hospitals, about 60,000 COVID patients have passed away as of January 12, or about a month after China unexpectedly ended its zero-COVID policy.
However, several experts claimed that number likely grossly underestimates the real impact since it doesn’t include people who pass away at home and because many medical professionals have stated they are discouraged from listing COVID as a cause of death.
