Sunday, December 11, 2022

China Says It Is Now Facing A Surge In Covid Cases

China is seeing a spike in infections following the government's decision to reduce the scope of mandatory testing, allow some positive cases to quarantine at home and end large-scale lockdowns © Noel CELIS / AFP  

France 24: Top China expert says Covid 'spreading rapidly' after rules easing 

Beijing (AFP) – One of China's top health experts has warned of a surge in Covid-19 cases, state media said Sunday, in the wake of the government's decision to abandon its hardline coronavirus strategy. 

Shops and restaurants in Beijing are deserted as the country awaits a spike in infections following the decision to reduce the scope of mandatory testing, allow some positive cases to quarantine at home and end large-scale lockdowns. 

Top epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan told state media in an interview published Sunday that the Omicron strain of the virus prevalent in China was highly transmissible and could lead to a surge in cases.  

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WNU Editor: China is expecting the worse .... China struggles with COVID infections after controls ease (AP). More here .... China's Covid Zero Exit Could Lead to Virus Cases Surging, Over 2 Million Deaths (Bloomberg).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

All living things live in a sea of viruses like fish swim in the water. You are never going to totally avoid them. Trying too hard will only boomerang.

But as Rahm Emanuel(D) says "Never let a crisis go to waste"

And the DIMs didn't. they raided the piggy bank and went after their enemeies