China Says 60,000 People Have Died Of Covid In The Past Five Weeks

 

CNBC/Reuters: China reports huge rise in Covid deaths after WHO criticized Beijing for heavily undercounting 

* China said on Saturday nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last month. 

* In early December, Beijing abruptly dismantled its strict three-year anti-virus regime of frequent testing, travel curbs. 

* The World Health Organization said this week that China was heavily under-reporting deaths from COVID, although it was now providing more information on its outbreak. 

China said on Saturday nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last month, a huge increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the country’s coronavirus data.

In early December, Beijing abruptly dismantled its strict three-year anti-virus regime of frequent testing, travel curbs and mass lockdowns after widespread protests in late November, and cases have surged since then across the nation of 1.4 billion. 

A health official said on Saturday that COVID fever and emergency hospitalizations had peaked and the number of hospitalized patients was continuing to decline. 

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China Says 60,000 People Have Died Of Covid In The Past Five Weeks  

China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths, says peak passed -- AP  

China says 60,000 people have died of Covid since early December -- CNN  

Nearly 60,000 people have died of Covid in China in past five weeks -- The Guardian  

China reports 60,000 coronavirus-related deaths from December after concerns of underreporting -- FOX News  

China reports about 60,000 COVID-related deaths amid int'l criticism -- Kyodo News