Crematoriums in China have been overburdened while grieving families have taken to social media about long lines.
At a press conference by the National Health Commission on Saturday, its chief of medical policy Jiao Yahui said hospitals and medical institutions nationwide recorded 59,938 deaths between Dec 8, 2022, and Jan 12, 2023, caused by Covid-19. Among them, 5,503 died from respiratory failure and 54,435 died of complications from underlying diseases.
But it had also come under criticism for not being transparent with its data and under-reporting the number of deaths. Up until it dismantled its zero-Covid policy on Dec 8, the country had reported just around 5,200 fatalities from the start of the pandemic. “WHO still believes that deaths are heavily under-reported from China, and this is in relation to the definitions that are used but also to the need for doctors and those reporting in the public health system to be encouraged to report these cases and not discouraged,” said Dr Mike Ryan, the head of health emergencies at the United Nations agency.
Those who sought emergency treatment at hospitals reached a high of 1.526 million on Jan 2, before falling to 1.092 million by Jan 12.
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