As the virus spreads mostly unchecked, funeral parlors are reporting a spike in demand for their services and international health experts predict at least one million deaths in China in 2023.
BEIJING, China – China’s state media played down the severity on Tuesday, January 3, of the COVID-19 wave surging over the country, with its scientists expected to give a briefing to the World Health Organization on the evolution of the virus later in the day.
As the virus spreads mostly unchecked, funeral parlors are reporting a spike in demand for their services and international health experts predict at least one million deaths in the country this year. “Severe and critical illnesses account for 3% to 4% of infected patients currently admitted to designated hospitals in Beijing,” Tong Zhaohui, Vice President of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, told the newspaper.
The World Health Organization on Friday urged China’s health officials to regularly share specific and real-time information on the COVID-19 situation in the country. EU government health officials will hold talks on Wednesday on a coordinated response to China’s outbreak, the Swedish EU presidency said on Monday.
A “bushfire” of infections in China in the months ahead is likely to further hit its economy this year and drag on global growth, said the head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva.“The authorities are making almost no efforts now to slow the spread of infections and, with the migration ahead of Lunar New Year getting started, any parts of the country not currently in a major COVID wave will be soon.
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