Despite warnings a new wave of coronavirus driven by the latest XBB variants could peak at up to 65 million cases a week, China's health authorities say the situation remains under control.
abc.net.au/news/covid-new-wave-china-65-million-cases-stable-controllable/102410792Despite warnings a new wave of coronavirus driven by the latest XBB variants could peak at up to 65 million cases per week, China's health authorities say the situation remains stable and under control.
The government also stopped releasing daily figures for new COVID-19 cases and deaths about the same time.900 million new cases in just weeks and at least tens of thousands of deaths.Wang Liping, a research fellow with the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Chinese Center for Disease Control , said the number of patients at fever clinics had increased since the end of April but the overall number was still "far" lower than at the peak of the previous wave.
George Liu, a professor in the School of Psychology and Public Health at Latrobe University who attended a conference in China earlier this month, said people there appeared "very relaxed" about coronavirus.A large number of people were infected within weeks of the COVID-zero policy being scrapped, and six months later their immunity would likely be waning, leaving them at risk of another infection, he said.
"But we need to take care of those vulnerable populations … especially those who are older and people who have existing health conditions. We need to look after them.
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