Beijing, Shanghai all infected
According to medical experts, 80 percent of the capital Beijing’s population of 22 million people and 70 percent of Shanghai’s 25 million population have been affected by Covid so far. At the same time, in other cities also this figure has reached above 50 percent. According to China’s epidemiologist and former chief scientist of the CDC, Zheng Guang, there were reports of 50 percent of people being infected and killed by Covid in most cities. This Chinese expert has estimated that there are about 50 lakh Covid patients who are serious and are not getting proper treatment. According to Airfinity, a data firm based in London, nine thousand lives are being lost daily in the country due to Covid.
took the variant lightly
Sao Yunlong, a biochemist and assistant professor at Peking University, says that the Omicron variant is very dangerous and was taken lightly in China. According to him, Omicron BA.1 was mild but its BA.5 is proving to be the most dangerous in China. On Tuesday, it has been told by the CDC that 4804 new cases have been reported that day. While three people have died.
how to count
Jiao Yahui Jie, director of the medical administration of the National Health Commission, says that on December 29, two main approaches were discussed regarding Covid deaths. According to him, from the year 2020, China has considered only such cases as death due to Covid, in which respiratory failure (respiratory failure) was the main reason. Whereas in other parts of the world, deaths occurring after coming to Covid positive within 28 days were also included.