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China says COVID deaths down by nearly 80 percent
Headline from MedicalXpress, on the newest of 3 developments
The number of daily COVID-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80 percent since the start of the month, authorities have said, in a sign that the country's unprecedented infection surge may have started to abate.
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China logs nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a week
Headline from Digital Journal ·
Eight in 10 people in China caught Covid since early December, say officials
China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population has already been infected by the virus.
By CNN’s Beijing Bureau Eight in 10 people in China have now been infected with Covid-19, a prominent government scientist has claimed. Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist of China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Saturday — the eve of the Lunar New Year — that the present “wave …
The coronavirus has affected 80% of the population in China. Nearly 60,000 people with the virus have died roughly a month after China dismantled its zero-COVID policy.
After hitting a peak earlier in the month, critically ill COVID-19 cases in China have decreased by 72%. Deaths among coronavirus patients also dropped significantly in the country.
The number of daily COVID-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80 percent since the start of the month, authorities have said, in a sign that the country's unprecedented infection surge may have started to abate.
