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Coverage dated December 24, 2022

China to stop publishing daily Covid figures: NHC

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China will no longer publish daily figures for COVID-19 cases and deaths, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Sunday, ending a practice that began in early 2020.

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  1. MedicalXpress

    China to stop publishing daily Covid figures: NHC (opens MedicalXpress)

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    China will no longer publish daily figures for COVID-19 cases and deaths, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Sunday, ending a practice that began in early 2020.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    China has stopped publishing daily COVID data amid reports of a huge spike in cases (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    China's National Health Commission said in a statement it would no longer publish daily data and that "from now on, the Chinese CDC will release relevant COVID information for reference and research."

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    China's top health body stops publishing daily Covid case figures as infections soar (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Xiaofei Xu, CNN China’s top health authority has announced that it has stopped publishing daily Covid-19 case numbers, as reports claimed that the true toll of the country’s ongoing outbreak is much worse than the official figures published by authorities.

  4. Al Jazeera

    China to stop publishing daily COVID figures of cases, deaths (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The decision by the NHC to scrap the daily virus count comes as COVID cases surge across multiple Chinese cities.

  5. The Guardian

    China stops publishing daily Covid figures amid reports of explosion in cases (opens The Guardian)

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    The National Health Commission’s decision comes as the country’s health system faces enormous strain after the sudden end to the zero-Covid policy

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