China Covid

Some health experts estimate 60% of people in China could be infected over coming months, and that more than 2 million could die.

The possibility of strains that are more contagious and more pathogenic is even lower.” China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged for the fourth consecutive month on Tuesday. Streets and subway trains in Shanghai, where Covid transmission rates are catching up with Beijing’s, were emptier. Beijing reported five Covid-related deaths on Tuesday, following two on Monday, which were the first fatalities reported in weeks. Reuters could not establish if the deaths were due to Covid. “But the possibility of them becoming more lethal is low.

Monday's two deaths were the first to be reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) since Dec. 3, days before Beijing announced that it was lifting ...

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चीन (China) जहां पर इस समय कोविड-19 (Covid-19) के केसेज ने जमकर तबाही मचाई हुई है, अभी देश को इससे ...

China's Covid situation is exploding. Crematoriums are inundated, hospitals are running out of space. American Chinese blogger Jennifer shares video of ...

China has reported zero deaths even after being hit by a critical Covid-19 outbreak again this year. This raises questions about China trying to manipulate ...

This became the opportunity for Chinese President Xi Jinping to taunt the United States which reported more than a million deaths in its official data. It was an 87-year-old woman that authorities reported had a critical heart condition, according to The Straits Times. Just after the protests in China against the Covid-Zero Policy authorities revoked the measures that were placed to control the disease.

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ഇതിന് പിന്നാലെയാണ് ചൈന കോവിഡ് നിയന്ത്രണങ്ങളില് ഇളവ് വരുത്തിയത്. കോവിഡ് നിയന്ത്രിക്കാന് സാധിച്ചാല് അത് ചൈനയ്ക്ക് മാത്രമല്ല, ആഗോളതലത്തിലും നല്ലതായിരിക്കും', പ്രൈസ് പറഞ്ഞു. കണക്കിലെടുക്കുമ്പോള് ഉയര്ന്ന കോവിഡ് കേസുകള് ലോകത്തെയാകെ ആശങ്കപ്പെടുത്തുന്നുണ്ട്.

'വൈറസിന് മ്യൂട്ടേഷന്‍ സംഭവിച്ചാല്‍ ലോകത്താകെയുള്ള ജനങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് അത് ഭീഷണിയാണ്'

ചൈനയിലെ കോവിഡ് വ്യാപനത്തിന് പിന്നാലെ വൈറസിന് മ്യൂട്ടേഷന് സംഭവിക്കുമെന്ന് ആശങ്ക പ്രകടിപ്പിച്ച് അമേരിക്ക. അല്ലെങ്കില് ആഗോള സമ്പദ് വ്യവസ്ഥയെ ബാധിക്കുമെന്നും അദ്ദേഹം പറഞ്ഞു. പുതിയ വർഷത്തിന്റെ തുടക്കത്തിൽ സ്റ്റേറ്റ് സെക്രട്ടറി ആന്റണി ബ്ലിങ്കന്റെ നേതൃത്വത്തിലുള്ള ഒരു പ്രതിനിധി സംഘത്തെ അമേരിക്ക ബീജിങ്ങിലേക്ക് അയക്കുമെന്ന് നെഡ് പ്രൈസ് പറഞ്ഞു.

Covid-19: चीन में कहर मचा रहे BF.7 वैरिएंट से भारत को भी खतरा? जानिए इसकी संक्रामकता से लेकर ...

Masked commuters at a subway station during the morning rush hour in Beijing, on December 20. · Commuters wearing face masks ride a subway train in Shanghai on ...

People queue to buy antigen test kits at a pharmacy in Hangzhou, on December 19. Workers produce antigen test kits to test for Covid-19 infection, at a factory in Nantong, on December 19. Commuters wearing face masks ride a subway train in Shanghai on December 20.

According to reports, fever medicines are sold out in Beijing, while the only way to get Rapid Antigen kits is via unofficial WeChat sellers.

Follow us on [also read] [World](https://www.firstpost.com/category/world) [Sri Lanka lifts COVID-19 restrictions for overseas travellers](https://www.firstpost.com/world/sri-lanka-lifts-covid-19-restrictions-for-overseas-travellers-11770421.html) In the southern megapolis of Guangzhou, an employee at one crematorium in Zengcheng district told AFP they were cremating more than 30 bodies a day. “We have bodies assigned to us from other districts. In Chongqing — a city of 30 million where authorities this week urged people with mild Covid symptoms to go to work — one worker said their crematorium had run out of space to keep bodies. “The number of bodies picked up in recent days is many times more than previously,” a staffer who did not give their name said. New Covid warnings by epidemiologists: fast spreading viral strain were over 800,000 people infected in 24 hours in main land China.

चीन में कोरोना ने तबाही मचा दी है, 10 लाख लोगों की मौत हो जाएगी? अंतिम संस्कार के लिए ...

रिपोर्ट्स के अनुसार, इसी हफ्ते अमेरिका के एक रिसर्च इंस्टीट्यूट ने अपनी रिपोर्ट में दावा किया था कि 2023 में चीन में कोरोना विस्फोट हो सकता है और अगले साल 10 लाख से ज्यादा लोगों की मौत हो सकती है. स्वास्थ्य अधिकारियों का कहना है कि चीन के शहरों में कोरोना संक्रमण बढ़ने की वजह ओमिक्रॉन है. मीडिया रिपोर्ट्स के मुताबिक, चीन में बढ़ते कोविड मामलों की वजह से अस्पतालों में अफरा तफरी का महौल है.

China Crematoriums Full of Covid Deaths : चीन में कोरोना की नई लहर आ चुकी है। बड़ी संख्या में लोग इससे जान ...

The country will only count people who tested positive for Covid and died of respiratory failure as official virus deaths, Wang Guiqiang, a top infectious ...

Covid cases in China have started surging at an alarming rate forcing the Xi Jinping-led government to rush to create hospitals, the the authorities eased ...

A top infectious disease expert has projected that more than 60 per cent of China's population is likely to be infected by the coronavirus in the next three ...

Worryingly, the infection is rippling out from metros to rural areas. Beijing has emerged as the main infection hot spot, and Shanghai is quickly catching up. However, citing media reports, Feigl-Ding claimed that the deaths in mainland China are being hugely underreported. Already, hospitals are overwhelmed and the government is scrambling to install intensive care beds and build fever screening clinics. The point is China & the world is in deep trouble,” said Feigl-Ding. This is just the start,” said epidemiologist and health economist Eric Feigl-Ding in a Twitter thread.

The health expert also said what happens in China doesn't stay in China. "Wuhan was our lesson 3 years ago. The global fallout of this 2022-2023 wave will ...

The epidemiologist claimed the deaths in mainland China are being hugely underreported outside of China. The health expert then said what happens in China doesn’t stay in China. The expert said doubling time for the infection cases in China may not be days anymore, it is now possibly 'hours'. "Epidemiologists estimate over 60 per cent of Chinese and 10 per cent of Earth’s population is likely to get infected over the next 90 days. He said the summary of the CCP's current COVID goal is: “Let whoever needs to be infected - infected, let whoever needs to die - die. Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist and health economist, in a series of tweets on Monday, said the situation in China was alarming that the country was underreporting the deaths due to Covid.

"We're hearing that there's widespread Covid infection in China. As far as India is concerned, India is extensively immunised with effective vaccines, ...

They forecast that peak demand on intensive care would be more than 15 times capacity, causing roughly 1.5 million deaths, based on worldwide data gathered about the variant's severity. As of Monday, China has officially reported 5,242 Covid-related deaths during the pandemic, a tiny fraction of its 1.4 billion population. New analyses by various modelling groups predict the reopening could result in as many as 2.1 million deaths.

NK Arora, chairman of Covid working group NTAGI, said the Covid situation was under control in the country.

The country recorded zero deaths on three of the days. NK Arora, chairman of Covid working group NTAGI, told ANI that the Covid situation was under control in the country as India was "extensively immunized with effective vaccines". Important to keep close vigil on Chinese situation but no need to panic as situation is in control," he further said. "We are hearing that there is widespread covid infection in China. There are not many sub-variants which aren't circulating here. A government panel said on Tuesday that there was a need to keep a close vigil on the Covid-19 situation in China, which is witnessing a wave of infections, even though there was no need to panic in India.

Infections, deaths, are skyrocketting in the country ever since it eased restrictions and lifted zero Covid curbs. According to Epidemiologist & health ...

- Folks, I’m not exaggerating on the up to 2 million dead from COVID in China in the coming months. There is a lot of vaccine resistance in the elderly. - 1-2 million deaths in China is a very common number lately—I’ve seen the models— it’s certainly possible. - Schools are closed in Shanghai for the next month, and in many other outbreak cities. The point is China and the world is in deep trouble, the doctor further said. Through a survey of hospitals, funeral parlors and related funeral industry chains in Beijing, there is a recent explosion in funeral services caused by the sharp increase in deaths...

The Covid-19 surge is expected throw China into another crisis, further constrain global supply chains and delay economic recovery and across the world.

[Shanghai in April](https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/shanghai-economy-hit-all-sides-april-by-covid-lockdown-2022-05-20/) and disrupted global supply chains. [has already fallen](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-business-confidence-lowest-almost-decade-survey-2022-12-19/) to its lowest since 2013, according to a survey by World Economics. This means “lots of hospitalisation and more deaths,” Dr Ali Mokdad, an epidemiologist at the University of Washington Population Health Initiative, [told](https://abcnews.go.com/Health/china-reports-1st-covid-19-deaths-weeks-number/story?id=95537362) ABC News. [new variant](https://www.livemint.com/news/world/experts-warn-new-covid-variant-could-emerge-as-china-covid-cases-explode-11671093861795.html) of the SARS-Cov-2 virus may now be circulating in China. [said](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64018467) on December 18 that he believes the country is experiencing the first of three expected infection waves this winter. According to the [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63976197), people have started panic-buying medicines and Covid-19 testing kits amid reports of shortages. We request you to support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund. Beijing has followed the path of vaccine nationalism and has so far refused to use Covid-19 vaccines made in the West. [claims](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64018467) that more than 90% of its 1.4 billion population has been fully vaccinated, all using homegrown vaccines, [only four](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/02/vaccines-key-china-zero-covid-exit-still-a-challenge) in 10 people aged 80 and over – an age group more susceptible to severe symptoms – have received three vaccine doses. Death toll [forecasts](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/02/vaccines-key-china-zero-covid-exit-still-a-challenge) range from the hundreds of thousands to tens of millions. China is currently witnessing a major surge in Covid-19 infections, being described as the largest of the pandemic anywhere across the world. Death of comorbid patients following the infection may not be counted as Covid-related.

The United States has warned the outbreak is now of concern to the rest of the world, given the potential for further mutations and the size of China's ...

"The toll of the virus is of concern to the rest of the world given the size of China's GDP, given the size of China's economy," he added. "We are not avoiding the dangers of Covid. "The whole of Guangzhou is like this," they added, stressing that it was "hard to say" whether the surge in bodies was linked to Covid. In the southern megapolis of Guangzhou, an employee at one crematorium in Zengcheng district told AFP they were cremating more than 30 bodies a day. "The number of bodies picked up in recent days is many times more than previously," a staffer who did not give their name said. The United States has warned the outbreak is now of concern to the rest of the world, given the potential for further mutations and the size of China's economy.

As China lifts its stringent zero-COVID policy, public health messaging has taken a U-turn. People are grappling with the whiplash, trying to find a way to ...

Chen says that scientists have some soul searching to do in the next couple of years. Other smaller social media accounts made videos of the report, putting "British Media" in the headlines. "It's kind of flying in the dark." An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Zhang Wenhong as the director of a Shanghai hospital. Many are vulnerable to the disease, live in places where healthcare resources are scarce, and aren't adept at finding information on social media. At various stages in the pandemic, many countries have changed course around what healthcare messages to send. Abrupt changes in public health messaging is not a new or uniquely Chinese challenge. [suggested ](http://zyyj.gxzf.gov.cn/xwdt/gxgg/t14206111.shtml)making tea out of orange peels and monk fruit - both common ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine - to prevent infection. one [wrote ](https://www.163.com/dy/article/HO13MI6F05560SZA.html)in a blog post. Zhang Wenhong, the infectious disease director of a Shanghai hospital affiliated with Fudan University, said the zero-COVID policy should be relaxed even before an outbreak in Shanghai shut the city down for weeks. [recommended ](https://video.sina.cn/finance/2022-12-11/detail-imxwiivm1986640.d.html?vt=4)the unproven method of rinsing out your mouth using iced salt water daily. After nearly three years of strict "zero-COVID" policies, in recent days Chinese officials have rolled back most of them following rare protests across the country.

In a letter to states and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said such an exercise will enable timely detection of newer variants, if any, ...

In his letter, he also referred to the operational guidelines for revised surveillance strategy in context of Covid- 19 issued by the ministry in June this year. "In this context, all states are requested to ensure that as far as possible samples of all positive cases, on a daily basis, are sent to the designated INSACOG Genome Laboratories that are mapped to states and UTs," he added. In a letter to states and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said such an exercise will enable timely detection of newer variants, if any, circulating in the country and will facilitate undertaking of requisite public health measures.

The Centre on Tuesday formally asked states to step up analysis of positive Covid-19 cases to detect new coronavirus variants, and officials aware of the ...

Because of vaccination and natural infection over the last three years, people in India have immune systems that is robust enough to handle the infection and not let it impact our immunity as badly. “Over the past one year, we have consistently seen infections stemming from the sub-lineages of the Omicron variant and there hasn’t been any dramatic new variant. “What we need to understand is that we do not have a population that is naive to the infection. Whereas China has largely been under lockdown, making it a large pool of vulnerable population and leading to the surge,” added the member. This person was referring to the sublineage spreading in China, which has been identified as BF.7. Senior officials said monitoring the variant in China will be key.

According to one estimate, over 70 per cent of Beijing's population has been hit by the virus, which confined millions of people to their homes.

[US expressed concerns that China’s runaway Covid-19 outbreak ](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-concerned-about-new-mutations-of-virus-from-china-s-covid-outbreak-101671539224807.html)might spawn new mutations of the virus. Beijing, which is hit by the BF.7 variant of the Omicron strain, has announced five more deaths in addition to the two on Monday, the first official fatalities since the government abandoned its stringent anti-virus controls. China said only Covid-19 deaths from "respiratory failures" will be included in the official death toll. [Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist and health economist,](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/covid-in-china-china-coronavirus-over-60-population-in-china-may-be-infected-by-covid-in-90-days-top-scientist-101671506363020.html) claimed that hospitals in China are completely overwhelmed. According to one estimate, over 70 per cent of Beijing’s population has been hit by the virus, which confined millions of people to their homes. Eric Feigl-Ding estimates that more than 60 per cent of China and 10 per cent of Earth's population are likely to be infected over the next 90 days with deaths likely in the millions.

The Indian government seeing a rise in global Covid-19 cases have taken steps to avoid another wave of the pandemic in the country.

Ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, the surge in Covid cases in China has played spoilsport for festival cheer.

Elsewhere as well, the Christmas and New Year celebrations, and with the busy travel season upon us, the concern about fresh wave of Covid has caused alarm bells. In a statement issued by the health ministry, Rajesh Bhushan said it is essential to The Lunar New Year, which falls in January 22, is traditionally China’s busiest travel season. Chinese cities on Tuesday [scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever screening clinics](https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/facing-covid-surge-china-races-to-install-hospital-beds-as-experts-warn-of-three-winter-waves-2311270-2022-12-20) as reports of a rise in infection made international headlines. Important to keep close vigil on Chinese situation but no need to panic as situation is in control,” NK Arora. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health agencies are also studying the emergence of new Covid-19 variants. Three years later, once again, [China is facing a surge in cases,](https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/china-covid-restrictions-cases-crematoriums-deaths-2311127-2022-12-19) prompting the rest of the world to evaluate the situation back home. [By Anuja Jha](/author/anuja-jha): The fear of a fresh wave of coronavirus globally amid a surge in cases in China feels like a not-so-welcome deja vu. But two shots does not seem to be enough against the Omicron sub variants of coronavirus. And the timing couldn’t be worse. About 90 per cent of the population aged over 18 has been administered two doses of a Chinese vaccine against coronavirus. It was in 2019 when the Covid-19 cases were first reported in China’s Wuhan and from there spread across China and spilled over to the rest of the world.

China on Tuesday said only Covid-19 deaths from "respiratory failures" will be included in the official death count, as the country witnessed a massive ...

But now, he said, Omicron mainly attacks the upper respiratory tract and while some patients may develop pneumonia, few will suffer respiratory failure. Leading Chinese epidemiologists say the epidemic will peak in January and February, although the number of infections will continue to increase in the short term. "I think there are deaths due to Covid-19 in China which are not laboratory confirmed and therefore not counted in the official tally, but that is true anywhere in the world and it's not something unique to China," he told the Post on Monday. "We don't avoid [talking about] the hazards of Covid-19, but at the same time we must view it from a scientific perspective," he said. "From a clinical practice, it can be seen that the main cause of death after infection with Omicron is a chronic illness, while respiratory failure directly caused by the Covid-19 infection is rare," Wang said. "Deaths caused by pneumonia and respiratory failure resulting from Covid-19 will be classified as Covid-19 deaths, while deaths caused by other underlying diseases, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, will not be counted as Covid-induced deaths," the Post quoted Wang Guiqiang, an adviser to the NHC and director of the infectious diseases department at Peking University First Hospital as saying on Tuesday.

Amid a fresh spurt in COVID-19 cases in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China and the US, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will review the pandemic ...

"In this context, all states are requested to ensure that as far as possible samples of all positive cases, on a daily basis, are sent to the designated INSACOG Genome Laboratories that are mapped to states and UTs," he added. "In view of the sudden spurt of cases being witnessed in Japan, United States of America, Republic of Korea, Brazil and China, it is essential to gear up the whole genome sequencing of positive case samples to track the variants through Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) network," he said. Earlier on Tuesday, the Health Ministry urged all states and Union territories to ramp up the whole genome sequencing of positive samples to keep track of newer variants.

China has been experiencing a surge in Covid cases after restrictions were eased earlier this month.

However, less than half of people aged 80 and over have received three doses of vaccine. [struggle to cope with the latest Covid surge](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-63944861). Official figures show a relatively low number of new daily cases and deaths. Overall, China says more than 90% of its population has been fully vaccinated. This must be confirmed in a scan. This is equal to only three Covid deaths in every million in China, compared with 3,000 per million in the US and 2,400 per million in the UK.

COVID-19 horror stories leaking out of China and new cases reported from the US have prompted the centre to be prepared for any situation.

The US State Department said the surge was now a matter of international concern. Genome sequencing is a technique used to identify and understand the characteristics of new virus strains. Some 35 lakh Covid cases continue to be reported every week globally, the centre said.

The number of Covid cases in China has surged at an alarming rate, raising concern in India as Health Ministry issues a fresh advisory.

Meanwhile, health experts in China have said that an explosive Covid wave can hit the globe soon, and around 10 percent of the entire population will be left infected. The Health Ministry will also chair a review meeting on Wednesday, chaired by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. In the midst of the explosive surge in Covid cases in China, the authorities in India have decided to take prompt action and issue an immediate health advisory.

Deaths due to coronavirus in China's Beijing reached 5242 on Tuesday. Several media reports have even suggested the Chinese government may be hiding the ...

The National Health Commission on Tuesday said five newly recorded fatalities, all in Beijing, had taken the country’s total death toll to 5,242. [By India Today Web Desk](/author/india-today-web-desk): China's Covid-19 outbreak may spawn new mutations of the virus, the United States has raised concerns. - “The toll of the virus is of concern to the rest of the world," US has said

Chinese cities are witnessing a wave of Covid-19 cases, with concerns growing that the government may be hiding the true toll of the virus. China's Covid-19 ...

“It’s not only good for China to be in a stronger position vis-a-vis Covid, but it’s good for the rest of the world as well.” “When it comes to the current outbreak in China, we want to see this addressed,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a briefing on Monday. Health agencies, including the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have been on the lookout for new variants such as delta or omicron as Covid-19 waves hit different countries around the world. China’s Covid-19 outbreak may bring in new mutations of virus: US On Monday, police and security guards pushed journalists back from a Beijing crematorium. “The toll of the virus is of concern to the rest of the world, given the size of China’s GDP,” he said.

Between 1.3 and 2.1 million lives could be at risk if China lifts its zero-COVID policy given low vaccination and booster rates as well as a lack of hybrid ...

Airfinity's Head of Vaccines and Epidemiology Dr Louise Blair said it is essential for China to ramp up vaccinations to raise immunity in order to lift its zero-COVID policy, especially given how large its elderly population is. "Mainland China has very low levels of immunity across its population. "As a result of these factors, our analysis shows if mainland China sees a similar wave to Hong Kong's in February, its healthcare system could be pushed to capacity as there could be between 167 and 279 million cases nationwide, which could lead to between 1.3 and 2.1 million deaths," it added.

The U.S. economy is "already being impacted" by China's latest COVID developments and energy shortages in Europe, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo ...

The United States would continue to use sanctions and export controls to 'get in the way' of Russia's supply chain and ability to build weapons, Adeyemo added. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is due to travel to Senegal, South Africa and Zambia in January. He said he "definitely" hoped to join Vice President Kamala Harris on a visit to Africa next year, but gave no details. 5, but said it had already begun to curtail revenues in November before it took effect. officials to worry](/world/china/world-fears-new-china-covid-wave-ponders-how-help-xi-2022-12-20/) about supply chain and other economic repercussions. economy after his trip to Europe last week, given continued momentum in job creation and economic growth, easing inflation and huge investments that would help reduce supply chain shortages in coming years.

China said Wednesday that not a single person had died of the Covid-19 the previous day, after changing the criteria for recording virus deaths to mean most ...

Previously, people who died of an illness while infected with the virus were counted as a Covid death. "The toll of the virus is of concern to the rest of the world given the size of China's GDP, given the size of China's economy." "We know that any time the virus is spreading, that it is in the wild, that it has the potential to mutate and to pose a threat to people everywhere," State Department spokesman Ned Price said.

Why are Covid-19 cases rising in China? Is a new variant of the novel coronavirus virus to blame? We don't have hard answers to these questions.

Or is a new variant of the novel coronavirus behind the spike? This is why it is important for China to be open, transparent and communicative about its Covid situation lest the world be pulled into a false sense of complacency that can have devastating consequences if cases were to similarly spike in other nations. And, China was accused of wasting time and not giving the world a crucial heads up in time about the gravity of the situation. Is a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to blame? [massive protests in various cities](https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/china-covid-lockdown-protests-building-fire-blank-sheets-flowers-beijing-shanghai-anger-president-xi-jinping-2302459-2022-11-28https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/china-covid-lockdown-protests-building-fire-blank-sheets-flowers-beijing-shanghai-anger-president-xi-jinping-2302459-2022-11-28). Is a new variant of the novel coronavirus virus to blame?

China reported 3101 new symptomatic Covid-19 infections on Tuesday - as compared with 2722 cases a day earlier. | World News.

[China](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/chinas-crematoriums-hospitals-packed-as-covid-cases-rise-top-10-points-101671547294438.html) reported 3,101 new symptomatic Covid-19 infections on Tuesday - as compared with 2,722 cases a day earlier. "We're prepared to continue to support countries around the world, including China, on this and other COVID-related health support," US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a daily press briefing. "For us, this is not about politics, this is not about geopolitics," he added. According to the National Health Commission, the country did not record any new Covid-19 related deaths. On Monday, China saw five Covid deaths. According to the National Health Commission, China's total number of fatalities due to coronavirus stands at 5,241, reported Reuters.

China appears to be seeing an increase in Covid deaths across a swath of the country that aren't being reported in government figures, according to social ...

China has maintained a tight grip on information throughout the pandemic, from the earliest days in Wuhan to sporadic updates on vaccination progress and closely controlled press conferences. It’s in China’s interest to downplay the severity of the situation. People from Hebei in the north to Guangdong in the south have flocked to China’s Twitter-style Weibo platform to post about longer-than-normal queues at funeral homes, and crematoriums handling a growing number of bodies.

All positive case samples should be sent every day to INSACOG genome sequencing labs mapped with all states and Union Territories, the Centre said. Amid the ...

But what is the exact situation we really do not know,” he said. But I would say that there is nothing to be panicked about. Amid the burst of Covid-19 cases in China, India has stepped up efforts to prepare for any eventuality. As far as genomic surveillance is concerned, this is the most important part we are doing genomic surveillance of individuals with symptoms,” he said. All positive case samples should be sent every day to INSACOG genome sequencing labs mapped with all states and Union Territories, the Centre said. “It is an important thing that we keep a close vigil on the Chinese situation.

The Covid surge in China has sent alarm bells ringing in India. The Centre has outlined a series of preparatory steps and Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya ...

According to the ministry's website, around 220 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered so far under the nationwide drive. INSACOG is a forum under the Health Ministry to study and monitor various strains of Covid in India. "ln view of the sudden spurt of cases being witnessed in Japan, United States of America, Republic of Korea, Brazil and China, it is essential to gear up the whole genome sequencing of positive case samples to track the variants," read a letter from Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan to all states.

We need not panic given our excellent vaccination coverage and track record, Serum Institute of India's Adar Poonawalla.

We must continue to trust and follow the guidelines set by the Government of India." [Adar Poonawalla](https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/serum-institute-has-applied-for-full-market-authorisation-of-covishield-adar-poonawalla-11640934308933.html), the CEO and founder of Serum Institute of India, said in a tweet that though news coming out of China is concerning, “we need not panic given our excellent vaccination coverage and track record. - We need not panic given our excellent vaccination coverage and track record, Serum Institute of India's Adar Poonawalla

China covid surge: Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a review meeting with top officials and experts today on the pandemic situation.

New Delhi: With the surge in COVID-19 cases, crematoria across China are strained beyond capacity in handling a steady stream of dead bodies.

Outside Dongjiao Crematorium located on the outskirts of Beijing, there were more than a dozen vehicles carrying dead bodies waiting to enter the crematorium on Tuesday. An crematorium employee told the news agency that they have been cremating more than 30 bodies a day – a much higher figure than usual. “The number of bodies picked up in recent days is many times more than previously. The issue of strained crematoria is reported from across the country from the northeast to southwest regions. New Delhi: With the surge in COVID-19 cases, crematoria across China are strained beyond capacity in handling a steady stream of dead bodies. Authorities in Chongqing told its 30 million people to go to work even if they experience mild COVID symptoms.

Raising concern on the rising COVID-19 cases in neighbouring China, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday asked the people not to ...

Seriously, their vaccine is not that good and they refuse to get the better vaccine or to improve their own vaccine, though something has been done, but not enough." Now of course I don't have the expertise to say whether it is right or wrong, I don't want to say that. "The news of rising COVID cases coming out of China is concerning, we need not panic given our excellent vaccination coverage and track record.

However, the Xi Jinping-led country has narrowed how it defines Covid-related deaths. advertisement. According to Wang Guiqiang, the head of infectious disease ...

That is more than the official death toll of over 6 million for that period. China has long hailed its restrictive 'zero-Covid' approach of lockdowns, quarantines and compulsory testing as keeping case numbers and deaths relatively low. [By India Today Web Desk](/author/india-today-web-desk): Amid a serious outbreak of coronavirus across China, the country has now limited how it defines deaths related to the virus infection. Two of their relatives said their loved ones had died after testing positive for Covid-19. China has changed how it counts deaths related to Covid-19. In Beijing, multiple patients were last week seen being wheeled out of funeral homes.

Covid 19 In China: चीन कोरोना महामारी के कहर से बेहाल है और दुनियाभर में टेंशन का माहौल है।

China is closely watching omicron subvariants circulating in the country.

Herd immunity occurs when a large proportion of a specific population becomes immune to a disease, either by vaccination or by natural infection, ...

According to Dr Kumar, it is unknown what percentage of the populace needs to receive the Covid-19 vaccine (and booster) before herd immunity can start to develop. Dr Kulkarni added that “though the numbers show a decline in India, with the surge of covid cases world wide especially in China, Korea, Japan and USA, we need to be alert”. “This reduction could be attributed to decrease in virulence of the current covid strain, increased vaccination, decrease in testing and development of herd immunity,” Dr Kulkarni said. Currently, China is facing challenges with herd immunity due to prolonged lockdowns and questions about the efficacy of vaccines, which have both contributed to its decrease, Dr Sabnis said. However, WHO supports herd immunity through vaccination and not by allowing disease to spread through any segment of the population, as this would result in “unnecessary cases and deaths”. However, it takes time to develop herd immunity,” Dr Sabnis told [indianexpress.com](https://indianexpress.com).