CNBC/Reuters: China says Covid outbreak has infected 80% of population
* The possibility of a big Covid-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of people have been infected, a prominent government scientist said on Saturday.
* China has passed the peak of Covid patients in fever clinics, emergency rooms and with critical conditions, a National Health Commission official said on Thursday.
The possibility of a big Covid-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of people have been infected, a prominent government scientist said on Saturday.
The mass movement of people during the ongoing Lunar New Year holiday period may spread the pandemic, boosting infections in some areas, but a second Covid wave is unlikely in the near term, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on the Weibo social media platform.
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Update #1: China says COVID outbreak has infected 80 percent of population (Al Jazeera)
Update #2: China says 80% of population have had Covid-19, as millions travel for Lunar New Year (CNN)
WNU Editor: My friedns and contacts in China are telling me the same thing. Most Covid rules have been lifted .... China rings in Year of Rabbit with most Covid rules lifted (Politico).