A week after China eased some of the world's strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remains over the direction of the pandemic in the world's most populous nation.
“The industrial output remained stable in November despite the short-term impact of the pandemic,” bureau official Tang Weiwei was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua News Agency.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Yale professor of public health Xi Chen said that strains rose partly from the lack of a family doctor system, making people more reliant on hospitals. The only numbers the National Health Commission is currently reporting are confirmed cases detected in public testing facilities where symptoms are displayed. Many people also test at home, and any positive results there would also not be captured.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
China Meheco to distribute Pfizer's COVID treatment in ChinaChina Meheco Group Co Ltd said on Wednesday it signed an agreement with Pfizer Inc to import and distribute the U.S. drugmaker's oral COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid in mainland China, as the country braces for a surge in COVID patients after scaling back its 'zero COVID' policy.
Read more »
Rapid Heartbeat Condition 5 Times More Likely With COVID Than With COVID VaccineNew research has revealed a link between a lesser known heart syndrome and COVID infection, with a much smaller link seen between the condition and COVID vaccination.
Read more »
Beijing Is Being Hit With Its First Major COVID OutbreakBeijing has been hit with a massive COVID outbreak for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic just a week after the country loosened its strict “zero-COVID” restrictions.
Read more »
Covid cases explode in Beijing leaving city streets empty and daily life disrupted | CNNEmpty streets, deserted shopping centers, and residents staying away from one another are the new normal in Beijing -- but not because the city, like many Chinese ones before it, is under a 'zero-Covid' lockdown.
Read more »
China is relaxing its zero-COVID policy — here’s what scientists thinkResearchers say the rule changes will lead to a rise in infections that could overwhelm hospitals.
Read more »