China state media plays down severity of COVID wave before WHO meeting
People wait with luggages at a railway station, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu WangChinese scientists expected to brief WHOBEIJING, Jan 3 - China's state media played down the severity on Tuesday of the COVID-19 wave surging over the country, with its scientists expected to give a briefing to the World Health Organization on the evolution of the virus later in the day.
As the virus spreads unchecked, funeral parlours report a spike in demand for their services and international health experts predict at least one million deaths in the world's most populous country this year. "Severe and critical illnesses account for 3% to 4% of infected patients currently admitted to designated hospitals in Beijing," Tong Zhaohui, Vice President of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, told the newspaper.
The European Union has offered free COVID vaccines to China to help contain the outbreak, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
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