Nearly 250 million people in China may be affected by COVID-19 in just 20 days after the zero-COVID policy was relaxed in the first week of the month.
China is battling its first national COVID-19 wave. According to news agency ANI, health experts are expecting around 100 million Covid cases and one million deaths in China amid the recent surge in infections.
Dr. Neeraj Kumar Gupta, HOD, Pulmonary Medicine, Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital said, "Based on mathematical calculations, we expect close to 100 million Covid cases, 50 lakh admissions and 10 lakh deaths in China, which is a huge number." Is."
He said that China is in the same situation as India was earlier but India is now experiencing well in fighting the virus. According to him, Chinese citizens have low immunity due to the country's strict lockdown strategies.
Dr Gupta told ANI, "We faced the first wave, the second wave was of a very severe Delta variant, and the third wave was of the Omicron variant which was not severe but very contagious."
Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also took note of the rising Covid cases globally and said the Center and states need to work "in tandem" and in a "spirit of cooperation", as was done during the previous surge Was.
He chaired a virtual meeting with State Health Ministers, Principal Secretaries, Additional Chief Secretaries and Information Commissioners on Friday to review the COVID-19 situation in the country.
The minister stressed that the country needs to be vigilant and fully prepared for Covid management.
The meeting was held to review public health in the wake of the recent spurt in cases in some countries like China, Japan, Brazil and the United States in the presence of Union Minister of State for Health Bharti Praveen Pawar, Niti Aayog member VK Paul. Preparation for prevention and management of Covid-19 and progress of National Covid Vaccination Campaign.
Nearly 250 million people in China could be affected by COVID-19 in just 20 days after the zero-COVID policy was relaxed in the first week of the month, Radio Free Asia said citing leaked government documents circulating on social media Huh.
According to a document leaked in a 20-minute meeting of China's National Health Commission, 248 million people were infected with Kovid-19 between December 1 and 20, which is 17.65 percent of China's population.
However, according to Radio Free Asia, the figures of Covid cases released by the government officials on 20 December differ from the reality as it was estimated to be around 37 million.
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