China saw a new surge in cases after restrictions were eased.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has said on 29 December that the global body is concerned about the emerging situation in China.
After the restrictions were eased, the country saw a new surge in cases.
Tedros said the WHO would continue to lend its support to clinical care and protect China's creaking healthcare system.
Tedros wrote on Twitter, "We are concerned about the evolving situation and continue to encourage #China to track down the #COVID19 virus and vaccinate those at highest risk. We appreciate the clinical care and its health system." continue to lend their support for the safety of
We are concerned about the evolving situation and we continue to encourage #China to track down the #COVID19 virus and vaccinate those at highest risk. We continue to pledge our support for the clinical care and safety of its health system.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) December 29, 2022
With regard to travel restrictions and guidelines issued by many countries for travelers from China, in the absence of comprehensive information from China, it is understandable that countries around the world are acting in what they believe That this can protect their population.
He further said that WHO needs more detailed information to make a comprehensive risk assessment of the COVID situation on the ground in China.
Meanwhile, China reported one new COVID-19 death in the mainland on December 29, compared to one death a day earlier, the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. The death toll has risen to 5,247.
Earlier on Wednesday, Tedros called on China to share data requested by the world health body to better understand the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Gaps in our understanding of the post-COVID-19 situation mean that we do not understand how to best treat people suffering from the long-term consequences of infection. Our understanding of how this pandemic started Gaps compromise our ability to prevent future pandemics," the WHO chief said during the weekly press conference.
“We continue to call on China to share data and conduct the studies we have requested, and which we continue to request. As I have said many times before, about the origins of this pandemic All hypotheses are on the table," he said. ,
Tedros also expressed concern about the developing situation in China with increasing reports of serious illness.
Last week, the WHO chief said he "hopes" that next year the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer be considered a global health emergency. "We hope that at some point next year, we will be able to say that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency," the WHO chief told a media briefing.
Lakhs of new cases are coming daily from China. Large cities including Shanghai and Beijing are being hit by rapidly growing infections.
Hospitals and funerals are crowded, and the streets are empty. People are not getting beds in hospitals. They are forced to live and sleep on the benches and floors of hospitals.
Even students are not allowed to go to school. Teachers and school staff are falling ill. It is being called the biggest wave since the Wuhan outbreak three years ago. The HK Post reported that Chinese officials appear helpless and are struggling to deal with the growing problem.
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