Analysts believe that Beijing gives only part of the human assessment of the epidemic, taking into account the close criteria selected to attribute a death to the COVVI-19.
MO12345LEMOND With AFP
In China, the number of daily deaths linked to the COVVI-19 has dropped almost 80 % since the beginning of January, according to the authorities, the sign that the last wave of contamination that has struck the country since December 2022 would start to fade. Analysts believe, however, that Beijing gives only part of the human assessment of the epidemic, given the close criteria selected to attribute a death to the COVID-19 and official estimates that whole sections of the population have been infected.
Chinese hospitals recorded Monday January 23, 896 deaths attributable to the new coronavirus, a drop of 79 % compared to January 4, said the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a statement published on Wednesday . The number of serious cases in hospitals also decreased by 72 %, from 128,000 on January 5 to 36,000 Monday, according to the CDC.
This decline of deaths related to the COVVI-19 occurs after the peak of the epidemic wave was reached at the end of December and in early January, local governments and the media reported. But the authorities subsequently warned of the emergence of a new peak of contamination after the Lunar New Year, which leads to massive displacements of people, likely to spread the virus.
Since Beijing suddenly abandoned his zero covid policy last month, a wave of COVID-19 swept over the country. Last week, the CDC said that nearly 13,000 people died of the COVID-19 between January 13 and 19, in addition to the previously announced figure of around 60,000 people who died in the virus in hospitals in hospitals just over a month.