With the rapid spread of the new coronavirus in China, an infectious disease expert who attended a Chinese government press conference said that if a person infected with an underlying disease became severe and died, it would not be counted as a death due to the new coronavirus. On social media, the voice of criticism is raised for pretending that the number of dead is low.
As the novel coronavirus infection spreads rapidly in China, the government said two infected people died on the 18th, followed by five deaths on the 19th.
However, Hong Kong media reports that dozens of cars are waiting their turn at a Beijing crematorium and that the number of people infected and dying is rapidly increasing.
Under these circumstances, an infectious disease expert who attended a Chinese government press conference on the 20th explained the government’s announced definition of death.
In this one, an expert said: “The leading cause of death for people infected with the new coronavirus is an underlying disease,” and that if a person infected with an underlying disease becomes severe and dies, it is not counted as a death due to of the new coronavirus suggested.
In this regard, on the Chinese SNS, there is a growing voice of criticism that the government is pretending that the number of deaths is small, as “evasion of responsibility” and “statistical magic”.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi “Comfortable travel to and from abroad”
According to China’s Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister Wang touched on easing measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus and suggested border measures would be eased, saying, “It will make travel between China more convenient and abroad.”
The Chinese government is currently requiring people to enter the country under 8-day quarantine in hotels and homes, and to obtain a negative PCR test certificate before travel.
