The US government is concerned about the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases in China and the Beijing government’s lack of transparency, which is why it is considering imposing restrictions on travelers arriving from the Asian nation, official sources say .
“There is growing concern in the international community about the continuing surges of COVID-19 in China and the lack of transparent data, including viral genome sequence data, reported from the People’s Republic of China,” US officials told the ABC News network. .
The sources, who requested anonymity, specified to this media that “without this data it is increasingly difficult for public health officials (in the United States) to make sure they can identify any potential new variant (of COVID-19) and take immediate action to reduce its spread.”
They also noted that public health officials in the United States shared with colleagues in other countries “their concerns about this situation and possible steps that can be taken to effectively monitor the increase in COVID-19 cases and identify any possible worrying variant”.
The World Health Organization, Japan, India and Malaysia have also expressed concern over the situation in China, ABC News reported.
For this “the United States has decided to follow the science and the advice of public health experts, consulting with partners and evaluating the adoption of measures to protect the American people”, conclude the sources cited by the chain.
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