More than 82,000 people have died from coronavirus in China since the relaxation of the strict coronavirus policy went into effect in early December. “Covid zero” in the country, according to data reported this Saturday by the Center for Disease Prevention and Control of that country.
Between January 27 and February 2, 3,278 deaths from the virus were registered, of which 131 were caused by respiratory failure and the remaining 3,147 were linked to other diseases combined with the infection, authorities said.
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The latest figure brings to 82,238 the total number of people who have died in hospitals from Covid-19 since December 8according to official data.
Since last December 25, the National Health Commission of China stopped publishing daily data on the epidemiological situation in the country, but on January 15 it began to publish weekly reports that cover only the period from December 8 of the year past, and not since the start of the pandemic.
According to previous data from the Center, At the end of 2022, the country detected millions of infected dailyand the peak was registered on December 22, with 6.94 million people who had a positive PCR testreported the news agency Sputnik.
It was also reported that the daily mortality from Covid-19 in Chinese hospitals reached its peak on January 4, with 4,273 deaths.
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By January 23, according to specialists, the epidemiological situation in the country improved considerably.
On December 7, the Chinese authorities announced their decision to lift the anti-covid measures in the face of protests by the population over the zero tolerance policy, the most severe in the world, which had a negative impact on the economy, production and logistics chains. , tourism and interstate exchanges.
From the day after the announcement, among other things, the universal PCR tests were canceled, as well as the authorities authorized to remain in home isolation if the disease does not present symptoms or manifests itself mildly.
In addition, On January 8, China canceled PCR tests and quarantine for those traveling to the country from abroad..
