China’s New Covid Wave Set to See 65 Million Cases a Week

The new coronavirus infection in China is expected to spread again, and about 65 million people will be infected a week until the end of June when it peaks. The Omicron strain “XBB” strain has accelerated the spread of corona infections since the end of last month, and health authorities are rushing to get vaccinated.

Local media Penghuan newspaper quoted a presentation by respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan at a biotechnology conference in Guangzhou, Guangdong, on the 22nd.reportedBy the way, the number of infected people is expected to reach 40 million a week by the end of May, and reach a peak of 65 million a month later.

Nearly half a year has passed since the Chinese authorities suddenly abolished the “zero corona” policy, which thoroughly suppresses the spread of coronavirus, and the infection spread like wildfire. Mr. Zhong’s calculations offer a few clues as to how new waves of infections will unfold as public immunity declines.

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention stopped updating its weekly statistics earlier this month after it began to struggle to coexist with the coronavirus, raising questions about the impact of the virus.

The 65 million new cases per week are well under control compared to the previous surge from late last year to January this year.at that timeAn estimated 37 million people were infected each day, with residents rushing to pharmacies for fever-reducing drugs that were in limited supply, hospital beds being overwhelmed, and bodies awaiting cremation piling up.

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