The World Health Organization is asking China to release new information about COVID-19 infections in the country, after the country reported nearly 60,000 deaths since rolling back their coronavirus policies last month.
From Dec. 8, 2022, to Jan. 12, roughly 60,000 people died in China due to either respiratory struggles or coronavirus ailments coupled with preexisting medical conditions. However, the death count only reflects those that occurred in hospitals, so additional fatalities at home were likely not counted.
CHINA REPORTS NEARLY 60,000 DEATHS SINCE ROLLING BACK ‘ZERO-COVID’ POLICIES
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke to Minister Ma Xiaowei, director of China’s National Health Commission, and asked for the “public release of information on the overall situation,” a WHO press release stated.
The organization said that, while China has been sharing information about different variants of the coronavirus, the WHO is continuing to ask for open access databases for deeper analysis.
China’s death count of 59,938 people dramatically multiplied the previous official death count of nearly 5,200 people. Previously, the nation omitted cases that involved underlying health conditions.
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The nation rolled back their “zero-COVID” policies late last year, after mass protests erupted in Beijing. China installed some of the most aggressive pandemic suppression measures in the world. The country eased regulations on policies such as snap lockdowns, stringent testing measures, digital tracking, and strict quarantine measures.
