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Surge being fuelled by Omicron variant XBB likely to be much smaller than winter outbreak, according to UK-based health data firm Airfinity.

Pandemic as deadly as Covid could strike in next decade, Airfinity reported. A robust pandemic preparedness system is required to contain/control the emerging viruses, the report said. , Health News, Times Now

Coronavirus surge had become fierce and fast. china national health commission has so far confirmed just under 80,000 covid deaths, but thats only patients who died in hospitals. western analysts think its a wild understatement. of the health analytics firm airfinity. >> we expect the number of deaths will peak in around one week ahead and itll reach the 1 million mark. >> reporter: we may never know for sure especially as chinese doctors are under pressure not to list covid on death certificate...

Revised estimates by British based analytics company Airfinity place cumulative deaths in China at 708,000 deaths since the beginning of December.

Officials in China reported almost 13,000 deaths related to Covid in hospitals between January 13 and 19, adding to the 60,000 in the months before that

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In a statement on Wednesday, Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the WHOs Health Emergencies Programme, said:

But officially, China has reported a small number of COVID deaths since the policy U-turn and has played down concerns about a disease that it was previously at pains to eradicate through mass lockdowns even as the rest of the world opened up. "China and the Chinese people will surely win the final victory against the epidemic," Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece the People's Daily said in an editorial, rebutting criticism of its tough anti-virus regime that triggered historic pro...

The government has said it will increase flights and make it easier for people to travel abroad. Thailand, a major destination for Chinese tourists, is expecting at least five million Chinese arrivals this year, its tourism authority said on Tuesday.

South Africa will adopt a wait and see approach before imposing Covid travel restrictions on passengers arriving from China.