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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. China's National Health Commission said that since many of the government's COVID regulation have ended including a lift on mandatory COVID tests, the number of cases reported no longer reflect the actual number of infections. World News | Impossible to Track Exact Number of COVID Cases in China: Chinese Health Agency.
With the Chinese government abandoning its zero-COVID policy, it has now become impossible to track the exact number of COVID cases in the country, China's top health agency has announced.
Despite official promises of a vaccine surge and calls for most of those infected to just ride it out, sudden policy changes have left many people nervous.
Many asymptomatic people are no longer participating in nucleic acid testing, says National Health Commission.
BEIJING — On Nov 21, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, in charge of China's war on Covid-19, said infections had to be brought down to zero as they emerged. Nine days later, she said the Omicron strain of the virus had "weakened" even though new cases in the Chinese capital hit a high. Last week, in one fell swoop, China cut...