China says no new COVID deaths after changing criteria
China said on Wednesday that not a single person had died of COVID-19 the previous day.
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China said on Wednesday that not a single person had died of COVID-19 the previous day.
Several local governments in China are urging people with mild cases of COVID-19 to go to work this week. The moves are a complete turnaround from the country’s long-standing “zero-COVID” policy.
Beijing faces a surge in severe COVID-19 cases over the next two weeks, a respiratory expert said, amid global concerns over possible mutations and knock-on effects for the world economy after the surprise ditching of China's tough virus policies.
Dozens of hearses queued outside a Beijing crematorium on Wednesday, even as China reported no new COVID-19 deaths in its growing outbreak, sparking criticism of its virus accounting as the capital braces for a surge of severe cases.
Dozens of hearses queued outside a Beijing crematorium on Wednesday, even as China reported no new COVID-19 deaths in its growing outbreak, sparking criticism of its virus accounting as the capital braces for a surge of cases.