COVID-19 Omicron Wave Sweeps Through China: Hospital Runs Out of Bed, Death Bodies Pile Up In Crematoriums
In the last couple of days, the country has logged millions of cases of the deadly virus infection.
In the last couple of days, the country has logged millions of cases of the deadly virus infection.
In December 2022, China redefined a COVID death, meaning that only those who die of respiratory diseases are counted.
According to the experts, on January 13, China's daily COVID numbers are likely to go up to 3.7 million. Follow this space for all the latest updates on COVID-19.
Experts have cautioned that China is moving towards a phase where the country will be hit by multiple COVID waves which will mostly get triggered by Omicron subvariants.
Experts have stated that the current situation in China is equivalent to what India faced in the ferocious second of COVID-19, which was driven by the deadly Delta variant.
The massive COVID resurgence in China has left the world worried about the future of the pandemic. Let's take a close look at the variants that are driving the current COVID spike in China.
According to the experts, approximately 100 million Covid cases and one million deaths can be expected in China due to the highly lethal COVID BF.7 Variant.
Currently, 40 per cent of COVID-19-infected individuals are thought to be asymptomatic, but these people can still transmit the virus to others.
A report has stated that China logged over 37 million new cases of COVID-19 on 20th December, marking it as a breaker for the global COVID daily record.
In the last couple of days, China has witnessed a massive surge in its daily COVID numbers. Scroll down to know how the current surge if affecting the lives in Chinese cities.
The experts have further warned that the situation is expected to get even worse as if the country fails to contain the spread, the new case rate could also rise to 3.7 million in the next 90 days.
Expert explained that how this immunity is a combination of natural infection and vaccination and is immunologically superior to infection-induced or vaccine-induced immunity alone
A survey of public tender listings on China's internet over the past two weeks have shown that nearly all Chinese hospitals are now in the market for ventilators and other emergency equipments that might be needed to assist seriously ill patients
While the reversal might sound optimistic but it made the immunity lacking population to suddenly become more vulnerable
Dead bodies are piling up in Chinese morgues and crematoriums, throwing new challenges to the healthcare workers to handle the worsening COVID condition.
The next 90 days are going to be a hard time for everyone as experts have predicted that the virus is expected to spread massively, leaving millions infected.
The Epidemiologist has predicted that more than 60% of China and around 10% of the world's population are likely going to get infected over the next 90 days.
The sudden surge in cases comes in the backdrop after Beijing backed down over China's "zero-Covid" policy following the massive scale protests against the stringent rules and restrictions.
The massive COVID resurgence in China has left the world worried about the future of the pandemic. Let's take a close look at the variants that are driving the current COVID spike in China.
According to the experts, approximately 100 million Covid cases and one million deaths can be expected in China due to the highly lethal COVID BF.7 Variant.
Currently, 40 per cent of COVID-19-infected individuals are thought to be asymptomatic, but these people can still transmit the virus to others.
A report has stated that China logged over 37 million new cases of COVID-19 on 20th December, marking it as a breaker for the global COVID daily record.
In the last couple of days, China has witnessed a massive surge in its daily COVID numbers. Scroll down to know how the current surge if affecting the lives in Chinese cities.
The experts have further warned that the situation is expected to get even worse as if the country fails to contain the spread, the new case rate could also rise to 3.7 million in the next 90 days.
Expert explained that how this immunity is a combination of natural infection and vaccination and is immunologically superior to infection-induced or vaccine-induced immunity alone
A survey of public tender listings on China's internet over the past two weeks have shown that nearly all Chinese hospitals are now in the market for ventilators and other emergency equipments that might be needed to assist seriously ill patients
While the reversal might sound optimistic but it made the immunity lacking population to suddenly become more vulnerable
Dead bodies are piling up in Chinese morgues and crematoriums, throwing new challenges to the healthcare workers to handle the worsening COVID condition.
The next 90 days are going to be a hard time for everyone as experts have predicted that the virus is expected to spread massively, leaving millions infected.
The Epidemiologist has predicted that more than 60% of China and around 10% of the world's population are likely going to get infected over the next 90 days.
The sudden surge in cases comes in the backdrop after Beijing backed down over China's "zero-Covid" policy following the massive scale protests against the stringent rules and restrictions.
China's top health agency has announced that it has become impossible for the country to track the exact number of COVID cases.
China's top health body has said that in the current situation, tracking COVID infections in the country is now "impossible".
Many countries are witnessing another round of surge in COVID cases among which it has been the worst for US.
According to the reports, for the first time since 2019, Beijing has reported over 1,000 new cases in a day.
A case coming from Zhengzhou became a source of fresh controversy where a baby died after she was denied treatment under strict COVID restrictions