The death toll from the virus in China’s capital shows a further increase

The death toll from the latest COVID-19 outbreak in China’s capital Beijing has steadily increased, as high fever patients at the clinic and an increase in funeral business activity led to a widespread outbreak. after easing strict virus containment regulations.

Unofficial reports indicate a widespread wave of new coronavirus infections, and relatives of victims and those working in the funeral industry say COVID-19-related deaths are on the rise. get a raise. Those who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals said the official policy and direction of the latest outbreak remained shrouded in uncertainty and confusion.

The National Health Commission on Tuesday said five new deaths were recorded, all in Beijing, accounting for the country’s total. death the number goes up to 5,242—relatively low by global standards but likely to increase significantly following government moves to phase out lockdowns, isolation and mandatory “COVID-free” testing that rattled the economy and sparked rare anti-government protests.

With people testing and recovering at home, China says it can no longer accurately count the number of new cases, making it difficult to gauge the status of the current wave of infections and its direction. much more. Some scientific models have estimated the number to rise with the eventual death toll in the tens or hundreds of thousands.

China is trying convince the reluctant elder and others at risk of vaccination, seems to have had only moderate success. Vaccination centers visited in recent days were mostly empty and there were no major promotional efforts in the completely state-controlled media.

Another major concern is ramping up health resources in smaller cities and the vast rural hinterland ahead of the Lunar New Year tourism peak in January. migrant workers return to their homeland.

The number of fever clinics has been expanded in both urban and countryside and people have been asked to stay home unless seriously ill to conserve resources. Hospitals are also understaffed, and reports say staff have been asked to return to work as long as they don’t have a fever.

Chinese health authorities only count those who died directly from COVID-19, excluding deaths from underlying conditions such as diabetes and heart disease increases the risk of serious illness.

In many other countries, guidelines state that any coronavirus death that is a factor or contributor is considered COVID-19 related.

China has long praised its “no-COVID” restrictive approach of keeping the number of cases and deaths relatively low, comparing it to the US, where DEADMAN has reached 1.1 million.

However, the lockdown policy, travel restrictionsMandatory inspection and quarantine placed China’s society and the National economy under great pressure, seemed to convince the ruling Communist Party heed outside advice and change its strategy.

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