Beijing’s official COVID-19 data starkly out of line with reports around country of mass infection and busy crematoriums
A deluge of COVID-19 cases is taking its toll across China, with cities facing food, labour and medicine shortages even as official numbers downplay the spread of the virus.
On Tuesday, China’s National Health Commission said only deaths caused by pneumonia and respiratory failure in patients who had the virus would be classified as due toSpeaking in Geneva the following day, a senior World Health Organization official urged China not to allow “the definition to get in the way of proper data.”
Even for those uninfected, the current wave is being felt, with many businesses struggling with labour shortages. This has been particularly bad for the delivery sector, where drivers are highly at risk of potential infection and vitally important for ensuring food and supplies reach those isolating in their homes.
“We encourage you to join the workforce and bring warmth to households in this special time,” the Shanghai E-Purchasing Chamber of Commerce said in an advertisement Tuesday, noting the “greater pressure” on delivery networks.
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