China's reported COVID cases mysteriously low amid latest outbreak
that excess deaths in Wuhan City in the first quarter of 2020 include some 4,500 that could be considered COVID-19-related, numbers that tally with the country’s total.Article contentThe Guardian reported
, “Photos of thousands of urns being delivered to families prompted speculation on social media about the real number of deaths, and many residents doubt the government reported figures.” So are the figures a figment of some government official’s imagination? If not, how draconian are the zero-COVID policies being enacted?
Security personnel keep watch outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the World Health Organization team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease , in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 3, 2021.Global Affairs Canada stated they cannot comment on the methodology used by China to report its COVID cases.
There’s no question the country has been highly successful in controlling the coronavirus through mass testing and tracing, masking and vaccine uptake, and swift shutdowns.Share this article in your social network
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