The WHO says China is reporting relatively low numbers of COVID cases in hospitals, but anecdotally intensive care units are filling up.
Despite this, China has reported just seven deaths in the three weeks since the COVID-zero policy ended on December 3.
Dr Ryan suggested that definition was too narrow, as many people die of COVID due to organ systems failures from the severity of infection. In a post on its official WeChat page, one hospital in Shanghai estimated there were 5.43 million positive cases in the city and that 12.5 million would be infected by the end of the year in the commercial hub.
State media also said local governments were trying to tackle drug shortages, while pharmaceutical companies were working extra-time to boost supplies.That's far fewer than the most recent seven-day average recorded in Australia, which was 15,956."The number is definitely bigger," one Weibo user posted on the Chinese social media platform.
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