Official figures from China have become an unreliable guide as less testing is being done across the country following the recent easing of the strict 'zero-COVID' policy.
Official figures from China have become an unreliable guide as less testing is being done across the country following the recent easing of the strict "zero-COVID" policy.a big spike in cases
Official figures from China have become an unreliable guide as less testing is being done across the country following the recent easing of the strict “zero-COVID” policy. “I wouldn’t like to say that China is actively not telling us what’s going on. I think they’re behind the curve.” The WHO said it was ready to work with China to improve the way the country collects data around critical factors such as hospitalization and death.
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