Corona news update- Chinese President Xi Jinping, making public comments on Corona for the first time, has urged the Chinese authorities to take steps to protect people's lives.
According to state broadcaster CCTV, Xi Jinping said in a directive, "At present, the prevention and control of corona in China is facing a new situation. We should launch the patriotic health campaign in a more targeted manner. Epidemic prevention And strengthen the community defense line for control and effectively protect people's life, safety and health."
Indeed, after cutting itself off from the rest of the world during the pandemic, China is now experiencing the world's biggest surge in coronavirus infections since the sudden lifting of restrictions. Studies have estimated that about one million people may die in the next few months. Many in China's population now struggle with drug shortages, while emergency medical facilities are flooded with fewer elderly patients.
Hospitals and crematoriums filled with corona patients and victims
Hospitals and cremation grounds across the country have been filled with corona patients and victims, while China's National Health Commission has announced that it will stop publishing daily nationwide infection and death figures.
Eliminating the daily count of infections clearly shows that the wave of infections in the country is not being accurately reflected in official figures. China has also admitted that it has become "impossible" to track the scale of the outbreak since it stopped mandatory mass testing, as people are no longer obliged to declare test results to authorities. Not only this, last week Beijing reduced the criteria by which the death of Corona is counted. Experts have said this move will suppress the number of deaths due to the virus.
Next month will be a period of two major public holidays in China in which millions of migrant workers will return to their homes. Due to this crowd, the infection will increase even more tremendously. Rural areas with low resources are going to face a tough challenge.
