Three years after the first-ever coronavirus cases emerged in Wuhan, the country is facing an explosion of cases.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for measures to “effectively protect people’s lives” as his country faces an outbreak of Covid-19 infections, state TV reported.
This is the first public comment from the Beijing strongman since the sudden lifting of the strict anti-Covid measures in place since 2020 in early December. Three years after the first-ever cases of coronavirus emerged in Wuhan (centre), the country is facing an explosion of cases.
Many hospitals are overwhelmed, pharmacies are reporting shortages of fever medication, while many crematoria surveyed by AFP have reported unusually high influxes of bodies for cremation.
Six official deaths
“The prevention and control of Covid-19 in China faces a new situation and new tasks,” Xi Jinping told state broadcaster CCTV.
“We need to have a more focused patriotic health campaign[…]and build a solid bulwark against the epidemic,” Xi Jinping added without further elaboration.[)etbâtirunrempartsolidecontrel’épidémie”aajoutéXiJinpingsansplusdeprécisions[)etbâtirunrempartsolidecontrel’épidémie”aajoutéXiJinpingsansplusdeprécisions
China has officially announced just six Covid deaths since restrictions were lifted.
A largely underestimated assessment according to many experts, while a large proportion of the elderly in China are not vaccinated against Covid.