According to Wu Zhunyu, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, "The first wave will last from now until mid-January... The second wave is likely to come sooner rather than later, starting from January 21... Then from the end of February to mid-March, we will face a third wave..."
Beijing: As covid-19 cases continue to rise in China, is the Chinese government losing control over COVID-19 management? Epidemiologists have predicted at least three waves of coronavirus in China during the current winter season. Of course, the Chinese government was "not fully prepared" as it decided to abruptly end its zero-Covid policy following public protests across the country, The Hong Kong Post reported.
The Chinese government has so far remained silent on the number of deaths from Corona. However, Chinese administration officials have warned of frequent waves of COVID infections in the coming months, as cases of corona infection have been steadily increasing since the ban was lifted earlier this month.
"The current outbreak will reach its peak this winter and will continue for the coming three months in the form of three waves one after the other," Wu Zhunyu, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told a press conference in Beijing. This statement was reported by 'The Hong Kong Post' quoting a report published in the state media.
According to the report, Wu Xuanyu predicted that China would face a "third wave from late February to mid-March after people return to work from vacations". The wave is expected to start with a mass yatra ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, which falls on January 21, as many people go back to their homes at this time.
It is also a matter of note that work in China's hospitals is slowing down as they face a dual problem — large number of patients are running out of beds, and on the other hand, healthcare workers are also getting infected, the Hong Kong Post reported, quoting Western media reports. Not only this, due to the continuous increase in demand, the stock of medicines has also started decreasing, and the possibility of restoration of supply is also very low.
Citing a report published in state media, 'The Hong Kong Post' reported that people are telling about countless cases around them, but the official figure is only around 2,000 cases per day. Just last week, the National Health Commission admitted that it was "impossible" to track cases of asymptomatic infections and would no longer count such infections.
Experts have predicted at least one million deaths in the coming months. According to experts, China's preparations to get rid of the disease are not good, as the pace of vaccination of the elderly has not been accelerated, ICU capacity in hospitals has not increased, and the storage of anti-viral drugs is also very low.
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