News & Feeds January 22, 2023

China says COVID-19 outbreak has infected 80% of population

The possibility of a big COVID-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80 per cent of people have been infected, a prominent government scientist said on Saturday (Jan 21). The mass movement of people during the ongoing Chinese New Year holiday period may spread the pandemic, boosting infections in some areas, but a second COVID-19 wave is unlikely in the near term, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on the Weibo social media platform.Hundreds of millions of Chinese are travelling across the country for holiday reunions that had been