China says the worst is over in its battle against Covid-19 ahead of what is expected to be the busiest day of travel in years on the even of the Lunar New Year holidays
China's Vice Premier Sun Chunlan says Covid-19 outbreak is at a"relatively" level as millions of city-dwellers travel to home towns for the Lunar New Year holiday that officially begins on Saturday.
Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, who oversees China's virus response, said that the outbreak was at a "relatively low" level, state media reported late on Thursday, after health officials said the number of Covid patients in clinics, emergency rooms and with critical conditions had peaked. "The number of critical patients at hospitals is decreasing steadily, though the rescue mission is still heavy."Preparations for Lunar New Year
China reported a large jump in Covid-19 hospitalisations in the week through to January 15, to the highest since the pandemic began, according to a report published by the World Health Organization on Thursday. China said last Saturday that nearly 60,000 people with Covid had died in hospital between December 8 and January 12 - a roughly 10-fold increase from previous disclosures.
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