COVID-19 has ripped through China since Beijing dropped its stringent “zero-COVID” measures last month. In response, many countries imposed COVID tests for Chinese travelers. Here is our FactCheck:
The WHO has repeatedly called on China to share data that could help the world understand the origin of the pandemic, which over three years has claimed more than 6.7 million lives worldwide.
That counting method diverges from the rest of the world. The WHO specifies that deaths in which COVID-19 is a contributing cause must be counted. Most countries, including the United States, followed the WHO’s guidance. Such rapid spread of infections suggests a much higher number of deaths, experts say. So do numerous news reports and social media posts about the country’s overflowing crematoriums.satellite imagery of funeral homes in six different cities across China and found “an uptick in activity.”
“The freezers were full and all eight incinerators were operating 24/7,” the Post reported, citing the receptionist. “One doctor at a private hospital in Beijing said he and his colleagues found a typed note on a hospital desk in recent days urging them to ‘try not to write respiratory failure caused by Covid’ as the primary cause of death. The note was shared with The New York Times.
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