The health body says it is worried about the risk to life and again urges Beijing for better data.
By Kathryn ArmstrongThe World Health Organization has warned that China is under-representing the true impact of Covid in the country - in particular deaths.But China has stopped publishing daily cases data, and has announced only 22 Covid deaths since December, using its"We believe that definition [of a Covid death] is too narrow," WHO emergencies director Dr Michael Ryan said.
China last month changed its criteria for what constitutes a Covid death, meaning only those who die of respiratory illnesses are counted. Dr Ryan added that China had increased its engagement with the WHO in recent weeks, and said he looked forward to receiving "more comprehensive data.""We do not discourage doctors and nurses reporting these deaths and these cases," Dr Ryan said. "We have an open approach to be able to record the actual impact of disease in society."
No new Covid variants have been detected in China, despite the surge in cases. However, the WHO has warned this could be due to a decrease in testing.
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