The country recently reported 60,000 COVID-related deaths since early December, but some experts believe the government is likely underreporting deaths. 9News
The study estimates that 64 per cent of the country's 1.4 billion population has the virus as of January 11, theResearchers ranked Gansu province, where 91 per cent of residents are reported to be infected, as top, ahead of Yunnan and Qinghai .The country recently reported 60,000 COVID-related deaths since early December, but some experts believe the government is likely underreporting deaths.
The Lunar New Year holiday, better known in China as Spring Festival, is the most significant celebration on China's calendar.A coronavirus patient receives treatment at a hospital in Fuyang in central China's Anhui province. From this weekend, there will be a "golden week" of public holidays where many families will have the chance to eat, drink - and for the first year since 2019 - be merry.
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