China state media plays down COVID wave severity before WHO meet

Headlines 11:32 03 Jan, 2023
China state media plays down COVID wave severity before WHO meet

State media in China played down on Tuesday the severity of its surge of COVID-19 infections ahead of an expected briefing later in the day by its scientists to the World Health Organization, which is hoping for detailed data on the evolution of the virus, Qazet.az reports.

China's abrupt U-turn on COVID controls on Dec. 7, as well as the accuracy of its case and mortality data, have come under increasing scrutiny at home and abroad and prompted some countries to impose travel curbs.