China's new type of corona deaths drastically increased "Can't grasp death at home" WHO April 18, 6:27
While the number of deaths in Wuhan, Hubei Province, where the spread of infection was first serious in China was corrected and increased sharply, some people doubt the transparency of the United States and others, WHO = World Health Organization died at home He pointed out that it could happen in each country, for example because he could not grasp the person who had the problem.
Wuhan City's Countermeasures Headquarters reexamined the records of medical institutions and funeral facilities in the city on the 17th, and as a result, the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus infection was increased by 1290 from the previous announcement to 3869 However, Chinese health officials have also corrected the death toll to 4632 across the country.
In the midst of a number of doubts about transparency regarding this from the United States and others, WHO technical manager Bankerkoff said at a press conference on the 17th, "At that time, Wuhan had a medical condition and some patients died at home. The number of deaths was not reported immediately, "he said, saying he was unable to immediately see who died at home.
He added, "Many countries would have to go back in time to see if they were able to report correctly the number of people infected and dead," he said, adding that statistics could be corrected in each country. I showed you.