▲ Michael Ryan, World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Response Team Leader
The World Health Organization (WHO) has pointed out that China, where the number of corona19 infections is rapidly increasing, is reducing the number of confirmed cases, severely ill patients and deaths.
"Current statistics from China underestimate the true impact of COVID-19 in terms of the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the number of hospitalizations in critical care and the number of deaths," WHO Emergency Response Team Leader Michael Ryan told a briefing at the United Nations office in Geneva. I believe that," he said.
Team leader Ryan pointed out that the problem is that China is underestimating the number of deaths, which is a key criterion for determining the severity of the Corona 19 epidemic.
When China defines Corona 19 deaths, it is limited to those who died from corona 19 positive tests and respiratory failure, which means that the number of Corona 19 deaths is very low.
Team leader Ryan said, "The Chinese health authorities' definition of Corona 19 deaths is too narrow," and "there is no complete (death) data available in China yet."
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), urged China to promptly share patient information and actively participate in vaccination.
President Tedros said, "We express concern about the corona19 epidemic situation in China," and "authorities need to expand vaccination, including booster vaccination, and share information on hospitalized and deceased patients quickly and regularly." said.
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