Regarding the Chinese government's announcement that nearly 60,000 people died from the new coronavirus in the period from the 8th of last month to nearly 60,000 people, Chinese SNS posted, "Who believes this data? ”, etc., are posted one after another, questioning whether there are actually more.
Chinese health authorities announced at a press conference on the 14th that 59,938 people died in medical institutions infected with the new coronavirus from the 8th of last month to the 12th of this month.
In response, China's version of Twitter's "Weibo" wrote, "Who believes this data? My relatives clearly died of the new coronavirus, but the death certificate said bronchitis." Only those who were hospitalized were announced, but there are more people who died at home than in hospitals."
Since last month, the Chinese government has not counted deaths due to the new corona even if infected but died due to underlying diseases, etc., and so far, the number of deaths during the same period was 38.
On the Internet, information that many people died, such as long lines of cars being confirmed at crematoriums in various places, has been reported, and the public has criticized the sudden increase in the number of deaths. It is rising.