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China says Covid deaths, severe cases have fallen over 70% since peak

China says Covid deaths, severe cases have fallen over 70% since peak

HONG KONG: Critically ill Covid-19 cases in China are down 72% from a peak early this month while daily deaths among Covid-19 patients in hospitals have dropped 79% from their peak, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.The figures, published on the centre’s website, come after a prominent government scientist said over the weekend that 80% of China’s 1.4 billion population had already been infected, making the possibility of a big Covid-19 rebound over the next two or three months remote.China abruptly ended its strict zero-Covid policy in early December after three years and infections surged across the world’s most populous country.While officials have said infections have peaked, some global experts have warned about the possibility of a surge in cases in rural areas less equipped to deal with them as millions of Chinese travel home for family reunions during the ongoing Lunar New Year holiday.The CDC said the number of critically ill patients in China pea

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