The situation is getting worse due to Corona virus infection in the neighboring country China . Chinese officials have said that lakhs of patients are being identified daily in just one city. This is the first time that China has officially accepted the worsening situation. Things got worse when China decided to cancel the strict zero covid policy. A media outlet of the Communist Party quoted a local official of Qingdao as saying that 4.9 lakh to 5.3 lakh patients are coming to the eastern city every day.
The situation is so bad in many cities of China that there is a shortage of beds, even medical equipment in hospitals. Not only this, fighting is also taking place in crematoriums and funeral homes. After finding a single patient in any city of China, testing and sanitizing was mandatory in the entire city, but it was relaxed after the Kovid policy was removed. Now the situation is such that people are reaching for testing but it is difficult for the officials to track them. According to the media report, China is again not giving correct information about the deaths due to Corona.
4,103 corona cases in China on Saturday
According to the report, a local media outlet said that by the end of this week, the infection rate in the city with a population of 10 million could increase by 10 percent. It is also being told in the media reports that the report in which the figures of infection were mentioned has been edited and the figures have been allegedly removed. China's National Health Commission said on Saturday that only 4,103 cases were registered across the country on Saturday, in which there was not a single death. Whereas Shandong province, where Qingdao is located – only 31 cases were registered.
80 percent of Jiangxi's population will be infected
Censoring politically sensitive content is common in China. Government-backed media outlets have tried to downplay the worsening situation, instead government-backed institutions have described the policy reversal as logical and controlled. However, in the meantime, some media outlets have highlighted the shortage of beds and medical equipment in hospitals. Local officials said that in eastern Jiangxi province with a population of 36 million, 80 percent of the population will be infected by March. According to reports, till Thursday, 18,000 patients were admitted to different hospitals in two weeks, but the condition of 500 patients was critical.
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