A week after pulling back on many of its harsh Covid restrictions—including mandatory mass testing in cities reporting outbreaks—China says it will stop reporting asymptomatic Covid cases.
on Wednesday, China’s National Health Commission mentioned only 2,291 new “confirmed” cases nationwide, adding it is “impossible to get accurate statistics for asymptomatic cases” as many individuals with asymptomatic infections are choosing not to get tested.to the country’s pandemic fighting approach Chinese officials ditched mandatory mass testing in cities reporting outbreaks making PCR swab tests voluntary for most people.
Despite the smaller number of reported cases, several major cities across China—especially the capital Beijing—are reportedly witnessing a massive surge in infections.the Associated Press, several people are thronging fever clinics across Beijing—whose numbers have grown from 94 to 303 recently—and pharmacies, where cold and flu medications and rapid antigen tests are in short supply.
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