• The number of Covid cases would rise in rural China.
• China has stopped reporting daily Covid statistics.
• Covid wave in China is anticipated to last two to three months.

According to a leading Chinese epidemiologist, the number of Covid cases would rise in rural China where access to healthcare is more limited.

In preparation for the lunar new year, hundreds of millions of Chinese are returning to their hometowns, many for the first time since the pandemic started.

According to Zeng Guang, a former director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control, the height of the Covid wave in China is anticipated to last two to three months.

Since giving up on zero-Covid, China has stopped reporting daily Covid statistics.

However, as the virus has spread throughout the nation, hospitals in large cities — where healthcare services are better and more accessible — have become overrun by Covid patients.

The world’s largest yearly migration of people occurs during the Lunar New Year celebrations in China, which begin on January 21.

Tens of millions of passengers have already travelled, and almost two billion trips are anticipated overall.
China quickly changed its zero Covid policies this month. On Sunday, it also reopened its borders.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), China, which stopped reporting Covid fatalities as of Tuesday, significantly underestimated the number of Covid fatalities.

In contrast to the lengthy lines at funeral houses and stories of deaths on social media, official data from the past month reveals five or fewer deaths every day.
Chinese officials announced in December that they intended to release monthly updates on the Covid instead of daily updates.

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