China stopped reporting daily case numbers

The National Health Commission announced that daily notifications will no longer be made starting today and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention will share data on the epidemic for research purposes.

After the first outbreak in the city of Wuhan in Hubei province, the Commission published the number of cases, deaths, patients and recoveries since January 21, 2020, how many of the cases originated from abroad, how many from the country , how many showed signs of illness, and how many did not, on their website and social media accounts announced to the public with daily news releases.

The removal of testing requirements following the change of direction adopted in the Covid-19 policy in the country in early November makes it difficult to detect cases, while the new standards adopted in the maintenance of death statistics cause the majority of victims related to the virus. be unregistered.

THE OFFICIAL NUMBERS AND THE REAL EPIDEMIC TABLE DIFFERENT

It is observed that the gap between the official figures and the estimates of the real picture of the epidemic is increasing with the spread of the virus after the relaxation of the Covid-19 measures.

Daily case estimates announced by the local health commissions of Qingdao city in the northern Shandong province and Dongguan city in the southern Guangdong province revealed the striking difference between the official figures announced by the National Health Commission and the situation in the field.

It was reported that 490,000 to 530,000 people per day in Qingdao with a population of around 9 million, and an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 people in Dongguan with a population of 10 million. However, the National Health Commission, in its latest daily report yesterday, announced that there were 1,737 cases in Guangdong province, where Dongguan is affiliated, and 31 cases in Shandong province, which is part of Qingdao.

The Commission announced that while 4,128 cases were detected in 24 hours in mainland China, there were no virus-related deaths.

INCREASES DENSITY IN HOSPITALS AND MORGES

Although the density in hospitals, clinics, morgues and crematoriums has increased due to the sudden change in epidemic control measures, the relatives of the deceased report that some symptoms of Covid-19 were observed in the last moments of the deceased, such as respiratory distress. .

It is estimated that after the removal of the test requirement, many cases and deaths with direct or indirect effects of the virus went unrecorded because the test was not performed.

The National Health Commission announced on December 20 that new standards for keeping Covid-19 statistics have been introduced. Consequently, it was indicated that from now on only deaths caused by pneumonia and respiratory failure due to the virus will be recorded, and those who lost their lives due to complications such as chronic diseases or heart attacks, even if the Covid-19 test is positive. , will not be included in the statistics. (AA)