‘When sirens went off, I began to cry’: China mourns virus deaths
4 years, 9 months ago

‘When sirens went off, I began to cry’: China mourns virus deaths

Al Jazeera  

National day of mourning held to honour thousands of people who died in the coronavirus pandemic. In one of the most well-known poems written about Qingming, Chinese poet Du Mu wrote, “A drizzling rain falls like tears on Mourning Day, travellers’ hearts lost in dismay.” Many in China say that almost every year, the annual rite happens under gloomy or rainy skies, and this year the spectre of the deadly coronavirus disease has added another layer of unbearable “dismay”. “When the sirens went off, it’s almost impossible not to weep or imagine all the hearts broken and lives lost over this epidemic.” Luo Qiang said he changed his Weibo avatar to black and white, like many others on the social media platform, to pay respect to those whose lives were claimed by the virus. “But when the siren went off, I started to cry my heart out – I miss my mother dearly and I don’t know how I am going to live from now on.” “For now, I just want to bury my mother alongside my father who passed away three years ago.” Anger lingers Another Wuhan resident, Zi Zi, fortunately, does not personally know anyone who has been infected or died from the virus. “Now another round of national mourning day seems to have opened that deep wound and reminded us of the unforgivingly painful past.” Song Lin, a teacher, lost her son during the earthquake, and she said knows what other families are going through now following the pandemic.

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China says 200 million treated for COVID since November, pandemic ‘decisively’ beaten
1 year, 10 months ago

China says 200 million treated for COVID since November, pandemic ‘decisively’ beaten

LA Times  

Commuters during the morning rush hour in the central business district of Beijing on Thursday. China says more than 200 million of its citizens have been diagnosed and treated for COVID-19 since it lifted strict containment measures beginning in November. With 800,000 of the most critically ill patients having recovered, China has “decisively beaten” the pandemic, according to notes from …

China says Covid-19 deaths, severe cases have fallen over 70% since peak
1 year, 11 months ago

China says Covid-19 deaths, severe cases have fallen over 70% since peak

India Today  

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 CDC said the number of critically ill patients in China peaked on Jan. 4 at 128,000 cases and fell to …

China: Over 12,000 people have died of Covid in 1 week, says govt data
1 year, 11 months ago

China: Over 12,000 people have died of Covid in 1 week, says govt data

Op India  

Chinese health authorities have said that more than 12,000 hospitalized people infected with COVID-19 died in seven days through Thursday, NHK World-Japan reported. Meanwhile, Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist of China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention has claimed that about 80 per cent of China’s population has been infected with COVID-19, which is nearly eight in 10 people, CNN …

13,000 covid fatalities are reported in China in one week
1 year, 11 months ago

13,000 covid fatalities are reported in China in one week

Op India  

After a top health official stated that the vast majority of the Chinese populace has already been infected by the virus, China reported about 13,000 hospital fatalities linked to covid between January 13 and January 19 across the country. According to a statement released on Saturday by China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over the course of the year, …

China logs nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a week
1 year, 11 months ago

China logs nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a week

The Hindu  

China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population had already been infected. The death toll came a week after China said nearly 60,000 people had died with Covid in hospitals in just over a month -- but there has been widespread scepticism over …

China says critical COVID cases have peaked as holiday travel surges
1 year, 11 months ago

China says critical COVID cases have peaked as holiday travel surges

The Hindu  

The number of COVID patients needing critical care in China's hospitals has peaked, health authorities said on Thursday, as millions travelled across the country for long-awaited reunions with families, raising fears of fresh outbreaks. There has been widespread scepticism over China's official COVID data since it abruptly axed anti-virus controls last month that had shielded China's 1.4 billion people from …

China's Covid death data hides true toll: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

China's Covid death data hides true toll: Report

India TV News  

China Covid update: The nearly 60,000 Covid-related deaths China reported for the first five weeks of its current outbreak, the largest the world has ever seen, may underestimate the true toll by hundreds of thousands of fatalities, experts were quoted as saying in a media report. China's abrupt pivot from Covid Zero in early December unleashed a surge of omicron …

WHO recognizes China’s accounting of 60,000 covid deaths
1 year, 11 months ago

WHO recognizes China’s accounting of 60,000 covid deaths

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization expressed appreciation for China’s sharing of Covid-19 data after Beijing reported around 60,000 Covid-related deaths over the past month, providing the first major accounting of the death toll since the country lifted pandemic restrictions. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke Saturday with the director of China’s National Health Commission, Ma Xiaowei, a conversation during which …

WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 information
1 year, 11 months ago

WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 information

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The World Health Organization has …

China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths, says peak passed
1 year, 11 months ago

China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths, says peak passed

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December, offering hard numbers for an unprecedented surge that was apparent in overcrowded hospitals and packed crematoriums, even as the government released little data about the status of the pandemic for weeks. China stopped reporting data on COVID-19 deaths and infections after abruptly lifting …

China reports nearly 60,000 COVID-related deaths in a month
1 year, 11 months ago

China reports nearly 60,000 COVID-related deaths in a month

Op India  

China’s health authorities disclosed on Saturday, January 14, that nearly 60,000 Covid-related deaths occurred in the country during the last one month. Jiao Yahui, the head of the Bureau of Medical Administration under the National Health Commission, told a press conference that the country logged in 59,938 Covid-related deaths between December 8, 2022, and January 12 this year. The government …

China reports nearly 60,000 deaths due to Covid-19 complications in 35 days
1 year, 11 months ago

China reports nearly 60,000 deaths due to Covid-19 complications in 35 days

Firstpost  

The figure refers only to deaths recorded at medical facilities, with the total count likely to be higher. It includes 5,503 deaths caused by respiratory failure directly due to the virus, and 54,435 deaths caused by underlying diseases combined with Covid-19, Chinese health officials said Beijing: China’s health authorities on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-19 related deaths in just over …

China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month
1 year, 11 months ago

China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month

Deccan Chronicle  

BEIJING: China's health authorities on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released by the government since the loosening of its virus restrictions in early December. China recorded 59,938 Covid-related deaths between December 8, 2022 and January 12 this year, Jiao Yahui, head of the Bureau of Medical Administration under the …

China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths since December
1 year, 11 months ago

China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths since December

The Hindu  

China’s National Health Commission on Saturday said the country had reported close to 60,000 deaths from COVID-19 since the ending of the stringent “zero-COVID” policy on December 7, 2022. In a 36-day period from December 8, 2022 to January 12, 2023, there were a total of 59,938 deaths, Jiao Yahui, director of the National Health Commission’s medical affairs department, said …

China records nearly 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month: Health body
1 year, 11 months ago

China records nearly 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month: Health body

Hindustan Times  

China said it had recorded almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths between December 8 and January 12, marking the first time China released death toll since its abrupt pivot away from the zero-Covid policy last month. Covid In China: Security guards wearing personal protective equipment amid the Covid-19 pandemic sit at an entrance of a building in Beijing. Director of National Health …

COVID-19 update: China reports nearly 60,000 coronavirus deaths since December 2022| DETAILS
1 year, 11 months ago

COVID-19 update: China reports nearly 60,000 coronavirus deaths since December 2022| DETAILS

India TV News  

China COVID deaths : China today reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints the government was failing to release data about the status of the pandemic. The death toll included 5,503 deaths due to respiratory failure caused by COVID-19 and 54,435 fatalities from other ailments combined with COVID-19. The National Health Commission said …

China says 60,000 people have died of Covid since early December
1 year, 11 months ago

China says 60,000 people have died of Covid since early December

CNN  

CNN — Close to 60,000 people have died of Covid in China since the country abruptly abandoned its tight “zero-Covid” policy in early December, a medical official from the National Health Commission told a press conference in Beijing on Saturday. The World Health Organization and the United States have accused China of “under-representing” the severity of its current outbreak, while …

China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths, says peak has passed
1 year, 11 months ago

China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths, says peak has passed

LA Times  

China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths among people who had COVID-19 since early December, offering hard numbers for an unprecedented surge that was apparent in overcrowded hospitals and packed crematoriums, even as the government released little data about the status of the pandemic for weeks. It said those “deaths related to COVID” occurred in hospitals, which left open the …

China's 'Great Migration' Kicks-off Under Shadow of Covid, 2 Billion People to Travel in 40 Days
2 years ago

China's 'Great Migration' Kicks-off Under Shadow of Covid, 2 Billion People to Travel in 40 Days

News 18  

China on Saturday marked the first day of “chun yun”, the 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known pre-pandemic as the world’s largest annual migration of people, bracing for a huge increase in travellers and the spread of COVID-19 infections. “China’s rural areas are wide, the population is large, and the per capita medical resources are relatively insufficient,” National …

WHO accuses China of downplaying Covid surge amid ‘risk to life’
2 years ago

WHO accuses China of downplaying Covid surge amid ‘risk to life’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “WHO is concerned about the risk to life in …

Chinese return to regular activities amid COVID surge
2 years ago

Chinese return to regular activities amid COVID surge

Al Jazeera  

Some residents in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan are getting back to normal life after the end of ‘zero-COVID’ measures. China’s biggest holiday, Lunar New Year, begins on January 21 this year, when the railway network is expected to carry 5.5 million passengers, state broadcaster CCTV has said. Amid the expected surge of holiday travel, authorities at Tibet’s …

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns
2 years ago

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns

Associated Press  

BAZHOU, China — Yao Ruyan paced frantically outside the fever clinic of a county hospital in China’s industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometers southwest of Beijing. “There’s been so many people dying,” said Zhao Yongsheng, a worker at a funeral goods shop near a local hospital. “They work day and night, but they can’t burn them all.” Over two hours at …

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID-19 roils Chinese cities and towns
2 years ago

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID-19 roils Chinese cities and towns

The Hindu  

Yao Ruyan paced frantically outside the fever clinic of a county hospital in China’s industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometers southwest of Beijing. “There’s been so many people dying,” said Zhao Yongsheng, a worker at a funeral goods shop near a local hospital. “They work day and night, but they can’t burn them all.” Over two hours at the Gaobeidian crematorium …

Photos: How COVID roils small Chinese towns
2 years ago

Photos: How COVID roils small Chinese towns

Al Jazeera  

As China grapples with surging COVID-19 cases, emergency wards in small cities and towns southwest of the capital, Beijing, are overwhelmed. The towns and small cities in Baoding and Langfang prefectures, in central Hebei province, were the epicentre of one of China’s first outbreaks after the state loosened coronavirus controls in November and December. Experts have forecast between a million …

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns
2 years ago

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns

LA Times  

A patient is moved onto a gurney in a crowded hospital in Bazhou city in northern China’s Hebei province on Thursday as China grapples with its first-ever wave of COVID mass infections. “There’s been so many people dying,” said Zhao Yongsheng, a worker at a funeral goods shop near a local hospital. “They work day and night, but they can’t …

China says no new Covid deaths, but crematoriums ‘overwhelmed’ | Top points
2 years ago

China says no new Covid deaths, but crematoriums ‘overwhelmed’ | Top points

Hindustan Times  

While reports and social media posts claim that hospitals in China are struggling, pharmacy shelves have been stripped bare and many crematoriums are overwhelmed, China on Wednesday said “no one had died of Covid-19 the previous day”, after changing the criteria such that most virus deaths are no longer counted. Patients recover at a hospital in Zhuozhou city in northern …

Beijing facing spike in severe Covid cases, says leading respiratory expert
2 years ago

Beijing facing spike in severe Covid cases, says leading respiratory expert

Hindustan Times  

Beijing is likely to see an increase in severe Covid-19 cases over the next two weeks, a leading Chinese respiratory specialist warned on Tuesday, as the capital continues to battle rising infections following the abrupt withdrawal of stringent ‘zero-Covid’ policies in early December. Respiratory disease expert Wang Guangfa warned that medical infrastructure in Beijing faces “additional stress” and advised the …

‘Masking actual number of deaths’: Social media posts claim China fudging data on fatalities
2 years ago

‘Masking actual number of deaths’: Social media posts claim China fudging data on fatalities

Firstpost  

There is a flood of social media posts on China’s Twitter-style Weibo platform talking about longer-than-normal queues at crematoriums and funeral homes, that are buckling under a growing number of bodies, ostensibly all Covid-19 deaths Beijing: Grappling with an unprecedented increase in deaths due to Covid-19 across provinces, the Chinese authorities are not putting out actual figures of the number …

Virus death toll in China's capital shows further rise
2 years ago

Virus death toll in China's capital shows further rise

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The death toll in the …

China reports first coronavirus deaths since easing zero-COVID policy
2 years ago

China reports first coronavirus deaths since easing zero-COVID policy

Firstpost  

Official case numbers are widely considered unreliable following the end of mandatory mass testing, while fears are mounting of a wave of infections in poor rural areas during the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays Beijing: China on Monday reported its first deaths from Covid-19 since loosening its hardline containment policy, as hospitals and crematoriums struggle with outbreak authorities say is …

Beijing reports two COVID-19 deaths as coronavirus surges amid relaxed rules
2 years ago

Beijing reports two COVID-19 deaths as coronavirus surges amid relaxed rules

LA Times  

A family member holding the photo of a deceased relative walks beside the hearse outside a fever clinic in Beijing on Monday. Chinese health authorities Monday announced two new COVID-19 deaths, both in Beijing, that were the first reported in weeks and come during an expected surge of illnesses after the nation eased its strict approach to the coronavirus. With …

China likely to record 1 million Covid deaths in 2023, predicts new model
2 years ago

China likely to record 1 million Covid deaths in 2023, predicts new model

Hindustan Times  

China may end up witnessing more than a million Covid deaths in 2023 if it continues with its decision of lifting stringent coronavirus curbs, a new projection from a US-based institute claimed. According to the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, by April 1, China could register 322,000 deaths, as the Covid cases will peak then. Following the lifting of …

Funeral homes overwhelmed, bodies seen? China may be covering Covid deaths
2 years ago

Funeral homes overwhelmed, bodies seen? China may be covering Covid deaths

Hindustan Times  

The number of people dying due to Covid in Beijing is rising, according to media reports, despite China not reporting a fatality from the virus for two weeks. Yang Lianghua, a former People's Daily reporter, died on December 15, aged 74, while Zhou Zhichun, a former China Youth Daily editor, died on December 8, aged 77, according to financial magazine …

COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased
2 years ago

COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: Outside a funeral home in eastern Beijing, dozens of people were bundled up in parkas and hats against the freezing temperatures Friday evening as workers in full protective suits wheeled out coffins one by one. About a half-dozen people inside described how another victim had struggled to breathe that morning before dying, and the death certificate listed “'pneumonia”' as …

COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased
2 years ago

COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Outside a funeral home in eastern Beijing, dozens of people were bundled up in parkas and hats against the freezing temperatures Friday evening as workers in full protective suits wheeled out coffins one by one. On Wednesday, the government said it would stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they’ve become impossible to track with mass testing no longer …

In COVID-hit Beijing, funeral homes with sick workers struggle to keep up
2 years ago

In COVID-hit Beijing, funeral homes with sick workers struggle to keep up

The Hindu  

Funeral homes across China's COVID-hit capital Beijing, a city of 22 million, scrambled on Saturday to keep up with calls for funeral and cremation services as workers and drivers testing positive for the novel coronavirus called in sick. In Beijing, which has yet to report any COVID-19 deaths since the policies changed on December 7, sick workers have hit the …

Beijing reports first Covid-19 deaths as China eases curbs, crematoriums run 24X7
2 years ago

Beijing reports first Covid-19 deaths as China eases curbs, crematoriums run 24X7

Firstpost  

China’s national health authority has not reported any official Covid-19 deaths since withdrawing many of its domestic restrictions on December 7. The last official deaths were reported on December 3, in Shandong and Sichuan provinces Beijing: Two former Chinese state media journalists have died in capital city Beijing recently due to Covid-19, local media reported on Friday, among the first …

Crowd angered by lockdowns calls for China’s Xi to step down
2 years, 1 month ago

Crowd angered by lockdowns calls for China’s Xi to step down

Associated Press  

SHANGHAI — Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for China’s powerful leader to resign, an unprecedented rebuke as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress demonstrations Sunday that represent a rare direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party. “Everyone thinks that Chinese people are afraid to come out and protest, that they don’t have any courage,” said …

China sees 1st Covid-19 death in almost 6 months
2 years, 1 month ago

China sees 1st Covid-19 death in almost 6 months

Live Mint  

As fresh restrictions are imposed in parts of China against the new outbreaks of the Covid-19 virus, the country has reported its first death in nearly half a year. This is the first death China has reported since May 26. China's figures have come under question, however, based on the ruling Communist Party's long-established reputation for manipulating statistics, the lack …

Excess Covid-19 deaths: WHO fails to question China again | Views
2 years, 8 months ago

Excess Covid-19 deaths: WHO fails to question China again | Views

India Today  

15 million people died of Covid or of the pandemic’s impact on the global health system between January 2020 and December 2021 - nearly 10 million over the 5.4 million deaths officially reported by countries across the world. While states like Uttar Pradesh also delayed data sometimes, many times districts wouldn’t give the daily updated data but would provide it …

China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of 'grim' situation
2 years, 8 months ago

China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of 'grim' situation

India Today  

Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths on Sunday, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long lockdown started, while China's capital Beijing warned of a "grim" situation with rising infections. It reported 39 more deaths on Sunday, National Health Commission data showed, bringing its total toll to 87, while the country logged nearly 22,000 new local virus cases. Shanghai's …

China's Shanghai Records First Official COVID Deaths Since It Went Into Lockdown
2 years, 8 months ago

China's Shanghai Records First Official COVID Deaths Since It Went Into Lockdown

The Quint  

Shanghai, a city of more than 26 million people, has entered its third week of lockdown. The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has so far affected around 3,20,000 people of the region since March. In recent weeks, several other cities of China have also been witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases. Although the COVID-19 cases have been high, the deaths induced …

China: Shanghai reports first Covid-19 deaths since the start current outbreak
2 years, 8 months ago

China: Shanghai reports first Covid-19 deaths since the start current outbreak

Live Mint  

Shanghai reported the first deaths of its surging Covid-19 outbreak, the biggest flareup China has had to deal with during the pandemic. They were the first Covid fatalities in more than a year in China, where a strict zero tolerance approach contained the virus until the more infectious delta and omicron variants emerged last year. Now with the country grappling …

China’s Shanghai reports first COVID deaths since lockdown
2 years, 8 months ago

China’s Shanghai reports first COVID deaths since lockdown

Al Jazeera  

Deaths of three elderly patients mark the first fatalities in Shanghai since authorities imposed a lockdown to curb China’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak. The Chinese city of Shanghai has announced its first deaths in a COVID-19 outbreak that has plunged the financial hub into a weeks-long lockdown and sparked widespread anger and rare protests. Residents in Shanghai – one of China’s …

China reports COVID-19 deaths in more than a year
2 years, 9 months ago

China reports COVID-19 deaths in more than a year

The Hindu  

China's national health authorities reported two COVID-19 deaths on March 19, the first recorded rise in the death toll since January 2021, as the country battles an omicron-driven surge. With China now facing its worst outbreak since late 2019, officials have vowed to double down on the zero-tolerance strategy to contain the current surge. However, China's leader Xi Jinping acknowledged …

China reports first COVID deaths since January 2021
2 years, 9 months ago

China reports first COVID deaths since January 2021

Al Jazeera  

Two deaths were recorded in the northeastern province of Jilin, the epicentre of an Omicron-fuelled wave of cases that has left millions facing stay-home orders. China has announced its first confirmed COVID-19 deaths in more than a year, amid an Omicron-fulled surge of cases in the country’s northeast. The two deaths were both reported on Saturday in Jilin province, bringing …

China reports first COVID death in months as WHO arrives in Wuhan
3 years, 11 months ago

China reports first COVID death in months as WHO arrives in Wuhan

Al Jazeera  

First death since May announced as WHO team in Wuhan to start long-awaited investigation into origins of the virus. China on Thursday reported its first death from COVID-19 in eight months as the country battles to contain a resurgence in cases – the most in 10 months – and an expert team from the World Health Organization arrived in Wuhan …

Wuhan residents say China Coronavirus death toll higher than reported
4 years, 8 months ago

Wuhan residents say China Coronavirus death toll higher than reported

Op India  

While the Chinese Communist regime is busy projecting that the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus in the country is gradually on the wane, the residents of Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly contagion that has ravaged hundreds of countries across the world and afflicted more than 2.1 million people globally with a staggering death count of 146,000+, believe that the …

Wuhan, China’s coronavirus epicenter, raises official death toll by 50%
4 years, 8 months ago

Wuhan, China’s coronavirus epicenter, raises official death toll by 50%

LA Times  

Funeral home workers remove the body of a person suspected to have died of COVID-19 from a residential building in Wuhan, China, in February. China’s official death toll from the coronavirus pandemic jumped sharply Friday as the hardest-hit city of Wuhan announced a major revision that added nearly 1,300 fatalities. The undercount stemmed from several factors, according to a notification …

China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days
4 years, 8 months ago

China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days

Associated Press  

In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began traveling through for Lunar New Year celebrations. “All localities must prepare for and respond to a pandemic.” In …

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