Unreliable data, new variants? Here's why Covid outbreak in China is causing concern
China, a nation of 1.4 billion, is reeling under a Covid outbreak, with some reports estimating 9,000 cases every day. Here's why it's sparking concern: UNRELIABLE DATA China has admitted the scale of the outbreak has become "impossible" to track following the end of mandatory mass testing last month. The global health body World Health Organisation has asked China for more data on genetic sequencing, hospitalisations, deaths and vaccinations as more nations impose restrictions on arrivals from China amid a massive spike in Covid cases. Top CDC official Xu Wenbo said last month that China was developing a national genetic database of Covid samples derived from hospital surveillance that would help track mutations. Read | China may become breeding ground for new Covid variants as cases spike: Experts Watch | Covid cases in China: Why govt said the next 40 days are crucial for India
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