China Covid Deaths

Explained: Why China's COVID-19 surge is causing panic across the globe

China's National Health Commission has ceased publishing daily nationwide infection and death statistics. This has raised concerns because the scale of the outbreak has become ‘impossible’ to track

In spirit of openness: China claims to be 'transparent' about publishing information on Covid-19 deaths

China counts Covid-19 deaths only as cases of people who died of respiratory failure induced by the virus after testing positive with a nucleic acid test, rather than other countries that include all deaths within 28 days of positive tests

WATCH: Horrifying videos from China show not just 7 Covid deaths but uncountable bodies at crematorium

The Chinese government has stopped releasing official daily numbers of Covid infections and deaths, but as per estimates, at least 5,000 people are dying every day in the country

The Real Picture: Why China’s official COVID death count doesn’t stack up

Crematoriums across China are reporting a surge in the number of bodies and hospitals are overwhelmed with patients being rolled in every minute. Yet the official death count owing to COVID-19 remains at seven since restrictions were lifted earlier this month. What’s going on in the dragon’s lair?

WATCH: Medical services in China crumble under unprecedented COVID surge as bodies pile up

Epidemiologist and health economist Dr Eric Feigl-Ding estimate that 60 per cent of China's population is likely to be infected over the next 90 days. 'Deaths likely in the millions—plural,' he added

Watch | Shanghai nursing home resident mistakenly taken to morgue while still alive

While the nursing home apologised for the negligence, the error has triggered anger among the Chinese people

China reports two COVID-19 deaths, first in more than one year

The deaths, both in northeastern Jilin province, bring the country's coronavirus death toll to 4,638.