Unreliable data, new variants? Here's why Covid outbreak in China is causing concern

 

China has admitted the scale of the outbreak has become "impossible" to track following the end of mandatory mass testing last month. Here's why the outbreak is causing panic around the world.

 China, a nation of 1.4 billion, is reeling under a Covid outbreak, with some reports estimating 9,000 cases every day. The massive explosion in cases came after

 China decided to scrap zero-Covid policy in December.

A growing number of countries are worried about a lack of data and transparency surrounding China's latest outbreak, driven by a new variant. 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 National Health Commission has stopped publishing daily nationwide infection and death statistics.

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.

That responsibility has been transferred to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which will only publish figures once a month after China downgrades its management protocols for the disease on January 8.

China has only reported 15 Covid deaths since it began unwinding restrictions on December 7. But some reports say that 9,000 people are dying per day due to Covid. Overburdened hospitals and a rush at crematoriums are an indication that Covid data from China has become unreliable.

 

In an important development, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the fundamental rights enshrined in Articles 19 and 21 are

https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/article-19-21-rights-can-be-enforced-against-private-individuals-entities-supreme-court-holds-by-41-majority-218007

In an important development, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the fundamental rights enshrined in Articles 19 and 21 are

https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/article-19-21-rights-can-be-enforced-against-private-individuals-entities-supreme-court-holds-by-41-majority-218007

In an important development, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the fundamental rights enshrined in Articles 19 and 21 are

https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/article-19-21-rights-can-be-enforced-against-private-individuals-entities-supreme-court-holds-by-41-majority-218007