China, corona infection peak expected to last 2-3 months = eminent epidemiologist | Reuters

On Jan. 13, Zeng Guang, a former chief epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said China’s coronavirus epidemic peak was expected to last two to three months, and that rural areas with relatively scarce medical resources would soon be infected. He said he expected the waves to spread. The picture was taken at a hospital in Hebei province on the 11th. Photo provided by Archyde.com/China Daily in 2023

[北京 １３日 ロイター] – Zeng Guang, a former chief epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said China’s coronavirus epidemic peak is expected to last two to three months, with a wave of infections soon spreading to rural areas where medical resources are relatively scarce. showed the point of view.

The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in rural areas is expected to increase sharply during the Lunar New Year holiday, which begins on January 21. More than a third of China’s 1.4 billion people live in areas where infections have peaked, according to state media.

Zeng Guang warned that the worst of the coronavirus outbreak was not over yet, Chinese media outlet Caixin reported on Thursday. “We have focused on the big cities, now we should focus on the rural areas,” he said.

The World Health Organization (WHO) also warned earlier this week about the risks associated with traveling during the holidays.

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