"As cases explode, China's low COVID death toll convinces no one" [View all]

"As cases explode, China’s low COVID death toll convinces no one"

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/12/24/asia-pacific/china-covid-death-statistics/

A country trying to mourn its dead from an explosive COVID-19 outbreak is grappling with a system unprepared for the surge in fatalities. Two weeks after China abruptly abandoned its “zero-COVID” policy, cases have soared in cities like Beijing, along with reports of people dying.

But doctors and international health experts say an underestimate of the toll risks fueling public complacency about the risks of the virus. Chinese commentators and the public have widely criticized the death toll, saying it obfuscates the real picture and hurts the government’s credibility.