People carrying face masks stroll on a road, as coronavirus illness (COVID-19) outbreaks proceed in Shanghai, China, December 13, 2022. (REUTERS File Photo)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged China to share particular and updated details about the epidemiological scenario within the nation amid a surge in Covid-19 case numbers.
The world physique stated it met high-level officers from China’s National Health Commission and the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration on Friday to “seek further information on the situation, and to offer WHO’s expertise and further support.”
“WHO again asked for regular sharing of specific and real-time data on the epidemiological situation… and data on vaccinations delivered and vaccination status,” the Geneva-based group stated in an announcement.
“WHO stressed the importance of monitoring and the timely publication of data to help China and the global community to formulate accurate risk assessments and to inform effective responses,” the assertion stated.
Rapidly rising coronavirus case numbers in China led quite a few governments to introduce additional journey necessities for guests from the nation.
In the primary three weeks of December alone, 248 million individuals in China contracted the virus, in accordance with formally unconfirmed inner estimates.
