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As the spread of the coronavirus in China has re-emerged, the World Health Organization has urged the sharing of factual information about the spread of the infection.
Although the corona virus was first discovered in China, the country’s government, which soon became aware of it, made sure that it did not get affected on a large scale through strict restrictions.
While other countries including America, Europe and India were paralyzed by Corona for two years, the world watched that only China, which has a very large population, effectively controlled the spread of Corona.
The rest of the world followed China’s lead and imposed a general lockdown, gradually defeating the corona virus with the help of vaccines discovered in the days that followed. While the world has returned to normalcy, even though only China is less affected, the Zero Covid Policy has not abandoned the Corona restrictions.
Accordingly, the practice of sealing the entire area continued even when a few corona-infected people were found. Isolation of corona infected people was also strictly followed.
The draconian restrictions in place there were eased overnight, not gradually, after Chinese people took to the streets last November to protest whether the zero-covid policy would continue even after the world returned to normal life. That is the reason for China’s current state of concern.
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There is no lockdown in China today. There are no strict quarantine restrictions for corona patients. China has opened wide its doors for people who have been paralyzed for two years to go abroad.
At the same time, many countries around the world are gradually closing their doors to people from China. India, USA, Spain, France, South Korea, Italy, Japan and Taiwan have announced mandatory corona test for passengers coming from China.
Britain has announced that it is mandatory to provide a “coronavirus free” certificate on departure from China.
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The reason for the global lockdown is the resurgence of the coronavirus after China’s zero-covid policy eased restrictions. Chinese government data says fewer than 5,000 new infections are reported per day. But studies say that China is hiding the reality and the daily corona infection is much higher, i.e. 10 lakhs.
According to the Chinese government, only 13 people have died from the corona virus in the whole of December. But Airfinity, a health data company from Britain, said last Thursday that around 9,000 people in China die of the corona virus every day.
The World Health Organization has consulted with the Chinese authorities about the worrying news coming out of China.
The World Health Organization, which issued a report on it later, said, “We have asked the Chinese authorities to immediately share information on the spread of Corona. We have also instructed them to share data on the number of people who have been vaccinated, the current status of the vaccination program, and the vaccination program for people over 60 years of age and who may be more vulnerable to Corona.” reported.
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“Monitoring the spread of the Corona virus and sharing real-time data will give not only China, but also the international community due time to assess the Corona threat and prepare accordingly,” the organization added.
The World Health Organization’s Technical Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to discuss the spread of Covid-19. The organization has invited Chinese scientists to participate and share detailed information about the new coronavirus strain.
The World Health Organization has said it understands some countries are imposing new restrictions on travelers from China.
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