Weng Guiqiang, head of infectious disease affairs at Peking University’s No. 1 Hospital, said on Tuesday that deaths due to pre-existing diseases are not added to the COVID-19 death toll.
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China only deaths due to pneumonia or difficulty in breathing covid are included in the official figures of the dead. A Chinese health official gave this information. In this context, the number of dead automatically decreases, whereas after the restrictions are relaxed, an increase in cases of infection is being seen. peking university Weng Guiqiang, head of infectious disease affairs at China’s No.1 hospital, said on Tuesday that deaths due to pre-existing diseases are not added to the COVID-19 death toll.
China has been conservative in terms of calculating flu or COVID-19 figures. According to the guidelines issued in most countries, including the US, any such death is considered a death related to COVID-19, in which this disease has been a factor in one way or the other. Weng’s remarks reflect the manner in which China has operated during the pandemic. According to the daily data released by the National Health Commission, no new cases of COVID-19 were reported in China on Wednesday, while the death toll is 5,241.
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