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SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China is preparing to upgrade its medical infrastructure in far-off areas prior to the return of hundreds of millions of Chinese workers to their homes for the Lunar New Year from major Chinese cities where the COVID-19 virus is on the surge.
Chinese pandemic restrictions
By imposing strict Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns and continuous testing for three years, China uplifted the curbs recently despite a surge of the deadly virus, leaving the fragile health system subjugated.
Chinese restrictions eliminated
After the ease in Covid 19 restrictions following nationwide protests against these restrictions, a sharp uptick in pandemic cases has been witnessed, infecting millions of Chinese daily.
Chinese officials reported one new Covid death on Wednesday, down from three on Tuesday.
Chinese pandemic surge and world
Experts believe the number of Covid-19 related deaths in China is much higher and, in the future, more than 1 million people may die due to the virus.
China counts Covid-19 deaths caused by pneumonia and respiratory dysfunctions as pandemic-related deaths.
