"China and the Chinese people will certainly achieve a final victory over the epidemic," said an article by the Chinese Communist Party's official in the People's Daily.

It rejects criticism of the government for its strict anti-covid policy, which caused historic protests in the country last year, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.

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At the same time, health experts around the world are trying to establish the facts regarding the wave of COVID raging in China and prevent further spread of the virus.

China lifted its strict anti-covid restrictions last month.

As a result, a new wave of COVID infections hit the country's 1.4 billion population, which has weak natural immunity due to the lockdowns imposed on the country since the emergence of the coronavirus in the city of Wuhan three years ago, the agency recalled.  

The country's funeral parlors are reporting a surge in demand for their services, hospitals are receiving large numbers of patients, and international health experts predict at least one million deaths from COVID-19 in China this year.

Representatives of the health authorities of the 27 member states of the EU will meet today to discuss their coordinated response to the consequences of the increased number of arrivals from China after Beijing eased anti-covid restrictions.

For its part, China has criticized the countries that introduced a mandatory covid test for arrivals from China, calling their decision unreasonable and devoid of scientific justification, the agency noted.

WHO experts have called on China for "more realistic data" on COVID-19

Cases of coronavirus in China are expected to increase significantly amid upcoming travel across the country for the Chinese New Year, DPA reported, citing scientists.

While the current wave of infections is likely to have peaked in major cities such as Shanghai and Beijing, by the end of the month infections will increase in remote villages and towns in provinces in central and western China, scientists warn in a new study published today in the Chinese Medical Journal. magazine.

As the reason for this increase, they point out precisely the trips on the occasion of the Chinese New Year, which begins on January 22. 

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