Despite the spread of a new strain of

coronavirus

in China, the PRC has rejected US proposals for vaccines against COVID-19.

Bloomberg writes about this with reference to US officials.  

It is noted that high-ranking officials in the United States are concerned about the increase in the number of new strains of the virus and its impact on the Chinese economy: America has repeatedly offered Xi Jinping's government to receive vaccine mRNA and other assistance.

The U.S. proposals were made by senior diplomats, including during a December trip to China by Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Kritenbrink and Senior Director of the National Security Council Laura Rosenberger, as well as through health officials and intermediaries.

At a regular press briefing in Beijing on January 6, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that China's vaccines and medical drugs are "generally sufficient."

"We have enough vaccines for people who are eligible to receive them," she said, adding: "We will continue to work with the international community, including the United States, to better address the challenges of COVID-19 and protect lives and health." people".

According to the newspaper, accepting vaccines from the US is likely to draw attention to Beijing's inability to develop its own mRNA vaccine at a time when China is insisting on self-sufficiency in the context of a broader strategic struggle with the US.

China has historically been cautious about foreign aid during crises.

New outbreak of COVID-19 in China

In China, the number of patients with COVID-19 is increasing every day after

Beijing lifted the pandemic restrictions.

Italy is the first in Europe to bring back

COVID-19 testing for everyone arriving from China.

Later

, the Moroccan government decided to ban

travelers from China, regardless of their nationality, from entering the country due to the increase in the number of COVID-19 patients there. 

As China faces a surge in new COVID cases,

funeral homes can no longer cope with the number of deaths

.

One ward is so overcrowded that it has imposed a 5-10 minute time limit for families to mourn their dead relatives.

The WHO told about

a new strain of the Omicron XBB.1.5 coronavirus that

became dominant in the United States of America within a few weeks.

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