Covid Cases in China and What Is the Current Covid Situation In India?

According to estimates from the government’s main health authority, around 37 million people in China may have been infected by Covid-19 on a single day this week, making the country’s outbreak by far the highest in the world.

According to the research, 248 million people in China are believed to have been infected during the first 20 days of December this year.

According to the estimate, 37 million instances per day were reported on December 20. The numbers significantly differ from China’s official count, which indicated that only 3,049 infections were detected that day.

The previous record for the most cases in a single day, 4 million, set in January 2022, would be surpassed if the prediction of 37 million daily cases proves to be accurate.

Weeks after changing its mind about its zero-Covid policy, China has been dealing with an increase in infections. As the healthcare system was under tremendous strain as a result of the Covid surge, several videos have been published on social media sites depicting overcrowded hospitals.

According to epidemiologists’ predictions, millions of individuals would likely be infected with it in the upcoming months and millions of them may pass away from it. China is once again under a severe warning 3 years after the viral outbreak was first made public.

According to a new regulation by the Chinese government, persons who die due to respiratory failure & complications caused by any coronavirus variant would be included in the Covid death statistics. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines are violated by this counting method. The death toll now published is significantly lower than the real death toll as a result of this rule.

In comparison to its western counterparts, the Communist Party of China, which is currently in power, claims that its recently adopted “Zero Covid” approach is the best one for combating the pandemic. According to the claim, there were only 5,242 Covid-related deaths up until December 19 after the implementation of Zero Covid measures, as opposed to 1.1 million in the United States, the country with the greatest number.

However, hospitals and cemeteries in Beijing, Chongqing, & Guangzhou tell a different story. According to news reports, hospitals, funeral homes, and crematoriums in Beijing are finding it difficult to handle the 30,000 emergency requests per day which have increased from an average of roughly 5,000.

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What is the current Covid situation in India:

The key reason for the rise in Covid cases in China is the discovery of the Omicron coronavirus strain BF.7, which has also been detected in India. Despite the small numbers, the government in India is concerned.

Due to the scientific approach taken by the state administration, which has led to 90% of India’s population receiving a complete COVID-19 vaccination, the country appears to be relatively safer. An argument has been developing that India may be in a far better position than China to handle COVID-19 at this moment given the low positivity rate and the small rise in daily cases of the virus.

Mansukh Mandaviya, the union Health minister stated in a speech to the Lok Sabha on Thursday, 22 December 2022, that 220.2 crore doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have now been given throughout the nation. 90% of India’s eligible population has received the COVID-19 vaccination with both doses. According to Mandaviya, nearly 22.35 crore individuals in India have also received booster doses.

However, the Indian government has asked citizens to abide by COVID-19 standards. On Thursday, 22nd December 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged for more testing after examining the COVID-19 scenario in India. A nasal vaccine has also been authorized by the government as a preventative step against the potential spread of COVID-19.