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The WHO on Friday once again urged China’s health administrators to regularly share detailed and real-time information on the COVID-19 situation in the country.
The agency has asked Chinese officials to share more genetic sequencing data and data on hospitalizations, deaths, and vaccinations.
Official figures from China have become an unreliable guide as less testing is being done across the country following the recent easing of the strict “zero-COVID” policy.
WHO has previously said that China may struggle to keep a tally of COVID-19 infections.
The agency has invited Chinese scientists to present detailed data on viral sequencing at its meeting of a technical advisory group scheduled for Jan 3.
COVID infections have risen across China after Beijing dismantled its zero-COVID policies, including regular PCR testing on its population. In response, the United States, South Korea, India, Italy, Japan, and Taiwan have all imposed COVID tests for travelers from China.
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