[北京 １０日 ロイター] – China’s state media said on Wednesday that officials believe the new coronavirus infection has already passed its peak in many parts of the country.
The Health Times, a Communist Party-affiliated media outlet, reported a drop in the number of cases in Beijing and several provinces.
Nearly 90 million people in the state of about 100 million have been infected with the coronavirus as of January.
The number of patients in medical institutions in the state reached a peak on December 19th. However, the number of critically ill patients remains high.
The number of infections in the city also peaked on December 20, according to Beijing city officials. In Chongqing, the number of cases peaked on the 20th and in Jiangsu on the 22nd.
Two cities in southern Guangdong, China’s manufacturing hub, peaked by the end of the year.
China has stopped reporting daily infections, and the daily death toll hovers in the single digits. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) has questioned the credibility of the figures.
The number of funerals in Japan is increasing, and medical institutions are being forced to respond. Experts around the world believe that China’s coronavirus-related deaths have reached at least 1 million this year.
State media criticized Pfizer Inc. also for the generic price of its coronavirus drug Paxlobide. The Global Times said in an editorial, “It is clear that US capital has already accumulated considerable wealth from the world by selling vaccines and medicines, and the US government has also cooperated.”
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourra said Monday that the company was not in talks with Chinese authorities about licensing generic paxlobide. However, they are still negotiating the price.
