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Model predicts nearly one million Covid deaths

While crematoria are at capacity, state media remain silent on death tolls – and in some cases lie. A model from the University of Hong Kong predicts a high number of deaths this winter.

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18. December 2022

Redaktion Table

18. December 2022

221217 -- SHENYANG, Dec. 17, 2022 -- A pregnant woman is seen at a fever clinic at Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China s Liaoning Province, Dec. 15, 2022. China is continuing its optimization of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control measures as it shifts the focus of its response strategy from curbing new infections to preventing and treating severe cases. The fever clinic of the hospital is trying its best to ensure the treatment of patients with acute and severe symptoms. CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-FEVER CLINIC CN YangxQing PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

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Model predicts nearly one million Covid deaths

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