Prognosis
Covid Wave May Last Three Months, China CDC Veteran Warns
- Former chief scientist says rural areas deserve attention
- Lunar New Year travel may spark fresh surge in infections
Inside the Tongren hospital in Shanghai on Jan. 3.
Photographer: Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images
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China’s Covid outbreak could continue for another two to three months as there are parts of the vast country yet to be hit, according to the former chief scientist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Speaking at a recent seminar in China, Zeng Guang said that parts of the country are approaching the peak of their virus waves and life in some major cities is slowly returning to normal. But other areas, particularly rural regions, are yet to see infections surge.