With the wave of travel for the Chinese New Year celebrations at the end of January, the corona virus is expected to spread significantly in China. According to a study by Chinese experts, the wave of infection in metropolitan areas such as Beijing and Shanghai has already passed its peak. But the violent outbreak will also affect provinces in central and western China and rural areas by the end of the month, according to Frontiers of Medicine.
concern for the elderly
The length and scope of the upcoming outbreak in the provinces and countryside might be “dramatically extended” by the extensive travel for the Lunar New Year on January 22, the study says. Millions traditionally travel to their home villages for the most important Chinese family festival.
The new wave of infections in small and medium-sized towns and rural areas is viewed with concern because many elderly people live there and medical care is often inadequate.
Eruption might last until April
Barely a month following the end of the strict zero-Covid strategy that China had been pursuing for almost three years, several hundred million people in China have already been infected with the virus. The huge outbreak is expected to last until March or April. Exact figures are not available because the authorities have stopped publishing epidemiological data.
