Authorities said on Saturday nearly 60,000 people with COVID had died in hospitals between December 8 and January 12
Despite the infections, some passengers voiced excitement and relief about being able to more easily return to their hometowns in time for the approaching Lunar New Year
Government just announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December
Experts say it's always possible that a second wave of illnesses is still ahead
An official says the “emergency peak” of its latest surge appears to have passed. The death toll included 5,503 deaths due to respiratory failure caused by COVID-19 and 54,435 fatalities from other ailments combined with COVID-19
Surge in cases has driven up prices for anti-COVID drugs such as Paxlovid
Beijing has pushed back on increased screening, even though each foreign traveler entering China must also present a negative COVID-19 test
‘Zero-COVID’ policy took financial toll of teams
Since Beijing relaxed its "zero-COVID" policy in early December, the official nationwide toll is fewer than 50 deaths
China’s COVID-19 reporting has been disputed by the World Health Organization, independent experts and its own citizens.
Official says agency believes ‘deaths are heavily underreported’
Congress agreed to rescind the mandate, with opponents reluctantly saying that perhaps it had already succeeded in getting the bulk of the force vaccinated
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