Covid, Beijing: “We only count the deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure”. Reduced death tolls. WHO holds back on the end of the pandemic

BEIJING – In its official death toll related to Covid-19 the Chinese it only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure. He reports it Wang Guiqiang, head of the infectious disease department of hospital No. 1 of Peking University. This is a narrow definition that limits the number of reported deaths, as the virus outbreak increases following the easing of pandemic-related restrictions.