China is likely seeing over a million COVID cases and 5,000 deaths a day, report says. But Beijing's official data is showing 7 deaths so far this week.
"China has stopped mass testing and is not longer reporting asymptomatic cases. The combination means the official data is unlikely to be a true reflection of the outbreak being experienced across the country," Dr Louise Blair, the head of vaccines and epidemiology at Airfinity, said in the press release.
The World Health Organization has expressed concerns about the situation in China, but said it didn't think the country was"actively" concealing case numbers amid the strain on its healthcare system currently.
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