The World Health Organization criticized Wednesday China's 'very narrow' definition of COVID-19 deaths, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak.
—meaning that Beijing's own statistics about the unprecedented wave are now widely seen as not reflecting reality.
"We do not discourage doctors and nurses reporting these deaths and these cases. We have an open approach to be able to record the actual impact of disease in society."in recent weeks, and said "we look forward to receiving more comprehensive data."
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