Overall, the WHO has reported 629 million cases and 6.5 million deaths linked to the pandemic.
Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead on COVID-19, cited a "substantial underestimate" of the true circulation of the virus because surveillance and testing have declined along with a drop in case counts. She said the coronavirus outbreak is "still a pandemic, and it’s still circulating quite rampantly around the world" — and a key focus now was on hospitalizations and deaths.
China still saw 539 deaths linked to COVID-19 during the week, an increase of 10% from the previous week. While its numbers have remained relatively low, China has relentlessly pursued a strict "zero-COVID" policy of quarantines, lockdowns and daily or near-daily compulsory testing that has fanned protests and clashes between residents and authorities at times.
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