A World Health Organization (WHO) scientist said the rise in covid-19 cases in China casts doubt on the end of the global emergency
"The question is whether it can be called post-pandemic when such a significant part of the world is entering the second wave," said Dutch virologist Marion Koopmans, a member of a WHO committee responsible for advising on the coronavirus emergency status, quoted by the British newspaper "The Guardian."
"We are obviously at a very different stage [of the pandemic], but in my opinion, this wave in China is a box of surprises," she added.
China has imposed a very strict prevention policy since the start of the pandemic, managing to keep the numbers of infections and deaths low compared to other countries.
However, the relaxation of the rules in recent weeks has changed the situation, with infection rates reaching high levels.
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