[北京 １３日 ロイター] – Zeng Guang, a former chief epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said China’s coronavirus epidemic peak is expected to last two to three months, with a wave of infections soon spreading to rural areas with relatively scarce medical resources. showed the point of view.
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in rural areas is expected to increase sharply during the Chinese New Year holidays that begin on January 21. More than a third of China’s 1.4 billion people live in areas where infections have peaked, according to state media.
Zeng Guang warned that the worst of the coronavirus outbreak was not over yet, Chinese media outlet Caixin reported on Thursday. “We have focused on the big cities, now we should focus on the rural areas,” he said.
The World Health Organization (WHO) also warned earlier this week about the risks associated with traveling during the holidays.
*Add a category and resend.
