The protective measures taken by other countries in the face of the Covid outbreak in China are
"understandable"
in view of the lack of information provided by Beijing, said Thursday the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros. Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
“In the absence of complete information from China, it is understandable that countries take the measures they believe will protect their populations
,” he said on Twitter, urging Beijing to communicate more on the situation. state of the pandemic in the country.
“Concerned”
“In order to be able to carry out a full risk assessment of the Covid-19 situation in China, WHO needs more detailed information
,” he wrote.
The statements come after the United States joined other countries, including Japan and Italy, in imposing testing on travelers from China, following Beijing's abandonment of restriction measures. travel abroad despite an upsurge in cases.
A European health agency, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), however, said on Thursday that such measures were not currently justified in the European Union.
“We are concerned about the development of the situation”
(in China)
“and we continue to encourage China to track down the virus and vaccinate those most at risk”
, added the head of the WHO.
Chinese hospitals are overwhelmed by high numbers of infections after Beijing's decision to lift strict rules that had long stemmed the spread of the pandemic, but had plunged the economy and sparked protests within the community. population.
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Chinese authorities said this week they were ending mandatory quarantine on arrival in China, prompting many Chinese to plan to travel abroad.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on December 21 that his organization was concerned about the resurgence of the pandemic in China, where the national health commission last week indicated it was giving up publishing a daily death toll. due to Covid.
