Chinese Infectious Disease Expert: "No Nationwide Resurgence Expected Within Months"

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An infectious disease expert from the Chinese government stated on the 9th that the likelihood of a nationwide large-scale outbreak recurring in China within the next few months is low.

Wu Zunyou, Chief Epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a press conference, "Our country has just experienced a nationwide COVID-19 outbreak," adding, "Most have recovered, and some are still in the process of recovering."

He continued, "Since this is a period when people's immune protection is relatively high nationwide, the possibility of another nationwide COVID-19 outbreak occurring within the next few months is relatively low."

He added, "According to the optimization of our country's epidemic prevention policies (relaxation of measures), COVID-19 may intermittently occur locally or within certain population groups over a certain period, but the likelihood of a concentrated large-scale outbreak nationwide within a short period is relatively low."

In particular, Wu Zunyou said that the possibility of a large-scale outbreak similar to the current one recurring in China is itself relatively low.

Earlier, on the 21st of last month, Wu Zunyou claimed via the Chinese social media platform Weibo that "about 80% of the population has already been infected." This implies that more than 1.1 billion people in China have been infected.

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