Dropping dynamic zero-Covid approach in China could cause 1.55 million deaths: Study

The researchers predicted peak demand on intensive care units would be 15.6 times the existing capacity, causing more than 1.5 million deaths.

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A staff member takes a swab sample from a woman for nucleic acid test in Huangpu district, East China's Shanghai, May 8, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

May 12, 2022

The researchers predicted peak demand on intensive care units would be 15.6 times the existing capacity, causing more than 1.5 million deaths.

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