China has failed to release data on how many cremations took place in the country at the end of 2022. The data could have shed light on the impact of the wave of Covid-19 infectionsthat were sweeping the country. Experts have said the country's official data on deaths likely significantly underestimates how many people succumbed to the virus during that time.

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China fails to release cremation data from late 2022 when its Covid-19 outbreak raged

China in its recently released social welfare data has omitted number of cremations leading many to fear that millions may have died after Covid Zero was lifted.

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China Omits Cremation Data to Hide True Pandemic Death Toll following Lifting of Covid Zero

China has failed to release data on how many cremations took place in the country at the end of 2022 – obscuring a key indicator that could have shed light on the impact of the wave of Covid-19 infections that were sweeping the country at that time.

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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has failed to release data on how many cremations took place in the country at the end of 2022 – obscuring a key indicator that could have shed light on the impact of the wave of Covid-19 infections that were sweeping the country at that time.

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Ministry of Civil Affairs scraps figure from delayed statistics release, and provinces also appear to be withholding the information, making it harder for public to understand impact of last winter’s Covid-19 surge.

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China drops cremation data from quarterly report, raising Covid death questions

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China has not released the number of cremations held last winter in a quarterly report, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Thursday.  Beijing has withheld a key indicator of the pandemic death toll for a period of time when the nation faced the largest Covid wave.  

The first known case of coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in China towards the end of 2019, and when it started to spread, it was declared a public health emergency of int

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Covid scepticism deepens as China fails to release cremation data in quarterly report

China has dropped the number of cremations held last winter from a quarterly report, withholding a key indicator of the pandemic death toll during the countrys largest Covid wave, the media reported

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China withholds indicator of Covid deaths as cremation data not released

China has been accused of masking the true impact of the pandemic and underreporting the number of fatalities China has dropped the number of cremations held last winter from a quarterly report, withholding a key indicator of the pandemic death toll during the country’s largest Covid wave.The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs released summary statistics on marriage and social welfare for the fourth quarter of 2022 last Friday, after months of un…

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China withholds key indicator of Covid death toll as it fails to release cremation data

China drops cremation data from quarterly report, raising Covid death questions

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