China says COVID outbreak has infected 80% of population

China says COVID-19 outbreak has infected 80% of population amid concerns the travel rush

Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist of China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Saturday, the eve of the Lunar New Year, that the present “wave of epidemic has...

China Struggles as Latest Coronavirus Wave Infects 80% of Population

Any chance of China emerging soon from a mass coronavirus outbreak is slim as 80 percent of the country’s population has been infected.

Coronavirus has already infected 80% of our population, says China

'In the next two to three months, the possibility of a large-scale Covid-19 rebound or a second wave of infections across the country is very small'

China says 80% of population have had Covid-19, as millions travel for Lunar New Year

Eight in 10 people in China have now been infected with Covid-19, a prominent government scientist has claimed.

China says 80% of population have had Covid-19, as millions travel for Lunar New Year

By CNN’s Beijing Bureau Eight in 10 people in China have now been infected with Covid-19, a prominent government scientist has claimed. Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist of China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Saturday — the eve of the Lunar New Year — that the present “wave of epidemic has already infected about 80% of the people” in the country of 1.4 billion people. His claim came amid concerns the travel rush that tak…

China says COVID outbreak has infected 80 percent of population

Scientist says Lunar New Year travel rush unlikely to lead to a COVID surge as most people have been infected.