Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of COVID-19 curbs: Study

The study, published on Thursday by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, indicates that the 60,000 deaths revealed by the Chinese government between December and January would have been greatly underestimated.

Nearly 2 million excess deaths after China ended ‘zero-Covid’: study

There were almost 2 million excess deaths in the two months after China lifted its “zero-Covid” restrictions, a U.S. study said, contradicting official figures.

Almost 2-million excess deaths in China after abrupt end to zero-Covid regime, study finds

Global health experts repeatedly called on China to reveal more data as reports of rising hospitalisations and deaths surfaced

China’s Covid Zero Exit Led to 1.9 Million Deaths in Two Months, Study Finds

China’s unexpected decision to end its strict Covid Zero policy in December 2022 led to nearly 1.9 million excess deaths in just two months, according to one of the first independent studies to estimate the virus’s devastation as it rampaged across the vast country.

A new US study shows that China's sudden decision to abandon strict measures against the spread of COVID-19 could have resulted in almost 2 million more deaths in the two months that followed.

China's Covid Policy Shift Linked to 2 Million Excess Deaths, US Study Finds

A U.S. study reveals nearly 2 million excess deaths in China after ending covid-19 restrictions, highlighting the impact of policy changes