SHANGHAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) – COVID fever and emergency hospitalisations have peaked in China and the variety of hospitalised COVID sufferers is constant to say no, a Chinese well being official stated on Saturday.

Nationwide, “the number of fever clinic visitors is generally in a declining trend after peaking, both in cities and rural areas,” Jiao Yahui, an official from the National Health Commission, advised a information convention.

Jiao stated the variety of emergency therapy sufferers was additionally declining and the ratio of sufferers who had examined constructive for COVID-19 was steadily falling as effectively.

The variety of extreme instances has additionally peaked, she added, although remained at a excessive degree, and sufferers had been largely aged.

Wen Daxiang, a Shanghai Health Commission official, stated China would strengthen well being monitoring and administration of the high-risk inhabitants.

He added that China would bolster the availability of medication and medical gear, and beef up coaching of grassroots medical staff to fight COVID in rural areas.

Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom
Editing by Mark Heinrich

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