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China's announcement that it had almost 60000 Covid-related deaths in a month has spurred new calls for the government to provide more data about the wave ...

Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has asked Chinese officials to continue providing information on their situation, along with more granular ...

The request was made yesterday by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a meeting with the director of China’s National Health Commission, Dr Xiowei Ma. The health agency concluded: “WHO will continue to work with China, providing technical advice and support, and engaging on analysing the situation.” [China](/latest/china) to share more data on its ongoing [COVID-19](/latest/coronavirus) situation — after Beijing last week reported recording [nearly 60,000 Covid-related deaths](/news/science/1721192/china-covid-deaths-december-xi-jinping-lockdown) in just over one month. “WHO requested that this type of detailed information continue to be shared with us and the public. “WHO is analysing this information, which covers early December 2022 to 12 January 2023, and allows for a better understanding of the epidemiological situation and the impact of this wave in China. In a statement, the [UN](/latest/united-nations) health agency said: “Dr Tedros also reiterated the importance of China’s deeper cooperation and transparency on understanding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday urged China to release more information about new COVID-19 infections in the country after Beijing announced ...

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The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections after the government announced ...

The death toll included 5,503 deaths due to respiratory failure caused by Covid-19 and 54,435 fatalities from other ailments combined with the virus since ...

Money from shares contributes directly to keep our paper thriving. So things are getting better.” “China being a huge country also means that a lot of people die from all causes.