The World Health Organisation has invited Chinese scientists to present detailed data on viral sequencing at a meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution on January 3, 2023.
The WHO also urged China to share specific and real-time data on the epidemiological situation regarding the current surge in COVID-19 cases.
This is following growing concerns that Beijing has provided only limited information to global databases about variants circulating in China, and its testing and reporting on new cases have diminished.
Media reports reveal that hospitals across China have been overwhelmed by an explosion of infections following Beijing’s decision to lift strict rules that had largely kept the virus at bay but tanked the economy and sparked widespread protests.
