China’s COVID-19 cases may have hit 900 million – but its government is still fudging the numbers
Over the weekend, Peking University released a study that estimated 900 million Chinese had been infected with COVID-19 up until 11 January, representing 64% of the population.
This compares with 43% of Australians testing positive, although antibody studies indicate a much higher proportion is likely.
With Lunar New Year approaching, what will this massive wave mean for China and the rest of the world, including Australia?
The Chinese government says there have been almost 60,000 deaths of people with COVID in hospitals in the past five weeks.
