10 Lakh Chinese May Die of COVID-19 in 2023
China is going to have 10 lakh COVID-19 deaths in 2023! For more information watch the entire video!
The number of COVID-19 cases is rising in China. China is struggling to contain an unprecedented rise in COVID-19 cases. After a strict COVID-19 lockdown of over three months, widespread protests against COVID-19 curbs broke out, following which some cities reportedly eased restrictions regarding testing requirements, control of movement, and quarantine rules. As per the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in the United States (US), the sudden lifting of China's strict COVID-19 restrictions could cause a spike in cases. The study mentioned above also suggests that this might trigger 10 lakh deaths through 2023. A section of citizens, especially the elderly, is demonstrating vaccine hesitancy. Authorities are concerned about this trend as China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Chief Epidemiologist, Zunyou Wu, termed the current surge the first of the three waves expected this winter.
As per government data, the vaccination rate among adults is over 90%. However, only 57.9% of adults received their booster doses, while for those aged 80 and above, the figure stood at 42.3%.
Even as Covid vaccines have been marked safe and effective, medical practitioners do not completely rule out a mild impact of vaccines on heart health. They however, maintain that vaccine benefits far outweigh the side-effects.
In India #Heartattack trended on Twitter a few days back after a series of unfortunate cardiac deaths - from a bride dying of heart attack during her varmala ceremony to a bus driver in Jabalpur succumbing to sudden cardiac arrest while driving the vehicle and in the process killing two others. Not so long back, a middle-aged guy collapsed while dancing at his relative's wedding while the others looked on with horror. Such incidents are being reported after every few days and make people wonder if it is Covid or the vaccine that could be the culprit behind sudden cardiac deaths. However there is no proof yet to suggest that vaccines are the cause for heart attacks. Doctors continue to encourage people to take the covid vaccines.
