The deaths of the stars cast doubt on the true number of dead people in China
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In China, reliable figures on the number of Covid-19 victims are hard to come by, but residents are worried about celebrities disappearing.
Peking Opera (China) character, Zhou Lanlan died suddenly at the age of 40, without explanation from his family. A few days ago, a 37-year-old former soccer player and 57-year-old director Wang Jingguang disappeared, without further details. On social networks, they are the victims of Covid-19 for many Chinese. However, the official figures only speak of about two dozen deaths since health restrictions ended on December 7.
1.5 million deaths expected for this wave
However, amateur photos of packed hospitals and packed funeral homes don’t lie. “We hide the statistics in China, it’s part of the system. And the Chinese avoid announcing too many deaths, apparently, only those who died directly from Covid should be taken into account,” he said. explains Valerie Nikitt, professor of political science and chair of the Asia division at the Strategic Research Foundation. A social media site, a doctor, expressed his skepticism about the published numbers. A British institute estimates that there will be more than 1.5 million deaths during this wave.
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