Projections have suggested the world's second-largest economy could face an explosion of cases and more than a million deaths next year.
People line up to buy COVID test kits at a pharmacy in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in China
Scientists have warned it could be too early to declare the end of the COVID-19 pandemic amid fears of a potentially devastating new wave in China.this month following a spike in infections and unprecedented public protests. Projections have suggested the world's second-largest economy could now face an explosion of cases and more than a million deaths next year after the abrupt change in course.approach had kept infections and deaths comparatively low among the population of 1.4 billion.
But the World Health Organisation had said the approach was not"sustainable" due to rising concerns over its impact on people's lives and the nation's economy.Dutch virologist Marion Koopmans, who sits on a WHO committee tasked with advising on the status of the COVID emergency, said:"The question is whether you can call it post-pandemic when such a significant part of the world is actually just entering its second wave.
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