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WHO says China data underrepresents Covid-19 surge and deaths

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China's Covid-19 data is not giving an accurate picture of the situation there and underrepresents the number of hospitalisations and deaths from the disease, a senior official at the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

Added on the 05/01/2023 11:09:11 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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