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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGood news: Three - 3 - deaths from Covid in - all - of China
on January 6, compared with 5 deaths on January 5. The worst is over
China reports three COVID deaths for January 6
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-reports-three-covid-deaths-january-6-2023-01-07/
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Good news: Three - 3 - deaths from Covid in - all - of China (Original Post)
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Claustrum
(5,052 posts)1. Well, this is the same report strategy red states used (like Florida).
Unless you die being diagnosed as COVID, they don't count you as COVID death, even if you die from all of those related complications. That's why when China removed their zero COVID restrictions, they stopped all COVID tests requirements.
Bucky
(55,334 posts)2. Sounds like a reliable source
BigmanPigman
(54,246 posts)3. I thought China said 2 weeks ago that they would stop
posting statistics.
ornotna
(11,383 posts)4. Which remote village was this from ?