Covid-19 infections may rebound in China in January: Report

The number of patients received at fever clinics in medical institutions in China has witnessed a decline since New Year's Day. However, there is a possibility of a rebound in the Covid-19 infection epidemic in China in January, Chinese health authorities said on Sunday, China-based Global Times reported.

Addressing a press briefing, National Health Commission spokesperson Mi Feng said that the number of patients received at fever clinics in health institutions across China has witnessed a fluctuating downward trend. At present, respiratory diseases are mainly influenza, and the infection of Covid-19 is at a relatively low level.

Recent data showed that the positive rate of Covid-19 virus testing in sentinel hospitals remained below one percent after the New Year's Day holiday, and the proportion of the JN.1 variant strain showed an upward trend, said Wang Dayan, director of the China National Influenza Center, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC).