China on Tuesday said only Covid-19 deaths from "respiratory failures" will be included in the official death count, as the country witnessed a massive spike in infections fuelled by new variants of the Omicron strain.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Beijing, gripped by the fastest spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus, reported two more COVID-19 deaths on Monday as the virus struck the majority of the city s 21.54 million people, including foreign diplomatic missions, mounting massive pressure on health facilities. World News | Two More COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Beijing as Millions Hit by New Omicron Variants in China.
The latest Covid-19 waves in China have revealed more transmissible but less lethal strains of the coronavirus, but it is too early to be optimistic, public health experts have warned.