From the point of view of a German virologist, the crux of China’s cautious easing of corona measures is the immunity of the local population. “The big question now is how good the immunity really is there,” said Björn Meyer, head of the virus evolution working group at Magdeburg University Hospital on Wednesday.
The situation in the large country with its urban-rural differences is probably very inconsistent and difficult to assess from the outside. “We hardly know what it looks like in smaller towns and villages and whether there have been more infections under the radar.” After all, very strict lockdowns were geographically limited, and life often seemed to go on as normal outside of outbreaks. . The spread of other pathogens has not been completely suppressed in China either.
The number of infections is likely to increase first
“The situation in China is comparable to that in Europe in the spring of 2021, when a large part of the population was not yet vaccinated. You carefully test to what extent you can let yourself relax and take back measures as slowly and controlled as possible,” said Meyer of the German news agency. Nevertheless, according to the virologist, the number of corona infections is likely to increase for the time being. “It’s very hard to put out a smoldering fire like it is right now.”
It is now important for China to make rapid progress on vaccination and boosters. After all, the vaccines used there would certainly provide protection against serious diseases. However, distrust in the state vaccination is great.
Source: Krone
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