China’s COVID wave has probably peaked, model suggests

But a lack of data is obscuring the true impact of the outbreak.
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China’s massive COVID-19 outbreak probably peaked in late December, according to a preliminary analysis on the number of infections late last year and data on travel between cities. But public-health experts are frustrated by a lack of official data on the magnitude and severity of the outbreak.

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Nature 613, 424-425 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00075-4

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  • Correction 16 January 2023: A previous version of this story misspelt the names of Xi Jinping and Jodie McVernon.

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