China’s current COVID-19 outbreak is expected to reach a second peak in the coming months, according to Chinese epidemiologists. The first wave continues to engulf the country, killing large numbers of veteran Communist Party cadres and celebrities in various sectors and overwhelming China’s medical system.
The peak date for the second wave of intensive infections will occur between May and June this year. That prediction comes from Zhang Wenhong, director of China’s National Center for Infectious Diseases and chief of infectious diseases at Shanghai’s Huashan Hospital, according to a Jan. 10 report from Chinese news portal Sina.
Meanwhile, Chinese epidemiologist Zeng Guang said in a Caixin News report, published Jan. 12, that the nationwide wave will stay at its peak for 2–3 months, with severe cases lasting a bit longer. Zeng is a member of the senior expert group of the National Health Commission and chief scientist at China’s Center for Disease Control….