China fights to hide true number of COVID deaths as virus rips through Beijing
60% of the over-80s in China have not been fully vaccinated. The zero-COVID strategy was dropped so abruptly that many say the country simply didn't give itself time to prepare.
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China has declared just eight deaths from COVID in the past seven months. But after its zero-COVID policy was dropped, the virus is spreading rapidly in Beijing.