What we know about the respiratory illness outbreak ‘overwhelming’ China’s hospitals

“Since China experienced a far longer and harsher lockdown than essentially any other country on Earth, it was anticipated that those ‘lockdown exit’ waves could be substantial in China," says Professor Francois Balloux (UCL Biosciences).

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