WHO says China reports 218,019 new Covid cases at the beginning of 2023 January 04, 2023 at 10:55PM

China reported five new deaths related to Covid-19 for Tuesday, bringing the official death toll to 5,258, very low by global standards.In December last year, WHO said it has received no data from China on new Covid-19 hospitalisations since Beijing lifted its zero-Covid policy, prompting some health experts to question whether it might be hiding information on the extent of its outbreak.