The latest wave of COVID-19 infections to hit China could see as many as 65 million cases per week by the time the surge peaks at the end of June. It’s being fueled by Omicron XBB, a subvariant that’s been found widely in the US. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Hong Kong epidemiologist Ben Cowling about how China will cope with the surge.
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