HONG KONG, Nov 2 (SCMP): A serious “second wave” of coronavirus infections is not expected in China, the country’s top infectious disease expert said on the weekend as parts of Europe braced for a new round of lockdowns and the number of fresh cases for the week soared to a record 2 million around the world.
Leading infectious disease specialist Zhong Nanshan told at a medical conference on Saturday that even though China continued to battle sporadic outbreaks, existing controls meant there was unlikely to be a resurgence of widespread transmission “in the tens of thousands”.
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