China’s health officials estimate that 18% of the country’s population, or roughly 250 million residents, contracted Covid-19 in the first 20 days of December, the Financial Times reported.
The deputy director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control presented the figures in a meeting held behind closed doors, stating that at least 37 million people caught the virus on Tuesday alone.
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