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Coronavirus

China health commission stops publishing daily COVID figures

Halt comes as concerns grow around lack of vital information

A lady wearing a protective mask worships at a Buddhist temple, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in China.   © Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's National Health Commission (NHC) stopped publishing daily COVID-19 data on Sunday, amid doubts about their reliability as infections have exploded in the wake of an abrupt easing of tough restrictions.

"Relevant COVID information will be published by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention for reference and research," the commission said in a statement, without specifying the reasons for the change or how frequently China CDC will update COVID information.

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