China insists COVID-19 data 'transparent' in response to WHO criticism
epa10395106 People wearing face masks wait for their street food in a park in Beijing, China, 08 January 2023. Chinese officials insisted they had been transparent with the international community about the COVID-19 data on 05 January 2023, as a response to the World Health Organization (WHO) criticism that the number of virus deaths was understating the true impact of the outbreak, with mounting international concern over China's rapid rise in COVID-19 infections since Beijing lifted years of strict restrictions last month. EPA/WU HAO
