The venture is part of the efforts by the EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, which aims to create a European response to the wave of infections seen in China after the country abandoned its so-called “zero Covid” policy. This is according to a new report.
“Commissioner Kyriakides has reached out to his Chinese counterparts to offer solidarity and support, including public health expertise as well as through variant-adapted EU vaccine donations,” an anonymous staff member was quoted as saying in the report.
Outbreak in China
During December, the majority of China’s covid restrictions were lifted, which has resulted in the number of infections skyrocketing. The country reports neither numbers of infected nor deaths due to the virus, but according to a leaked report, more 80 percent of China’s population contracted the virus in the past month.
Hear SVT’s China correspondent Tilde Lewin on the spot in Beijing.
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