US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken on Thursday called on China to share its information about the new wave of Covid-19 the country is experiencing, again offering help in the form of vaccines.
“It is very important that all countries, including China, focus on ensuring that people are vaccinated, that tests and treatments are available, and even more so that information about what they are experiencing is shared with the world, because it has implications. not only for China but for the whole world,” he told a news conference.
Vaccination of the elderly concerns
Since Beijing ended its strict health restrictions in early December, the number of positive covid-19 cases has skyrocketed in China, raising fears of high mortality among the elderly.
According to testimonies collected, the crematoriums are under pressure, without a formal link with Covid being able to be established.
With a virus circulating, “it is possible that other variants develop, that these variants in turn spread and affect us, us or other countries,” Blinken worried Thursday, assuring that he was “totally ready to provide assistance” . to those who request it,” which China has failed to do.
The US Secretary of State is scheduled to visit Beijing in early 2023 to try to ease tensions with the US’s main diplomatic and economic adversary.
Source: BFM TV
