Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday said China’s real death toll from coronavirus was far higher, even after officials issued a new count doubling the number of dead in Wuhan, where the pandemic began.
China has just announced a doubling in the number of their deaths from the Invisible Enemy. It is far higher than that and far higher than the U.S., not even close! Trump tweeted.
Earlier, the city of Wuhan admitted missteps in tallying its death toll as it abruptly raised the count by 50 percent following growing world doubts about Chinese transparency.
Officials said they had added 1,290 deaths to the tally in the city, which has suffered the vast majority of China’s officially recognized fatalities from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.
Meanwhile, just days after the Pakistan governments announcement to relaxing the lockdown, a record number of 23 cornvirus deaths and 627 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of confirmed infections to 7,027, with 134 fatalities as of Friday.
Experts fear that the number of cases will further increase due to lockdown relaxation, especially during the month of Ramazan and roadside arrangements for Iftar and Sehri will become a breeding ground for the deadly virus, reports Dawn news.
An official of the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) said that for the first time 5,300 tests, as compared to normal practice of around 3,000, were conducted during the last 24 hours.