A COVID-19 outbreak in China is being closely watched by officials and global health experts who are concerned that the country of 1.4 billion people is not fully immunized and may not have the medical resources to address a wave of illness that is predicted to kill over a million people by 2023.
The global economy, business supply networks, and the emergence of novel coronavirus variations are all things that some U.S. and European authorities are concerned will be negatively impacted by the crisis. They are trying to determine how, or even if, they might contribute to its alleviation.
“We have made that point that we are prepared to help in any way they might find acceptable,” U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday.
According to health professionals from nations outside of China that have experienced their own COVID waves, early preparation of the healthcare system, accurate and shared data collecting, and open communication are all crucial to combating mass coronavirus infections. They claim that China appears to be missing in several of those components.
