What you need to know about China's COVID death toll

<p>Authorities in China have reported nearly 60,000 COVID related deaths in the last month.</p> <p>This comes as the World Health Organisation expressed concern about information out of the country up until now.</p> <p>Previously, the nation had reported just over 5,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.</p> <p>In today’s deep dive, we look at the new numbers out of China and what they mean amid a departure from the strict zero-COVID policy.</p> <p>You can listen to the last episode we did on COVID in China, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bNkkgYgqO2OxIfGQj4D2z?si=b95a2e586bf64438">"Down with Xi Jinping": Why there are mass protests in China, <strong>here.</strong> </a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>