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Expert Confirms Not All Covid Deaths Will Be Included in Official Tally

What’s new: An infectious disease expert has confirmed that not all deaths of Covid patients will count as Covid deaths in China.

Deceased Covid patients who also suffered from underlying conditions such as cardiovascular disease will not be included in the Covid death tally if it turns out that their condition was the primary cause of death, said Wang Guiqiang, director of the infectious disease department at Peking University First Hospital.

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