Major Covid Outbreak ‘Unlikely’ in Near Term, Expert Says

China is unlikely to see a major Covid outbreak anytime soon, a disease control official said, amid a heightened focus on the risk of reinfection and a possible spike in cases during the Labor Day holiday.

There has been a slight uptick in Covid cases in some areas, said He Qinghua, an official with the National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control, at a press briefing Wednesday. But surveillance data showed the number of infections nationwide remained “low,” He said, adding that the number recorded in early April was “the lowest level since December.”