China’s Covid-positive test rate jumped to 40% in May, neared end-2022 peak

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May's caseload had not been seen since early January, when three out of every five people tested in hospitals were confirmed to be infected. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BEIJING – China was walloped by a Covid-19 resurgence in May, with a positive test rate nearing the peak seen during the infections wave at the end of 2022, according to government data released over the weekend.

started to come off its peak. At the time, three out of every five people tested in hospitals were confirmed to be infected. The China CDC Covid-19 data for May, which came more than a month after the agency last issued a weekly surveillance report at the end of April, confirmed anecdotal evidence of a second wave reported in local and social media.

The economic impact of May’s resurgent wave appears muted. Chinese swarmed scenic spots across the country during the Labour Day holiday, sending both the number of domestic trips and spending above pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

 

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