US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Thursday urged China to share information about the new wave of COVID-19 the country is facing and again offered help in the form of vaccines, AFP reported.

“It’s very important that all countries, including China, believe that people are vaccinated, that tests and treatments are available, and also that information about what they’re experiencing is shared with the world, because this has implications not only for China, but for the whole world,” he said at a press conference.

Since Beijing lifted strict health restrictions in early December, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in China has risen sharply, raising fears of high mortality among the elderly.

According to evidence gathered by AFP, crematoria are under pressure without being able to make an official link to COVID-19.

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As the virus circulates, “it’s possible that other options will emerge, that those options will spread in turn and affect us, us or other countries,” Blinken expressed concern on Thursday, saying he was “absolutely ready to suggest help to those who want”. this’, which China did not do.

The US secretary of state plans to visit Beijing in early 2023 to try to ease tensions with the United States’ main diplomatic and economic adversary.