China Survey Reports 'Low Level of COVID-19 Infection'

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) recently organized a national seroepidemiological survey and analysis of the new coronary pneumonia. This survey aimed to understand the situation of the general population of the new crown pneumonia in areas with different levels of prevalence.

The investigation found that the positive rate of new crown antibodies in the community population in Wuhan, China, (11 million pop.) was 4.43%. The positive rate of antibodies in other cities and prefectures in Hubei province was 0.44%. Among more than 12,000 people in six provinces outside Hubei, only 2 cases of antibody-positive were detected, and the positive rate was extremely low.

The survey results published on December 28, 2020, show that 'the population of China is generally at a low level of infection, indicating that the epidemic control with Wuhan had been successful and effectively prevented the large-scale spread of the COVID-19 epidemic,' stated the announcement.