China's Covid-19 fight in 'late stage of suppression' but uncertainties remain, says its CDC chief, East Asia

BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – China has entered the “late stage of suppression” of the Covid-19 pandemic after a year’s efforts, said Mr Gao Fu, head of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. But while Covid-19 vaccines have raised hopes that life will get back to normal soon, many uncertainties remain about the evolution of the pandemic this year, confronting humanity with new challenges, Mr Gao said. “Through one year’s efforts, different countries around the world achieved varying results in pandemic control. In some countries like China, the pandemic has been well controlled, while in other countries,…