Fact Check: Is China experiencing a second wave of Coronavirus infection already?

Claim: China is experiencing a second wave of coronavirus currently

Rating: Unproven

What is rumour about?

China has currently relaxed its lockdown measures and is easing up on travel bans. On Wednesday, it was reported that Wuhan had reported 0 domestic infections in country. But according to  rumour, China is already under second wave of coronavirus infection. 

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Google Trends 

After an analysis of Google Trends with respect to  second wave of coronavirus in China topic, one can see that people have been hugely searching for topic in high volumes. maximum number of searches have been done today on April 3, 2020. 

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Republic World did a fact check on "China is affected by a second wave of coronavirus" rumour

• Republic World did a fact check on wher China is affected by a second wave of coronavirus right w and it seems to be unproven as of yet.
• Experts say that since China has lifted all rules after lockdown, it will serve as a test case for all or countries. Various countries can learn from China on what to expect after a lockdown is lifted after  coronavirus pandemic.

Why is China expected to have a second wave of infections?

• Wuhan reported new virus case after 2-month lockdown, experts are expecting a second wave to hit country. China did t have any new domestic cases but on Wednesday had reported 34 cases of people who recently returned to country.
• Experts believe that vel coronavirus isn’t expected to sway away after a lockdown as it is harder to detect, unlike  SARS virus.
• Epidemiologists have warned China about possibility of next wave of infections, according to transmission patterns observed from various or pandemics.
• Here is a snapshot of people posting various assumptions on wher China would be facing a second wave of infection. 

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• Epidemiologists have come to this conclusion as COVID-19 virus stays longer in body as compared to SARS virus that effected in 2003. That is why a subsequent wave of pandemic will be more difficult to avoid.
• Risks of second wave of infection seem high because symptoms don’t show until a few days. Within that time, asymptomatic patients can go about spreading infection to or people. As in China, virus had been circulating for a few weeks before country could take any action.
• According to Ben Cowling, an epidemiologist at University of Hong Kong, a second wave would come around end of April, "if" it comes at all. So people need to be alert even when rules of lockdown have been taken off.
• China has been lifting off travel bans as well, which is also one of reasons why health experts are expecting a second wave of transmission to enter country. 

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What measures did China take to cope with Coronavirus transmission?

• China had used strict quarantine measures for  entire Hubei province, which was reported to contain 60 million people. This is step that is being credited to have interrupted transmission of vel virus.
• Raina MacIntyre, a biosecurity professor at University of New South Wales in Sydney, mentions that Chinese are still susceptible as only 1% of whole population got effected in first wave, which is why virus isn't expected to get contained unless re is a vaccine or until maximum number of people get affected.
• China will w be vouching towards extensive testing and contact tracing as well as some social distancing measures. 

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Why are Asian countries being expected to have a second wave of infections?

• imported cases who enter country are also amongst ones who could fuel second wave of coronavirus infection in some Asian countries including China, South Korea, and Singapore.
• Japan has currently lifted its state of emergency from Hokkaido, which is reportedly worst affected region in Japan.  new cases had been observed in Japan but authorities are still urging people to stay at home.
• Singapore recently reported 47 cases out of which 33 were imported.
• South Korea reported 152 cases on Thursday. Nursing Home of Daegu was reported to have 74 patients who tested positive.
• A spokesman for Beijing government mentioned that around 7000 people have returned from Beijing to Hubei via charted trains and private cars. Beijing being  capital still bears risk of infections as originally many positive COVID-19 cases had actually come through Beijing arrivals.

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