Excess mortality in Wuhan city and other parts of China during the three months of the covid-19 outbreak: findings from nationwide mortality registries.
Jiangmei LiuLan ZhangYaqiong YanYuchang ZhouPeng YinJinlei QiLijun WangJingju PanJinling YouJing YangZhenping ZhaoWei WangYunning LiuLin LinJing WuXinhua LiZhengming ChenMaigeng ZhouPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2021)
Except in Wuhan, no increase in overall mortality was found during the three months of the covid-19 outbreak in other parts of China. The lower death rates from certain non-covid-19 related diseases might be attributable to the associated behaviour changes during lockdown.