Satellite images hint at Covid outbreak’s true toll in China Social media users have questioned the government’s reporting, pointing to the recent deaths of prominent artists, scientists and academics. NBC News

HONG KONG — Satellite images taken over multiple cities in China show heightened activity outside crematoriums and funeral homes, appearing to contradict the country’s low official Covid-19 death figures and illustrating the severity of the outbreak in the world’s most populous nation.

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