Zhong Nanshan: The current round of the new coronavirus epidemic is still at its peak, and it is predicted to decline after June.

On May 24, 2025, at the opening ceremony of the Guangzhou Science and Technology Week, Chinese Academy of Engineering academician and director of the Guangzhou National Laboratory, Zhong Nanshan, connected through the cloud to share the latest research on the current round of COVID-19 pandemic with the citizens. Zhong Nanshan stated that according to monitoring data from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the positivity rate of COVID-19 in outpatient flu cases nationwide increased from 7.5% to 16.2% from March 31 to May 4, and the positivity rate in hospitalized cases also increased from 3.3% to 6.3%. Zhong Nanshan indicated that the current COVID-19 pandemic is still at its peak, but is predicted to decrease after June.