I’m kinda on the fence for that.
1. I believe they lie about numbers constantly
2. They implemented a harsh police state and lock-down. Geez, they implement detailed tracking and bio-monitoring - a complete 1984 scenario. I work with big data and AI/ML and the amount of data they have on people is a dream for us :) but they don’t care about people’s privacy at all.
I don’t do links well but look up Mollie Hemingway’s new article in which she debunks the study you cited yesterday.