China battles world's largest COVID outbreak: How bad is it?

China is battling a surge in COVID cases, and new media reports could reveal the vast scale of the outbreak. Bloomberg and the Financial Times have reported around 250 million people were infected during the first weeks of December, citing a leaked government document.
But Chinese authorities appear to be downplaying the severity of the current wave: Despite the surging cases, they're continuing to report no new deaths, even as hospitals and morgues fill up.