The Bangladesh government has extended the
ongoing countrywide "strict lockdown" for another week till 28 April 2021 amid a spike in covid deaths and infections. On 12 April, the Cabinet
Division issued a notification with some directives, which will remain in force
during the period. Biman Bangladesh Airlines and US-Bangla Airlines are only allowed to operate relief flights.
According to Bengal media, the variant B1617 has spread to Dhaka from India.
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Chinese 22-year-old woman is critically ill after being vaccinated
Reporter : Jing Zhongming / Editor : Xiaohui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/04/20/a103100424.html / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
News of the critical illness or death of the Chinese people after being vaccinated with domestic SARS-CoV-2 vaccines continues to spread. A few days ago, the Internet broke the news that a 22-year-old woman was sent to the ICU after being vaccinated. The hospital notice showed that the girl had convulsions of limbs, multiple organ dysfunction, and possible respiratory failure at any time. These are common severe symptoms after contracting the CCP virus.
Recently, the netizen "MyBabyBear" posted a post on the Douban group "Life & Communication|Senior Sister Entered ICU after Vaccination". The post stated that after finishing the vaccination, his senior sister fainted continuously for three days, and fell directly to the ground on the last day and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.
In order to prove the matter, the netizen also posted a photo of the critical illness confirmation letter with a "waterdrop chip" watermark. The above shows that a 22-year-old woman in critical condition was admitted to the hospital's ICU at 19:27 on 12 April 2021 because of convulsions of her limbs for 2 hours.
The notice stated that during the diagnosis and treatment, the patient had acute cerebral hemorrhage, secondary epilepsy, neurogenic shock, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and MODS (Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome). If the situation continues to deteriorate, the patient may experience respiratory and circulatory failure, or even death.
In medicine, MODS refers to the simultaneous or sequential occurrence of two or more organ dysfunctions after the body is hit by severe infection, trauma, burns, etc.
When the epidemic broke out in China in January 2020, the Internet spread the horror phenomenon of the infected people falling to the ground and convulsing frequently. Some bold front-line medical experts in China revealed that the CCP virus destroys the human immune system and causes a systemic inflammatory storm. Severely ill patients not only damage the respiratory system, but also often die due to multiple organ failure. MODS and multiple organ failure (MOF) are common causes of death due to severe disease.
The Chinese Communist Party's domestic vaccines are mostly inactivated vaccines, that is, vaccines are made from viruses with killing activity to trigger the body to produce antibodies. In addition, the agreement signed by the Chinese people when they were vaccinated on the Internet stated that vaccination may cause symptoms to worsen during re-infection, and vaccinators should understand and voluntarily bear the related risks.
In the critical illness notice issued by "MyBabyBear", the part related to personal information has been obscured, so it is impossible to determine which school the patient is attending and which hospital to receive treatment.
When the public initiates fundraising in Waterdrop Fundraising, they need to fill in information such as fundraising goals, help instructions, patient identity, patient's illness, and treatment expenditure.
The above-mentioned post of "MyBabyBear" was quickly deleted. However, the netizen posted another post on 16 April, emphasizing that what he said was the truth, and said that if he can learn about the senior sister's follow-up, he will come back and update it. However, this post was quickly deleted.
Subsequently, it was reported on the Internet that the brother of a critically ill girl had asked for help on other online platforms. The help post stated that her sister had already undergone a craniotomy, but the cause has not been found, and her life is not in danger. Because subsequent expenses will be a bottomless pit, he has to seek help online.
Image : The help post of the girl’s brother is posted on the Internet. (webpage Screenshot)
According to a report by Sound Of Hope, the above news has been blocked on Chinese social media, and mainland Chinese media did not report the incident.
The CCP is promoting the vaccination of domestically produced vaccines across the country and is covering up the serious consequences that may occur after the vaccination. However, there have been multiple reports on the Chinese Internet that people died after being vaccinated.
Weibo user "Hanako Yamashita" posted on 15 April that his 28-year-old soldier's brother died of a brain hemorrhage after being vaccinated. The post was subsequently deleted.
Some people also broke the news to the Sound Of Hope that Wang Dajun, a villager in Lingxi Village, Guiyunhua Township, Zhuanghe City, Dalian, Liaoning Province, died the same day after being vaccinated at the end of March. After the official autopsy of the corpse, he was said to have died from eating clams. His family members defended their rights but were silenced. sound.
There are also online videos showing that a suspected mainland taxi driver revealed that a female resident in her relative's community died while receiving a vaccine. The authorities said she "has an underlying disease" and has nothing to do with the vaccine.
In a community in the mainland, #打vaccine died. The authorities had a basic disease, and there was no news report. pic.twitter.com/vsfJU6sd0s
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Two Taiwanese pilots diagnosed with covid, the source of infection remains a mystery
According to Taiwan media reports, the Epidemic Command Center of the Taiwan authorities announced on 20 April 2021 that two new confirmed cases of covid have been confirmed on the island. The source of infection is still under investigation and is not yet clear. The two confirmed cases were both pilots of an airline in Taiwan, and both were residents of the island. The two flew to the United States on 14 April and were quarantined locally. After returning to Taiwan on 16 April, they were subjected to home quarantine for 3 days.
The two developed symptoms of itchy throat on the 17th and 18th respectively. They were examined at their own expense on the 19th and the diagnosis was confirmed today. The command center said that it is unclear whether they are all infected outside the country, or infected each other in the aircraft, and it is also unclear who infected first and who transmitted it.
Zhuang Renxiang, a spokesperson for the Taiwanese authorities’ epidemic command center, said that 131 contacts have been known so far, of which 2 are isolated at home and 129 are under independent health management. As of now, a total of 1,078 people have been diagnosed on the island and 29 people are in hospital.
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Trump: The U.S. should focus on dealing with the CCP, don't force Putin to join forces with the CCP
Reporter : Li Yun / Editor : Deming / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/04/21/a103100656.html / Direct translation
Image : The picture shows that on 20 January, Trump officially stepped down aboard the Marine Corps One and left the White House. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)
After the US Biden administration came to power, it has been violent with Russia, and recently announced that the US will impose sanctions on Russia and the CCP respectively. In this regard, former US President Trump expressed his disagreement. He called on Russia not to push Russia to the side of the CCP, but to focus on dealing with the CCP.
According to a report by Sputnik on April 20, Trump recently pointed out, “It’s a great thing to get along with Russian President Vladimir Putin. We should deal with Russia, we should get along with Russia, not forcing Russia to deal with China (the total) join forces."
Trump said, "The worst thing is to put China (the Communist Party) and Russia together... and force them to join forces." "Something is happening in Taiwan, and something may be happening in Ukraine. When I was president, it’s never been a big problem."
Trump added, "I got along well with Putin, and I got along well with Xi Jinping before the outbreak of the CCP virus."
As early as in Biden's campaign speech and the Democratic Party's platform, it was emphasized that Russia is the main enemy of the United States. Biden took power to further strengthen the sanctions against Russia but Biden said that the CCP was not an enemy, but a competitor.
After the Biden administration came to power, relations with the Russian government showed a deteriorating trend. In mid-March, when Biden was in video contact with Russian President Putin, he abruptly referred to Putin as a "killer."
Since April, as Russia once again suppressed the eastern part of Ukraine, which is the eastern gateway of NATO, the relationship between the Russian government and the Biden government has worsened.
Many observers believe that the Biden administration has made a "strategic mistake" by treating Russia as its main enemy.
On 14 April, a White House reporter from the US media CNN stated that the world has become more dangerous and complicated after Biden has been in office for less than three months. The United States is being embroiled in major power confrontations with the CCP and Russia.
The article said that Iran in Central Asia plans to enrich uranium to an unprecedented level. Earlier, an Iranian nuclear power plant was attacked, and this attack was widely speculated to be Israel. North Korea began testing ballistic missiles again. On the 20th anniversary of the September 11th incident this year, the US intends to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, which may lead to the collapse of the US allied Kabul government by the Taliban.
In addition, there was a coup in Myanmar, but US sanctions and condemnation were of no avail. These are the challenges Biden faces. The article continued that Russia is gathering huge forces on the Ukrainian border, and the CCP is constantly testing Taiwan's defense capabilities, all of which are testing Biden's bottom line.
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CCP military experts threaten to reunify Taiwan "the fastest tomorrow"
Tensions in the Taiwan Strait continue to escalate. Experts from various countries have analyzed the CCP's attempt to attack Taiwan by force. The CCP’s naval military expert Wang Yunfei recently threatened that there are two limits to the CCP’s military reunification of Taiwan. One limit will be “tomorrow” at the earliest and “mid this century” at the latest.
According to the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China, on 16 April, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng, in an interview with the Associated Press’s Greater China Information Director, Mori Jiejian, claimed that the CCP’s reunification of Taiwan is an unstoppable historical process and general trend. No forces can stop it.
The pro-communist Hong Kong Wenhui.com reported that Wang Yunfei, a Chinese naval expert, believes that Le Yucheng’s answer is to clarify that Taiwan’s inclusion under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party has a timetable and will not be postponed indefinitely.
Wang Yunfei said that the historical process of cross-strait reunification is controlled by the CCP. Once the Taiwan authorities, including the so-called interfering forces, touch the "three red lines" of the CCP, then "tomorrow" will be reunified.
He also threatened that this historical process will soon be realized; it must also be unified in the middle of this century. If it is not yet unified by then, it would be equivalent to touching the third of the "three red lines." That is, the possibility of peaceful reunification is completely lost, so non-peaceful methods and other necessary measures must be adopted.
Wang Yunfei also said that the CCP has promised to all Chinese people and the whole world that it will realize the so-called great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation by the end of this century. Any country is realized in a unified state. Therefore, the deadline for the CCP to reunify Taiwan will not exceed the middle of this century.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic in 2020, the CCP has taken advantage of countries' fatigue in responding to the epidemic and increased its strategy of provocation by force in the Taiwan Strait. As the Biden administration of the United States came to power on January 20, 2021, the CCP sent fighters, bombers, and warships to disrupt Taiwan more frequently.
There is an analysis that the CCP’s military escalating provocations against Taiwan are testing the response of Taiwan and the international community, especially the CCP’s desire to observe the determination of the United States to defend Taiwan.
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U.S. Admiral: CCP's crime against Taiwan is imminent
In an interview with the media on 16 April, former Secretary of State Pompeo urged the Biden administration to show its determination to resist the Communist Party, otherwise the CCP would be more likely to take action to endanger the safety of Taiwanese.
He said that Xi Jinping wants to incorporate Taiwan into mainland China and continue to advance the timetable. "We should all take the risk of a military attack by the CCP seriously. We need to prepare for it."
The commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command (Philip Davidson) also issued a warning in a Senate hearing in February that the CCP may try to occupy Taiwan within six years.
Admiral John Aquilino, who was nominated to take over as the commander of the US Indo-Pacific, has repeatedly emphasized that the approach of war may be more imminent than most people think.
Former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates also mentioned at an online event organized by The Washington Post that the situation in Taiwan is "very dangerous", and he is also very worried. He said that Xi Jinping is committed to taking Hong Kong and Taiwan back to China during his tenure, and China may take action against Taiwan.
Mei Huilin, a scholar at Stanford University who studies Chinese military power, disclosed in a video conference on 18 February that a Chinese Communist general told her that Xi Jinping believes that the military is capable of capturing and occupying Taiwan within a year or two. Xi is waiting for the time to commit a crime, and the CCP will take action when everything is ready.
Mei Huilin suggested that the Biden administration should strengthen Taiwan’s integration with the international community, and the United States should also rely on the power of its allies to make Beijing realize that if the invasion of Taiwan is terrorized, countries will join forces to counter the system, so that they will know the cost of attacking Taiwan .
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U.S. media: CCP has no bottom in its own heart, and its strategy against Taiwan is blurred
The Voice of America wrote a few days ago to analyze that although the shadow of war seems to have seriously enveloped Taiwan, some major issues regarding the CCP’s armed invasion of Taiwan have long been in a state of widespread controversy and obscurity.
The article believes that although the CCP claims to have a clear and firm stand on Taiwan, it has no room for the ultimate goal of reunification. However, Beijing’s policy signals are not as important as how to achieve this goal, whether force must be used, and when to use force. Unclear, there is a considerable degree of ambiguity.
CCP scholar Cui Lei previously contributed to the Australian research publication "East Asia Forum" and pointed out that the CCP will not be able to complete reunification by force in a short period of time.
Qiao Liang, one of the representatives of the Chinese Communist Party's hard-liners on Taiwan and the author of "Unrestricted Warfare," also said last year that the Taiwan issue must not be rashly advanced.
Observers pointed out that the CCP's use of force against Taiwan, whether it is true or false, has made the war clouded. This actually reflects that the CCP is at a loss on this issue.
He Tianmu, a senior researcher at the RAND Corporation, said that the CCP has repeatedly miscalculated the direction of Taiwan’s political arena and misunderstood the sentiments of the people on the island. The odds of victory in a military attack on Taiwan under the intervention of the United States are still inconclusive, which has resulted in the ambiguity of today’s hopelessness.
But he also warned that the ambiguity of the US strategy is considered to have played a role in maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, while the ambiguity of the CCP makes the situation even more dangerous. He said, "Because they have not really considered mature and clear ideas about what to do next, so once a crisis breaks out in the Taiwan Strait, there will be a risk of overreaction and misjudgment by the CCP leadership."
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Suspected Chinese hackers using private companies to invade U.S. anti-corporate computer networks
Editor : Lu Yongxin / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/04/21/a103100659.html / Direct translation
US information security industry "FireEye" brand Mediian said on the 19th that at least two Chinese hacker organizations have infiltrated the virtual private enterprise through malicious software. A private network (VPN) invades the computer network of the US defense industry, and one of the hacker groups is believed to be under the command of the Chinese Communist Party.
The Central News Agency quoted the Agence France-Presse report that Mandiant pointed out that the hacker group used malware to try to hijack the identities of users and administrators during the period from October last year to March this year, and attempted to enter the US defense industry. In addition to the system, governments and financial players in the United States and Europe have also been locked down.
Mediian discovered that at least two hacker organizations used malicious software to invade VPN security devices made by Pulse Secure in the United States. One hacker organization is believed to be under the command of the Chinese Communist Party.
Mediian called one of the hacker organizations UNC2630, saying: "We suspect that UNC2630 is operating on behalf of the Chinese Communist government and may be related to APT5." APT5 is a hacker organization officially funded by the Chinese Communist Party.
Mediian mentioned that a "trusted third party" also believed that the whole incident was related to APT5.
Mediian said: "APT5 continues to lock high-value corporate networks and has repeatedly invaded over the years. The main target seems to be aerospace and defense companies in the United States, Europe and Asia."
Japanese media also reported yesterday that a group of hackers believed to be led by the Chinese military launched a cyber attack on the Aerospace Research and Development Organization (JAXA). The police are currently sending a letter to the prosecutor for investigation of a Chinese man involved in the case, but the man has left the country.
However, Madian pointed out that there is currently insufficient information to identify some of the main actors behind the malware.
According to the Associated Press, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security subsequently issued a warning stating that they knew that Pulse Secure "continues to be used to harm U.S. government agencies, important infrastructure entities, and private companies." , But did not specify which institutions were hacked.
Pulse Secure, which is affiliated with Ivanti, a Utah information software company, confirmed that the main content of the Median report was true, pointed out that the company had released repairs to the product, and said that the number of affected customers was "a limited number."
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What are the factors related to adverse reactions after vaccination? Response from CDC experts
http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2021/4/456392.shtm / Direct translation
At the meeting, a reporter asked a question that some people may feel uncomfortable after receiving the Chinese SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, or suspect that they have an adverse reaction. What factors affect the adverse reaction of the vaccine? If there is an adverse reaction, will it affect the effect of vaccination?
Wang Huaqing said that after vaccination, some people will experience adverse reactions. In fact, the occurrence of adverse reactions is related to the characteristics of the vaccine and also to the individual's special physique. Like in the past, when vaccinated with live attenuated leprosy and mumps vaccine, its fever may appear one or two days after vaccination, and some may appear in about a week. Why is such a fever process possible? It is related to the characteristics of live attenuated vaccines. There are also DPT vaccines, which used to be whole-cell DPT vaccines, but now use acellular DPT vaccines and component DPT vaccines. The incidence of adverse reactions has been greatly reduced, because it The antigen component of the vaccine is smaller, or its antigen component is more pure. These adverse reactions are related to the characteristics of the vaccine.
Wang Huaqing pointed out that sometimes it is also related to individual differences in people, such as age. "Why this time I saw that during the clinical trials of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine or the post-marketing monitoring process, some young people had higher adverse reactions, and the elderly had lower adverse reactions? This also has a lot to do with his physique. Like sometimes If there is a serious allergy, we said that we should not rush to get another vaccination. This has a lot to do with his allergies after he was exposed to the allergen in the early stage."
Wang Huaqing said that some people with immunodeficiency, in order to ensure the safety of vaccination, in fact, it is recommended that people with immunodeficiency do not receive live attenuated vaccine in principle, because of this constitution and disease state, they will be vaccinated after vaccination with live attenuated vaccine. There is a risk. In order to reduce the risk or control the risk, in principle, these people with immunodeficiency should not be vaccinated with live attenuated vaccines, and inactivated vaccines should be used instead.
"This means that the situation of adverse reactions is related to the characteristics of its vaccine, as well as factors including the person's age, health status, and previous allergic history. So when it comes to the occurrence of adverse reactions, we also adopt some measures to control especially serious adverse reactions, can reduce this to a minimum level, further control the risk, and make vaccinated people safer to get the vaccine." Wang Huaqing said.
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European Medicines Agency announces that Johnson & Johnson vaccine is related to causing blood clots
Reporter : Qiao An / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/04/20/a103100437.html / Direct translation / Image : Video Screenshot
On Tuesday (20 April 2021), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced its decision on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, acknowledging that the vaccine may be related to rare blood clots and thrombocytopenia, but the overall benefits still outweigh the risks.
Strauss, Chairman of the European Medicines Agency’s Drug Safety Risk Assessment Committee: “After carefully reviewing the reported cases of thrombosis and low platelets after vaccination with Johnson & Johnson, the Drug Safety Risk Assessment Committee believes that the occurrence of these thrombosis cases are related to low platelet levels and platelet levels. There may be a link between reducing symptoms and vaccinations against Johnson & Johnson, (therefore) its product information will be updated, including updated warnings and side effects."
Although the European Medicines Agency emphasized that it still supports the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in general because its benefits still outweigh the risks, the decision made on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine that day undoubtedly caused a big blow to the EU's epidemic prevention plan. After some European countries banned the use of AstraZeneca vaccine with similar side effects, the frustration of Johnson & Johnson vaccine will affect the progress of vaccination in Europe.
It is expected that this Friday, the United States will also announce its decision on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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CHP: Indian man more likely to be infected in Hong Kong hotel
The 29-year-old Indian man who returned from Dubai to Hong Kong was found to have a variant virus in the community 21 days after returning from Dubai’s quarantine. The Centre for Health Protection said yesterday that the virus contained the "E484K" variant that has a greater impact on vaccines. He was quarantined at the hotel. Two other people were diagnosed on the floor, and the genetic sequences of the three were highly similar. It is believed that the 29-year-old man is more likely to be infected in the hotel. It is suspected that the S-shaped hook used to hang lunch boxes through the door is cross-infected.
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Variant E484K may affect the effectiveness of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
Xu Shuchang, chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System at CUHK, said that the Indian man and the community need to be observed for 14 days. If the "E484K" mutant virus is introduced into the community, it will be more "troublesome" than other mutations.
What exactly is the "E484K" mutant virus?
It turns out that most of the variant viruses currently circulating in the world belong to the "B.1" branch. The viruses carry different amino acid mutations, such as "N501Y" and "E484K". Different variant viruses may have the same mutation. According to the US CDC, South African and Brazilian variant viruses have "E484K".
Xue Da, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong, said that if different variant viruses have the same amino acid mutation, some of their attributes may be similar. For example, the variant virus with "N501Y" is more transmissible, and "E484K" may affect the effectiveness of the vaccine.
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