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News (1) to (3) / Reporters : Xiao Lusheng, Gu Xiaohua, and Hong Ning / Editor: Li Muen / https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/22/11/23/n13871339.htm
News (1)
Thousands protest at Foxconn in Zhengzhou, Police suppress
Image : In the evening of 22 November 2022, a new employee protest broke out at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. (Synthesis of video screenshots)
In the evening of 22 November 2022, a protest broke out at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, and a large number of police officers arrived to suppress it. The reason for the protest is that Foxconn has revised the contracts of new recruits and allowed new employees to work with old employees who have been infected. Videos posted on the Internet showed that the police used tear gas to suppress the protests. Employees said that the police also beat and arrested workers with iron rods.
News (2)
Police beat Foxconn employees, use tear gas to drive them away
On 23 November, a video of Foxconn workers protesting was widely circulated on the overseas social platform Twitter. In the video, newly recruited workers tried to rush out of the factory and clashed violently with security guards. There are also videos showing that new employees are trapped in the gate, and the police outside the gate use tear gas and water cannon to prevent employees from leaving.
In the video, the voices of employees came: "We want to defend our rights, not to cause trouble, they (the police) beat us." "Several of us have been beaten to the ground and hospitalized and were suppressed."
They shouted in unison, "Defend rights, defend rights..." Some employees said, "We can't get out now, they are spraying us with water cannons outside." "There is also a line of anti-riot teams outside."
The Epoch Times reporter learned through interviews that the protest took place in the evening of the 22nd and was initiated by new employees living in Zhengzhou Foxconn Huahong Apartment and Yukang Xincheng Community.
Mr. Zhao (pseudonym), an employee in the North District of Yukang New Town, told the Epoch Times reporter on the 23rd that many workers were beaten and arrested by the police in the evening of the 22nd because of protests.
"A lot of people surrounded the police car, yelling to see the leader, and the police suppressed the workers when they wanted to defend their rights." Mr. Zhao said, "The police beat the workers, and the factory has been taken over by the government." "There are so many people, the workers protested." I was defending rights with the flag, there were people everywhere, the police would beat them, and I would start running, it was so dangerous.”
He said that the police were really beating people. After the beating, they called the 120 ambulance to take them away.
Mr. Li (pseudonym) from Xinxiang, Henan Province went from his hometown to Zhengzhou Foxconn according to the government's guidelines. He lives in Huahong Apartment.
Mr. Li described that the protest started at 8 pm on 22 November and continued until 4 am on 23 November. "At that time, there were tens of thousands of people. There were many people... It was all people from other provinces who came here to make trouble."
He said that in the evening of 22 November at least 500 policemen, wearing white coats and carrying batons, surrounded Huahong Apartment, "beating whoever moves". The police arrested 7 or 8 employees and arrested the leader. The most fierce time is around 10 pm, and burning things is at 12 pm.
Mr. Dong (pseudonym), a citizen of Zhengzhou near the Huahong Apartment, told The Epoch Times on the 23rd, "(at the time of the incident) all the armed police and special police were there, and all those in white (protective clothing) were special police." "The police wear big white (protective clothing) to stop them and not let them go anywhere, they are just rushing out now."
Mr. Dong revealed that during the protest in the evening of 22 November, Foxconn employees burned things and then took fire extinguishers, and some employees sprayed the police with fire extinguishers. He learned that there were very few employees who ran out in the evening of 22 November. Even if they did, they could only go to the crop fields, and the main road was not allowed to go; Zhengzhou was sealed off, and Foxconn people were not allowed to come to Zhengzhou; Both Xinzheng and Xinmi Districts were sealed off to prevent 20,000 to 30,000 people from Foxconn from running over.
Mr. Dong expressed concern, "I dare not tell you any more. You know our society. If it succeeds, it's fine. If it doesn't, they (officials) will settle the score later. Hang up, and dare not say more."
News (3)
Foxconn employees protest contract changes, work with covi-positive employees
The protest lasted from the evening of 22 November to the daytime of 23 November. As of 2.30 pm on the 23rd, the protests had not stopped.
Mr. Li said that at about 6: am on the 23rd, the armed police came again, and the employees started protesting again at 7 or 8 am and pushed down the baffles.
"Today we went to the factory to make trouble, and (the police) wounded 6 or 7 more. The child (from Jiangsu) in our dormitory has been at the scene today, and this afternoon he was beaten by the police with a baton." Mr. Li added.
Mr. Zhao told the Epoch Times reporter that there are dense crowds of people everywhere now, and the streets are full of people. There are at least 20,000 people outside the Foxconn factory. There are tens of thousands of people.” “Right now (around 2:30 pm on the 23rd) outside Foxconn, the police are beating workers with sticks. It’s very chaotic now, people are everywhere. Foxconn is over, and the factory is also being smashed inside and outside. "
Mr. Zhao said that at present, there are still many employees gathered in front of the Foxconn factory. They are defending their rights and confronting the police for lost wages, transition fees, etc.
Mr. Zhao said that on the one hand, the factory amended the contract without permission. Originally, when recruiting workers, it was said that if you work for 7 days, you will be rewarded with 3,000 yuan (RMB, the same below) for 30 days; if you work for 60 days, you will be rewarded with another 6,000 yuan; It is necessary to pay only 6,000 yuan in March next year, but the signed contract will expire in February, and the money will not be available in March.
"It was one contract when we came here, but it was changed to another contract after we came here. Many people are not fair." Mr. Zhao said, "You can't just change it if you say it. It was one thing yesterday, and another one today. How do you say it? Can it be changed?"
On the other hand, there are too many covi-positive people in the factory area. "The workers assigned to the production line today will be positive tomorrow, and there are still many who have turned negative, and they will go to work with normal people." "We have been quarantined for seven days. The workers assigned to the workshop were quickly diagnosed and positive, and then protests broke out.”
Mr. Zhao revealed that after the protests broke out, Foxconn said that the company had dealt with an abnormal situation (actually an excuse), and issued a notice in the morning of 23 November, saying that the contract had been changed again, "We can't find the specific content now."
Mr. Qin (pseudonym), an employee quarantined at Huahong Apartment, confirmed to The Epoch Times on 23 November that there were tens of thousands of people (protesting) last night (22 November), and there were about 500 or 600 policemen at that time. The employees asked to negotiate terms, saying that they needed wages, quit, and wanted to go home, because Foxconn changed the contract and did not keep its promise.
"Last night, they went to the factory once and came back. There was no leader inside. It started to make trouble again at dawn." Mr. Qin said that there are now more than 100,000 new employees, and there are still many people protesting; The community is all quarantined people, at least 50,000 to 60,000 people.
"I came here to earn money and to support my family." Mr. Qin said, "I don't want to work here now. It's too dangerous to work with a covi-positive person. If you get infected, you'll... go home to your family for the rest of your life. With the virus, there is no way. We just have to go back, and now we are (to give) quarantine subsidies.”
He said that when recruiting people, it was said that new and old employees would work online separately, but now new employees are allowed to work together with old employees who are covi-positive.
"With covi-positive people, I can't go to work. I'm afraid of infection." Mr. Qin said, "If you don't do it, go home, and you have to quarantine at your own expense when you go home."
Zhengzhou Foxconn is the largest production base of Apple mobile phones, responsible for the assembly of half of the world's Apple mobile phones. At the end of October 2022, Foxconn in Zhengzhou experienced a mass exodus. A large number of workers fled the factory and walked home. Shortly after the incident, local officials helped Foxconn recruit workers.
Mr. Chen (pseudonym) came to Zhengzhou Foxconn from Shenzhen just in time for this protest.
"Everyone was cheated, it didn't go as agreed, this contract is unilateral, you can change it if you want." Mr. Chen said, "It was said and changed back this morning, and at noon today (the online contract) is all gone. , I can’t see it today.” “I’m not from Henan, I’m a foreigner who tricked us from a distance of more than 1,500 km, and then changed it as soon as we said it. Now we’re waiting here, and entered out of work."
Mr. Chen told The Epoch Times reporter that many workers did not have much money but no one arranged for them to come here. He said that now he may only have more than 100 RMB left with him, "Where do you want me to go?" "Either send me back to Shenzhen, I guess I will be quarantined in Shenzhen, and I don't know if I should pay for it. I want to find a job." , Others will definitely not want the ones that have passed the high-risk area."
Mr. Chen learned that if workers want to leave, they have to pay the fare themselves, and they have to return the fare from their hometown to the company. "Our ID cards are still with them, and we need ID cards to get on the bus."
However, Mr. Chen said that traveling from this city to another city needs to be quarantined for at least 7 days, and no one cares about these losses.
Mr. Li from Xinxiang, Henan, told the Epoch Times reporter in the evening of 23 November that the current negotiation situation is that whoever is willing to leave can pay this week's wages, which is calculated as 160 RMB a day, which is 1120 RMB; if you are quarantined in a hotel for 4 days , give 1600 yuan. After resignation, they will be given a 7-day quarantine fee when they go home, and let the government send a car to pick them up.
"I plan to go back, and I don't want to do it anymore." Mr. Li said, "I am 48 years old. I have never been in an electronics factory since I grew up. I just stand (do) work, and I can't stand it."
See videos at https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/11/23/a103581457.html
News (4)
Foxconn employees confronted with Chinese police on the Internet, live footage exposed
Reporter : Fang Weijie / https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/4132589 / Image : A video on the Chinese live-streaming platform Kuaishou was circulated on Twitter today, and the poster noted that "Foxconn employees and police wearing protective clothing continue to confront each other." (picture taken from Twitter)
A video on the Chinese live broadcast platform "Kuaishou" was circulated on Twitter today, and the poster noted that "Foxconn employees and the police wearing protective clothing are continuing to confront each other", which has aroused great attention from all walks of life but as ot 11.17 pm Hon Hai has not responded yet.
From the video circulated on Twitter, it can be seen that the poster wrote, "At 9.38 am Beijing time, Foxconn employees and the police wearing protective clothing continued to confront each other." In the picture, a large number of people can be seen gathering and forming a human wall. , Police officers holding riot shields yelled and cursed, and even photos of people falling to the ground flowed out.
It is understood that due to the sudden incident, Hon Hai is still confirming the local situation in the Chinese factory. The legal person believes that this incident should not affect Hon Hai’s production lines in China. The production capacity is fully developed, and sporadic disputes may occur in the process.
News (5) to (6) / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/4133191
News (5)
China's epidemic prevention caused panic! It is reported that armed police entered Foxconn to suppress. Zhengzhou Government: No longer recruit people from other provinces
Foxconn Zhengzhou Factory in Henan Province, China recently reported that employees had a large-scale violent conflict with the police due to the Wuhan pneumonia (covid, COVID-19) epidemic and salary issues. The beatings were severed, and the police are entering the factory on a large scale to suppress them. The Zhengzhou government claimed that the conflict was caused by workers from other provinces and decided not to recruit people from other provinces.
In recent days, Twitter and Chinese social media Weibo have continuously circulated the Foxconn Zhengzhou factory conflict incident. In multiple videos, Foxconn employees smashed nucleic acid testing stations and gathered in the factory to protest, while the police wore white protective clothing to suppress the protesters. Netizens pointed out that the government dispatched a large number of armed police from Luoyang, and also saw a large number of police cars on the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Expressway, suspected to be going to Zhengzhou for support.
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Zhengzhou roll call: New employees in Guizhou, Sichuan, and Shanxi lead to conflicts
The Zhengzhou Municipal Government pointed out that the conflicts were caused by new employees from Guizhou, Sichuan, and Shanxi provinces, and it has decided not to recruit employees from other provinces. Netizens criticized this move as clearing away responsibility and increasing the confrontation between provinces.
However, the salary issue that employees are most concerned about has not been effectively resolved. The government and the factory have changed their views many times, causing a large number of employees to take to the streets to protest again. The Zhengzhou Municipal Government stated that the salary regulations for employees during the quarantine period are 3,000 RMB (about NT$13,000) for one month, and 6,000 RMB (about NT$26,000) for two months. The responsible unit of the Foxconn factory pointed out that employees who are diagnosed will be directly issued 10,000 RMB (approximately NT$43,000) and enjoy free isolation treatment.
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The epidemic in China is spreading! Zhengzhou is rumored to be locked down on 25 November. The official editor does not deny and recommends stockpiling vegetables
Zhengzhou has become more and more serious in recent days. There are rumours on the Internet that the city will be locked down again from the 25th. People have asked the government to "dispel the rumors". In this regard, the official editor of "Zhengzhou Release" does not deny it, and asks the public to "wait another two days"; there are also many editors from the official media who suggest stockpiling vegetables in advance.
Zhengzhou officials have been silently managing the entire area for a long time before, and they have also increased their demands on the public to do nucleic acid tests twice a day, which has aroused widespread public grievances. The Joint Defense and Control Mechanism of the State Council of China publicly named and criticized Zhengzhou on the 5th for "silent at will, closing the city instead of control".
However, after Zhengzhou implemented the "20 Measures for Optimizing Epidemic Prevention", the local epidemic situation continued to be severe. The Health Commission of Henan Province reported today that 115 new local cases were confirmed in Henan on the 22nd, of which Zhengzhou accounted for 113 cases; there were 736 new local asymptomatic infections, of which Zhengzhou accounted for 714 cases. More than 200 of the new cases in Zhengzhou are uncontrolled social cases.
Rumours spread in the online community yesterday that Zhengzhou will be locked down again starting on 25 November, causing panic and dissatisfaction among the people. They have left messages on Zhengzhou's official social media accounts asking for "rumours to be refuted", but unexpectedly received ambiguous responses.
According to Henan official media Elephant News, the editor of the official microblog "Zhengzhou Release" of the Propaganda Department of the Zhengzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China responded yesterday that he has not received any notification so far. If he receives a notification, he will send it as soon as possible.". He neither confirmed nor denied.
The editor of the state media Zhengzhou Evening News also responded to netizens saying that the notice will be released as soon as possible, "The editor will also stock up some food in the past two days."
The editor of "Zheng Zaiban", a political assistance service platform of the official media Zhengguan News, responded to fans, saying that the authenticity of the multiple news versions currently circulating cannot be confirmed for the time being. However, drawing on the temporary control measures that have appeared before, "it is very necessary for everyone to prepare a few days of living material reserves in advance."
At the end of the Elephant News report, he asked readers, "Have you stocked up on vegetables?" and said that the reporter "has been in place."
As soon as the report came out, it immediately became a trending news item. Many netizens said that they should hurry up and stock up on vegetables.
News (8)
Employees of Foxconn Zhengzhou factory clashed violently with the police, Hon Hai responded with a 3-point statement
Reporter : Fang Weijie / https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/4133146
At the Foxconn Zhengzhou factory of Hon Hai in Henan Province, employees rushed out of the dormitory to protest in the early hours of this morning. In the morning, it turned into a violent conflict with the police. The incident was caused by employees’ concerns about the local epidemic. Some protesters also claimed that they did not receive the bonus promised by the management. In this regard, Hon Hai issued a 3-point statement in the evening.
A video circulated on Twitter from the Chinese audio-visual platform "Kuaishou" noted that "at 9.38 am Beijing time, Foxconn employees and police wearing protective clothing continued to confront each other." The wall, police officers holding riot shields yelled and cursed. From time to time, there were reports of people yelling "Beat me!" There were even photos of people falling to the ground, which not only shocked the public in Taiwan and China, but also attracted reports from European and American media.
Among the 3-point statement issued by Hon Hai in the evening, the first point mentioned: "From the evening of the 22nd, some new colleagues in the Zhengzhou Park have made appeals due to doubts about the perception of work allowances. They have communicated with relevant colleagues."
Point 2 stated that the dormitories in the Zhengzhou Park recently arranged for new employees to live together with colleagues who had been diagnosed. The new employees can only be arranged to move in after the local government's acceptance and approval, and there is no case of mixing with the original employees.
Point 3 declares that regarding violence, the company will continue to communicate with employees and the local government to avoid similar incidents from happening again. Currently, the production in the Zhengzhou plant is going on as usual without any major impact.
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Zhengzhou government holds emergency meeting to appease
Reporter : Lu Yongshan / https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/4133318
Hon Hai's Foxconn Zhengzhou factory broke out again on Wednesday morning, employee protests, and continued confrontation with police wearing protective clothing, arousing the attention of the outside world. The WeChat public platform published an "emergency meeting notice" by the name "Fuji Gangren" on Wednesday, referring to the (Henan) Provincial Headquarters holding an emergency meeting, pointing out that the gathering at the Foxconn Zhengzhou factory was caused by the recruitment of workers from other provinces. It was decided not to recruit people from other provinces, and said that the epidemic situation in the factory area has been well controlled, and efforts will be made to improve environmental hygiene.
The content of the meeting pointed out that the incidents gathered in the factory area were mainly initiated by people from other provinces such as Guizhou, Sichuan, and Shanxi. It takes a long time to wait for work, and the emotions are agitated; later, some people have various irrational and even illegal behaviors, and the police are investigating.
The content of the meeting appealed to the workers in the factory area not to believe and spread rumours. They emphasized that they had decided to recruit workers and no longer recruit people from other provinces. They would not transfer new employees to work on Wednesday, and they should make further preparations before starting work. Workers are asked to wait patiently.
The content of the meeting stated that the Foxconn epidemic has been well controlled, and new cases are currently being detected in a closed loop, with single digits and gradually decreasing, and the working environment is safe. With the support of a large number of medical staff, medical conditions are guaranteed.
The content of the meeting emphasized that during the quarantine period, the salary will be calculated according to normal work, 30 RMB per hour (the same below), 240 RMB per day, 3,000 RMB for one month, and 6,000 RMB for two months. As with the original promise, Foxconn has signed and approved it, and will continue to communicate and answer other details.
Aiming at the environmental sanitation, food quality and living environment of Foxconn’s Zhengzhou factory, 6,000 volunteers have been mobilized from the Zhengzhou Airport Area to make improvements. Please be more understanding and render support for the areas that are not in place for the time being.
News (10)
Dynamic clearing is useless! China's economy is dull
Image : The Chinese people have been living under the shadow of the zero-covid policy for the past three years, and economic activities have been affected. (Reuters)
In order to curb the number of more confirmed cases, China tightened epidemic restrictions on Wednesday (23 November). However, it was reported earlier that there was a violent conflict at Foxconn’s Henan Zhengzhou factory. Protest that the latest salary announced by the factory is different from the previously announced salary, and the old and new employees live together, worrying about the spread of the epidemic. Some analysts believe that China's economic prospects are really bleak.
According to comprehensive media reports, China is currently the only country in the world that has the most stringent measures against the epidemic, and it has aroused various dissatisfaction in China, which may affect the economy and factory activities in various places, including the production of Foxconn, Apple's largest iPhone supplier, according to Foxconn's latest statement.
Although the number of confirmed cases in China is already low by global standards, Xi Jinping still insists on the "zero-covid" policy, and officials at the bottom also believe that doing so can save more lives and prevent the medical system from collapsing.
Analysts at Capital Economics said in the report, "Although the possibility of Beijing choosing to withdraw from zeroing in winter is very small, the risk of zero-covid failure is very high. Such a failure may lead to more blockades, causing economic damage, unprecedented damage".
A full reopening of markets should be unlikely before March or April 2023, many analysts said. "The coming weeks could be the worst for China's economy and healthcare system since the early weeks of the outbreak," said analysts at Capital Economics.
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Fatigue in Beijing's epidemic prevention, residents worry about city lockdown at any time
Image : The covid epidemic from Wuhan continues to spread, and the strict zero-covid policy has not been relaxed. Even the capital Beijing has been plunged into haze due to various blockade measures. The picture shows passers-by in Beijing today wearing their full sets of protective clothing. (AFP)
China has tightened the covid epidemic prevention and control measures for nearly 3 years. Schools in the capital Beijing have been closed, companies have closed, and catering establishments have been silent. The city may be closed at any time. The locals have long fallen into epidemic prevention fatigue.
Agence France-Presse reported that as covid infections surged, Beijing residents were exhausted by the vague and ever-changing epidemic prevention restrictions, uncertain how long the policies would last.
Elaine, an office worker in her 20s, said, "Now I'm tired of everything, the streets are empty. I want to eat out and socialize with friends but it's not possible."
After a French woman living in Beijing stayed overnight at her boyfriend's apartment, she was unexpectedly blocked there on the morning of the 21st, because a resident in the apartment was hit by a dart, causing everyone in the apartment to be locked up for five days.
"Every time we go to sleep, we are not sure if we will be trapped in the apartment tomorrow morning," said the Frenchman, who asked not to be named.
The queues for nucleic acid testing now stretch around the block, and where the red line is is often unclear, leaving companies at a loss.
Authorities, through district or neighborhood committees, issue verbal orders to close restaurants or businesses. Since information is often delivered orally, word of mouth only adds to the suffering of life.
Although the 1,500 or so cases are far lower than many other countries, Beijing has tightened epidemic prevention restrictions after reporting a record high number of infections in a single day.
Nearly three years into the outbreak, Chinese health officials' response looks overkill compared with how other countries have co-existed with the virus.
Residents fear that authorities will impose a lockdown on Beijing similar to that imposed on the largest city Shanghai in the spring, when food shortages, protests forced people to flee the swift lockdown.
Shopping malls and Western boutiques in Sanlitun, a central shopping district in central Beijing, are currently closed, while Chaoyang, a densely populated central business district, is deserted.
Hairdressing, spas and other services deemed non-essential to daily life are also closed.
Ms. Xu, who used to work in a gym in Chaoyang District, simply left Beijing because her workplace was closed during the outbreak in May.
She said, "The last wave of the epidemic had a serious impact on people's lives, especially those in the service industry and people who love fitness." At the same time, the sudden closure of some PCR testing stations also caused serious damage to people who needed to provide test results within 24 hours before going to work. influences. Ms. Xu said, "Many colleagues in the gym where I used to work have left Beijing because they have no salary to receive."
In Dongcheng District of Beijing, where cultural relics and government agencies are concentrated, restaurants are currently surrounded by tables with take-out bags on them.
Mr. Wang, an employee of a local noodle shop, said that since the catering industry can only take out, "revenue has dropped by 99%". He said, "Now we only earn a few hundred RMB a day from food delivery. I hope Beijing will reopen as soon as possible, otherwise we will not be able to make up for the loss."
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Approaching the 30,000 mark! China adds 29,157 confirmed cases on 23 November 2022
On 23 November 2022, 29,157 new covid cases were reported in China, approaching the 30,000 mark.
According to the report of the National Health Commission on 23 November, 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 2,719 new confirmed cases, including 78 cases imported from abroad, including 9 cases that were converted from "asymptomatic infections" to confirmed cases. Cases: 2,641 local cases, including 700 cases converted from "asymptomatic infections" to confirmed cases. Observed by region, the top 5 regions for the number of new cases in Japan in a single day are Guangdong with 860 cases, Beijing with 388 cases, Sichuan with 272 cases, 215 in Chongqing and 157 in Shanxi.
In addition, the country's 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 26,438 new "asymptomatic infections", of which 196 were imported cases and 26,242 were local cases. Observed by region, in a single day, the top 5 regions with the highest number of new cases are Guangdong with 7,951 cases, Chongqing with 6,728 cases, Beijing with 1,098 cases, Sichuan with 980 cases, and Gansu with 937 cases.
The number of new local cases in Guangdong Province is 8,811; China reported a total of 29,157 new cases today, with no new deaths. According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in China reached 3,371,831, and the cumulative number of deaths reached 15,860.
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Unidentified explosion at Tainan electronic parts factory, 4 people spattered with blood
Reporter : Wang Jie / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/breakingnews/4133361 / Image : An explosion occurred at a metal sheet factory on Yuanyuan Street, Annan District, Tainan. Four people were injured, and there were bloodstains on the ground. (provided by the public)
There was an explosion accident at night in an iron sheet factory on Yuanyuan Street, Annan District, Tainan. The factory is a small factory for electronic parts. The lessee was relocating because the lease expired. The lessee asked relatives and friends to help them move. Just as some electronic appliances were being loaded onto the truck, an explosion suddenly occurred while carrying them. As a result, 4 people were injured and there were some blood stains on the ground. The police judged that it was an accident and there was no illegal external force. The 4 people are currently being sent to the hospital for treatment.
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It's scary to keep coughing during the epidemic. Doctor: These are the causes of chronic cough
Image : Zhang Hong said that if the cough symptoms last for more than 8 weeks, it is a chronic cough, and its causes include gastroesophageal reflux, chronic bronchitis, cough after infection, sleep apnea, chronic sinusitis, etc.; Situation photo. (The picture is taken from photoAC)
It is very uncomfortable to cough all the time, especially when going to public places during the epidemic, it is easy to scare others. Physicians said that coughing is one of the innate reflexes of the human body and a part of the immune system to protect against the invasion of foreign bodies. If the cough symptoms last for more than 8 weeks, it is a chronic cough. The causes include gastroesophageal reflux, chronic bronchitis, post-infectious cough, sleep apnea, chronic sinusitis, etc.
Dr. Zhang Hong from Linkou Smiling Parent-Child Otolaryngology Clinic shared a case on the Facebook page "Otolaryngology Physician Zhang Hong". A 50-year-old man had intermittent coughing for more than 3 months, which became worse when he was sleeping, and even caused insomnia. From the patient's medical history and differential diagnosis of symptoms, the patient's lungs were auscultated without asthma or pneumonia. Since he had reached the standard of chronic cough, after a preliminary assessment, it was decided to help him do a nasopharyngology endoscopy.
Zhang Hong said that the endoscope found that the right back nostril had pus-like nasal mucus backflow, which can explain that the backflow increased when lying down at night, and the cough became more severe. It turned out to be the fault of chronic sinusitis. Such sinusitis is not easy to find, but it is obvious under the magnification nasopharyngeal endoscope. After two weeks of antibiotic treatment, the purulent nasal mucus disappeared and the cough was completely relieved. The intermittent headaches also disappeared.
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Cough is divided into 3 types according to duration
Zhang Hong mentioned that according to the duration of the cough, it is classified as acute cough within 3 weeks; subacute cough for 3-8 weeks; and chronic cough for more than 8 weeks. For acute and subacute cough, symptomatic treatment is mainly adopted. If the cause is found, treatment should be directed at the cause, such as sinusitis or asthma. For severe symptoms, lung X-ray examination is recommended; if the cause of chronic cough is uncertain, lung X-ray is recommended examination and a complete lung function test. He added that for chronic upper respiratory tract infections, antibiotic treatment usually takes 3-6 weeks, and patients also need to be patient. The cough caused by gastroesophageal reflux and asthma also needs more than 3 months of treatment.
There are many causes of acute cough, the most common of which are acute viral upper respiratory tract infections, that is, colds and acute bronchitis. Other factors include sinusitis, whooping cough, pneumonia, allergic rhinitis, asthma, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary embolism, etc.
Causes of chronic cough include gastroesophageal reflux, chronic bronchitis, post-infectious cough, drug-induced hypertension, lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, sleep apnea, chronic sinusitis, and psychologic cough.
Zhang Hong said that cough is a common symptom, most of which are benign but it may also be a sign of malignant tumours, nerve damage or serious infections. In addition to symptomatic treatment, it is important to treat the underlying cough factor, with referral to an otolaryngologist or chest specialist if necessary.
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