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Mother and daughter return home from China and all health facilities in India hold simulation exercises
Image : On 9 October 2021, passengers wait in the departure hall of Mumbai Airport. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images)
The epidemic in China has caused concern around the world, especially in neighboring countries. India has initiated a high level of precautionary measures. On Wednesday (28 December 2022), a mother and daughter in India returned from China and tested positive for covid tested at the airport. Experts say China is facing an onslaught of hybrid variants of covi.
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Indian woman and daughter returned from Kunming, diagnosed covi-positive in Madurai
A woman and her 6-year-old daughter who returned from Kunming via Colombo tested positive for covid at Madurai Airport in Tamil Nadu state, a senior Indian health official said on the 28th. The pair are currently in isolation and covi samples have been sent to a laboratory for further testing.
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Indian teachers on covid prevention and control duties in Delhi from 31 December 2022 to 15 January 2023
According to Asia News International (ANI), the Indian government has announced that school teachers will be deployed at the capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport for covid duties from 31 December 2022. According to the announcement, teachers will be deployed from 31 December 2022 to 15 January 2023 to ensure the smooth progress of the airport's covid prevention and control efforts.
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Health facilities in India carried out a mock readiness exercise
Meanwhile, in anticipation of a spike in covid cases in India, on 27 December 2022, all health facilities in India held a mock exercise to ensure readiness in terms of oxygen support and ICU beds, among other things.
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Factors of India's success in fighting the pandemic versus the CCP's failure
In an exclusive interview with New Delhi Television (NDTV) on the 27th, Dr. NK Arora, head of India's COVID task force, said that India is much better than China in fighting the pandemic due to several factors, one of which is "mixed immunity", that is, the combination of vaccination and natural immunity.
The CCP first attempted to isolate the virus but after it failed, it implemented the so-called "response to the covi" policy in an attempt to quickly achieve herd immunity. Netizens criticized this as "lying flat, you should die as much as you can, completely disregarding the safety of people's lives."
"Herd immunity is a complex issue. Let's not talk about it. What we have in India is a strong mixed immunity ... India has waves of infections and many people have been exposed with natural infection," Dr Arora said.
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96% of Indian children have been exposed to covid
In India, at least 96% of children under the age of 12 have been exposed to covid, giving them natural immunity, he said. At the same time, India attaches great importance to the genome monitoring of viruses. whereas in China, there is enormous opacity about their vaccination status, the severity of their cases, and the kinds of variants circulating there.
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The epidemic in China this time is a hybird variant attack
Regarding the concerns about the BF.7 variant, Dr. Arora said that the current situation in China is a hybrid variant attack, and BF.7 only accounts for 15% of the cases. He added that the Chinese covi vaccines"may not be effective" given to the Chinese people.
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India has launched nasal vaccine iNCOVACC
India last week launched a nasal vaccine, iNCOVACC, on the CoWIN platform. Dr. Ishwar Gilada, head of the Organized Medicine Academic Guild (OMAG), a medical organization in New Delhi, said in a letter to Prime Minister Modi that he hopes to provide China with unconditional support, "because our vaccine is much more effective than other vaccines.".
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Nasal covid vaccine can be used by anyone as a first booster dose
"Our recently approved nasal COVID vaccine does not require trained healthcare personnel to administer it. To better cover rural populations, primary care centers and/or village councils must be involved in delivering the vaccine," Giralda said.
"It (nasal vaccine) is recommended as a first booster dose. For example, if a person has already received a preventive dose, it is not recommended for that person," Dr Arora said.
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No value in getting a fourth dose of a covi vaccine
Suppose a person wants to get a fourth dose of the vaccine, Arora explained. There is a concept called "antigen deposition". If a person is repeatedly immunized against a particular type of antigen, the body stops responding, or responds very poorly. This is why the initial mRNA vaccinations were given 6 months apart. Later, the interval was shortened to 3 months. But in this case, "it doesn't help much. Therefore, there is no value in getting a fourth dose of the vaccine at this time."
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Chinese travellers undergo strengthened quarantine from 1 January 2023, Wang Bisheng reveals when he inspected Taoyuan Airport
Image : Wang Bisheng (right), commander of the Epidemic Command Center, announced at Taoyuan Airport that this enhanced quarantine program for Chinese inbound passengers will be implemented from midnight on January 1, 2012, and will end on January 31. (Photographed by reporter Yao Jiexiu)
During the Spring Festival, Taoyuan Airport and the ports in Kinmen and Matsu area will quarantine Chinese inbound passengers, except for those from Hong Kong and Macau. Commander Wang Bisheng of the Central Epidemic Command Center announced at Taoyuan Airport on 28 December 2022 that this The enhanced quarantine program for Chinese inbound travelers began at midnight on 1 January 2023 and will end on 31 January 2023.
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Entry into Kinmen and Matsu requires saliva PCR quick screening
Wang Bisheng pointed out that when all passengers from CCP China enter the Republic of China, including the ports in Kinmen and Matsu, all inbound passengers must undergo a rapid saliva PCR test for detection of mutant strains.
Wang Bisheng said that when Chinese tourists returning to Taiwan from CCP China have symptoms of the epidemic, they should be diagnosed early and treated with medication.
Wang Bisheng also thanked Taoyuan Airport Corporation, the Civil Aviation Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Kinmen and Matsun for their assistance. From 1 January, a collection and inspection point will be set up on the air bridge corridor from D7 to D9 in the north of Taoyuan Airport Phase 2 Terminal. After the inspection, passengers can leave without waiting for the results. This project does not include crew members performing flight duties. It is initially estimated that 10,000 people will enter Taiwan by plane or ship in January.
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Zhao Shaokang opposes the resumption of military service for one year. Wu Yinong: Please annswer how to make Taiwan safer
Reporter : Yang Xinhui / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4168173 / Image : Wu Yinong called on Wu Meiying, head of Zhongshan District Zhengde this afternoon. (Photo by reporter Yang Xinhui)
President Tsai Ing-wen announced on 27 December 2022 that the National Service period will be restored from 4 months to 1 year. Zhao Shaokang, the founder of the Kuomintang "Battle Blue" and the chairman of Zhongguang, "resolutely opposes the extension of military service" and even helped the Kuomintang announce that the Kuomintang will change the term of service back when the Kuomintang is in power in the future; Wu Yinong, a candidate for the legislature in the third constituency of Taipei City (Zhongshan, Beisongshan), believes that if Zhao Shaokang opposes national defense investment, he must answer how to do it without doing national defense. To make Taiwan safer, a public figure must be responsible.
Zhao Shaokang opposed the extension of military service, and said that if the Kuomintang is in power, it will definitely change back. He also criticized Taiwan as not a sub-colony of the United States or Ukraine, delaying for a few more days and killing many more people. In contrast, KMT legislator candidate Wang Hongwei said that she does not oppose military service reform but relevant supporting measures must be done well.
Wu Yinong called on Wu Meiying, head of Zhongshan District Zhengde in the afternoon of 28 December. When asked about the military service system, there seemed to be differences of opinion within the Blue Camp. He said that if Zhao Shaokang opposes investment in national defense, he must answer how to make Taiwan better without doing national defense. National security is something that every generation and public figure must be responsible and accountable to voters or the general public.
Wu Yinong pointed out that all Taiwanese national defence efforts are to maintain peace, to protect Taiwan and the Republic of China. The next step is how to do it. What we have seen is that the ruling party is very serious about this issue, and the general public is very serious about military service. The expectation of reform is not only the adjustment of the service period, but also the reform of the training content.
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Compulsory service resumed for one year. Hou Youyi: Cross-strait relations are the key
Reporter : He Yuhua / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4168113 / Image : Hou Youyi, Mayor of New Taipei City (3rd from left in the front row) attended the commendation event for excellent clubs. (Photo by reporter He Yuhua)
The compulsory service period will be restored from the current 4 months to 1 year. New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi believes that the fundamental issue of the policy is to reassure the people. Cross-Strait relations are the most fundamental issue. Let the Republic of China be stable and smooth, and let the people live happily in a stable country; policies must be adjusted and prepared according to the international environment at any time, and let the people determine the policies and routes, so that the people's hearts will be stable.
Regarding the resumption of compulsory service for one year, Hou Youyi said in the first interview that peace and stability are the government's duty-bound responsibility, and that the government's policies and lines should be corrected to reassure the people. This is the top priority and the most important key. Hou Youyi explained again when attending the event this afternoon (28th) that policies and routes must be clearly stated, especially the completeness of supporting facilities, and follow-up matters must be explained and reported to the people so that the people can feel at ease and the country can be peaceful and stable. most important.
And the "clearing the source" he mentioned is interpreted as referring to cross-strait relations. Hou Youyi said that the entire policy or line is to return to the most fundamental place; only the most fundamental can stabilize the mood of the people. As for the extension of military service, this It all comes from the source. How can the public feel at ease? What should be done to make the country stable and smooth, and let the people live happily in a stable country.
Does being asked mean that the current cross-strait policy is not reassuring? Hou Youyi said, "Everyone, the people are very clear." In the international environment, many policies must be prepared to adjust at any time, so that the people can be sure of the policies and routes before they can stabilize; he will definitely defend the country, defend the Republic of China. To defend the people of Taiwan, Taiwan's interests are the greatest priority, and the people's stable life is the most important task.
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One flight was 52% covi-positive! Italy orders mandatory screening of Chinese arrivals
Image : Italian Health Minister Schillaci said on the 28th that he has ordered all people entering Italy from CCP China to undergo mandatory Wuhan pneumonia screening. The picture shows passengers arriving at Milan Malpensa Airport last year going to the screening area for screening. (AFP)
As the epidemic in CCP China is heating up, entry and exit controls are being relaxed, causing countries to raise the alarm. Italian Minister of Health Orazio Schillaci said on 28 December 2022 that he has ordered all people entering Italy to accept mandatory quarantine and Wuhan pneumonia (covid, COVID-19) screening. Lombardy authorities, which took the lead in implementing the screening, noted that more than half of the passengers on one flight alone tested covi-positive.
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Schillaci told Congress on Wednesday that "all entrants and transit persons from China" will need to undergo mandatory screening, and more details are expected to be set out in a new regulation. "This measure is very important to ensure monitoring and identification of any variants of the virus and to protect the Italian population," he said.
Foreign media pointed out that the mandatory screening requirements are expected to come into effect immediately on 28 December, and several airports in Italy have already begun screening Chinese immigrants, including Milan-Malpensa Airport in Lombardy. The samples have been sent to the central agency for analysis to confirm whether there is any variant virus.
Lombard authorities said on Wednesday that about half of the travelers from China had tested covi-positive, according to local media reports. Of the two flights that arrived on the 26th, 35 of the 92 passengers on the first flight were covi-positive (38%), and 62 of the 120 passengers on the second flight were covi-positive (52%).
Rome Fiumicino Airport also began screening arrivals from China on Wednesday, and passengers with covi-positive results will be quarantined in "special facilities". Italy still has quarantine rules requiring anyone who tests covi-positive to isolate for five to 14 days.
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U.S. says China's virus data is insufficient, notifies travellers from CCP China, Hong Kong and Macau on CDC's epidemic prevention regulations
The recent outbreak of covid in China has re-emerged, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced new regulations for all travelers from China, Hong Kong and Macau who are over 2 years old , are required to show a negative screening certificate within 2 days from 5 January 2023, and both direct and indirect flights are applicable.
The U.S. CDC announced on 28 December local time that due to the lack of sufficient and transparent epidemiological and virus gene sequencing data in China, it may affect the identification of new variants. Passengers from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region are required to submit a negative test certificate within 2 days before boarding the flight. Passengers who have been screened covi-positive for more than 10 days can submit a recovery certificate to slow down the spread of the epidemic in the United States during the surge in cases in China. CDC emphasizes that relevant data are very important for effective monitoring of cases and reduction of new variant invasion.
The CDC stated that starting from 5 January 2023, Eastern Time, all air passengers from Hong Kong and Macau, China, who are over 2 years old must present a negative screening certificate to the airline within 2 days before leaving China, Hong Kong or Macau, which can be screened by PCR or Antigen rapid screening under the supervision of remote medical services, regardless of nationality or vaccination status, and this measure also applies to passengers departing from China and transiting through a third country, or transiting through the United States.
In addition to direct flights from CCP China, this requirement also applies to passengers who have been to China in the past 10 days and transited at Incheon International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport or Vancouver International Airport, because these three airports cover large tourist traffic flows from CCP China, Hong Kong and Macau.
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Experts warn: Reopening China's borders could lead to resurgence of global pandemic
Reporter Li Li / Editor : Hu Long / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/12/28/a103609143.html / Image : On 9 August 2022, stranded vacationers are preparing to leave Sanya, a resort city on Hainan Island affected by the epidemic. Tourists go through pre-departure procedures at Sanya Phoenix Airport. (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
专家警告：中共重开边境会致全球大流行卷土重来
A health expert said that it would be "extremely irresponsible" for the CCP to lift international travel restrictions at the time of the nationwide outbreak, which may lead to a resurgence of the global pandemic.
On 26 December, the National Health Commission of the Communist Party of China announced that starting from 8 January 2023, all quarantine requirements for inbound passengers will be cancelled, and the outbound travel of Chinese citizens will be resumed in an orderly manner, and the upper limit on the number of international flights to and from China will be cancelled.
Subsequently, the CCP’s entry-exit department stated that on January 8, the passport application process for Chinese citizens will resume.
According to data released by the Chinese travel platform "Tongcheng Travel" on December 27, the search volume for "visa abroad" has increased by 10 times, and the search volume for "international air tickets" has soared by 850%.
Japan, Thailand, South Korea, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and the United Kingdom were the most searched regions.
The reopening of China's borders comes at a time when the country is mired in an outbreak that the Chinese government estimates has infected 248 million people in the first 20 days of December.
British health data company Airfinity estimates that more than 5,000 people may die from the new coronavirus (CCP virus) in China every day. At present, the number of daily infections in China exceeds 1 million, which may eventually lead to 1.3 million to 2.1 million deaths.
Earlier this month, China abruptly rolled back its draconian lockdown policies.
But due to a lack of preparation, as the outbreak spiraled out of control across the country, there were severe shortages of drugs and hospitals were overwhelmed.
Impact on the world
Sean Lin, a virologist and former laboratory director of the Viral Disease Division at the Walter Reed Army Research Institute, said the re-opening up of CCP China is actually a strategy to get everyone infected not only in China, but all over the world.
He said, "When the CCP cannot control the epidemic, it pushes the virus to the whole world. Just like when the covid virus broke out in Wuhan, people who were infected in Wuhan were allowed to travel around the world. The strategy now is the same as before."
COVID-19 first broke out in Wuhan, China in the fall of 2019. According to the mayor of Wuhan at the time, more than 5 million people had left the city before the city was locked down on 23 January 2020. In January 2020, the CCP sealed off the city of Wuhan and banned domestic travel for Wuhan people, but opened international travel, which means that a large number of people carrying the virus spread the virus around the world.
Lin pointed to a lack of transparency from the CCP regime during the latest outbreak, as it has consistently done during the past three years of the pandemic.
"The CCP does not share data, and the international community does not know how many different virus variants there are in China, and whether there are other co-infections," he said, "under such circumstances, it is extremely irresponsible for the CCP to allow overseas travel. In other words, its purpose is very sinister, very malevolent."
Since the liberalization of the epidemic policy, the CCP’s official virus case and death figures have aroused doubts from the outside world. Official figures show just eight deaths from the virus, a figure that contradicts growing reports that crematoria across the country are being overwhelmed.
On 25 December 2022, the National Health Commission of the Communist Party of China announced that it would no longer release data on cases or deaths.
India and Japan have so far tightened border controls in response to the outbreak, requiring covid testing for travellers from China.
Meanwhile, U.S. officials told the media on 27 December that Washington was considering imposing controls on tourists from China because of the "lack of transparency" in Beijing's data.
On the 26th, the CCP government also announced that it will downgrade covid from a class A infectious disease to a class B disease, and change the name from "novel coronavirus pneumonia" to "novel coronavirus infection".
Lin said the name change was an attempt by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to downplay the worsening outbreak.
He believes that the CCP changed the official name of COVID-19, "novel coronavirus pneumonia" "because too many people were infected by the virus and developed severe pneumonia, and their lungs appeared white; many people required hospital treatment, developed severe symptoms, and many even died."
"However, the CCP did not want to admit that these people were infected with covid', so it changed the name," he added.
"But I think its essential purpose is to hide three key data, the hospitalization rate, severe disease rate and death rate."
Ref: ‘Extremely Irresponsible’: Expert Warns China’s Border Reopening Amid COVID Surge May Trigger Global Pandemic Resurgence (published in The Epoch Times)
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Li Keqiang stepped aside early? It is rumoured that Li Qiang has taken over as the head of the epidemic prevention team
Editor : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/12/28/a103608650.html
When the epidemic broke out in China, a record of the CCP’s high-level epidemic prevention meeting leaked out. The document shows that Li Qiang, a new member of the Politburo Standing Committee, has recently assumed the position ahead of schedule to replace the current Premier Li Keqiang as Leader of the Central Leading Group for Epidemic Response.
Hong Kong's "Sing Tao Daily" reported on 28 December 2022 that an epidemic prevention meeting document leaked by Beijing officials recently disclosed that in the afternoon of 25 December, the Chinese Communist Party's national covid prevention and control work teleconference was held in Beijing. Li Qiang, leader of the leading group, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
The leaked meeting minutes, which have been circulated on the Internet before, are titled "Main Spirits of the National Video and Telephone Conference on the Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus Epidemic on 25 December." The event includes meeting and speaking. Deputy leader of the group Wang Huning, members Ding Xuexiang, Wang Yi, Li Shulei, Yin Li, Liu Guozhong, and Xiao Jie attended the meeting, which was presided over by Vice Premier Sun Chunlan.
The Central Epidemic Leading Group was established in early 2020 when the covid virus (covi, CCP virus) broke out in Wuhan.
Li Qiang and Wang Huning ranked second and fourth respectively among the members of the Standing Committee of the new Politburo of the Communist Party of China. By convention, the two will be appointed Premier of the State Council and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference respectively at the "Two Sessions" of the Chinese Communist Party in March 2023.
That is to say, Li Qiang will not become Premier of the State Council of China until after the CCP holds the Two Sessions in March next year. However, judging from the above-mentioned leaked meeting minutes, Li Qiang seems to have broken the personnel appointment and dismissal process and taken over the role of Li Keqiang in advance.
On 27 December, current affairs commentator Professor Zhang Tianliang analyzed in the program "Daybreak" that after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Li Qiang showed signs of quick succession many times, which also released an abnormal signal, which means that Li Qiang broke another personnel practice at the top of the Communist Party of China is that before the previous premiers of the State Council of the Communist Party of China took office, they were all transitioned from the position of vice premier. Li Qiang did not have the experience of vice premier before, and currently does not have an administrative position.
Li Keqiang's resignation also exceeded the expectations of the outside world. According to the CCP's "up and down" practice (that is, stay at the age of 67 and retire at the age of 68), the 67-year-old Li Keqiang has not yet reached the retirement age. Therefore, the outside world once expected that Li Keqiang might remain as a member of the Standing Committee after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. However, he and Wang Yang, another member of the Youth League faction and also a member of the Politburo Standing Committee who has not yet reached the retirement age, were unexpectedly eliminated at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
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To prevent being affected by the epidemic in China, it is reported that North Korea bans Chinese citizens from entering again
After the Beijing authorities announced that they would lift entry and exit controls, the Japanese government ordered to tighten the epidemic prevention management for Chinese tourists entering Japan, and the CCP authorities immediately protested. However, some Chinese netizens broke the news that the CCP's "little brother" Kim Jong-un has ordered the ban on Chinese citizens from entering North Korea. Netizens questioned whether the CCP will also protest.
On Tuesday (27 December 2022), some Chinese netizens shared a message on Twitter, saying that the North Korean authorities had issued a new entry policy, which would "temporarily ban entry of Chinese citizens."
A netizen shared a screenshot of a query on "Important Reminder of Destination Entry and Exit Policies" on Twitter, showing that the current border policy implemented by the North Korean authorities is: temporarily banning Chinese citizens from entering the country, and all recent entry personnel including North Korean citizens 30 days of isolation and observation.
The previous day (26 December), the CCP authorities announced that starting from 8 January 2023, a series of anti-epidemic control measures for entry and exit will be lifted. While the CCP virus was raging in mainland China, in order to prevent the epidemic in China from spreading to Japan, Fumio Kishida announced on 27 December that he would conduct epidemic prevention tests on Chinese tourists entering Japan. If the test results were found to be covi-positive, they would be quarantined for 7 days .
Subsequently, the CCP authorities expressed dissatisfaction with the Japanese government and publicly protested. Now Kim Jong-un directly prohibits Chinese people from entering North Korea, but so far the outside world has not seen the reaction of the CCP, so some netizens forwarded relevant messages to mock the CCP authorities.
Image : Internet screenshot
The above-mentioned news aroused the interest of Chinese netizens on Twitter. Netizens left messages and ridiculed: "Another betrayal of relatives." "Jin Zai often leads the world significantly." The spokesman will certainly not scold them."
Some Chinese netizens posted a picture and joked: "Whether the epidemic situation in China has improved, you only need to look at one indicator, that is, when North Korea will open China's borders. Global epidemic prevention experts, I only believe in Kim Jong-un."
Image : Internet screenshot
Recently, the outbreak of the epidemic in mainland China has caused a sharp increase in the number of deaths, and funeral parlors and crematoriums have been piled up with remains. Other countries are also taking countermeasures one after another. India, Italy and other countries have recently announced the tightening of entry policies for Chinese tourists.
On Wednesday (28 December), Lim Su-young, head of the South Korean Epidemic Prevention Countermeasure Headquarters Coordinating Group, said at a press conference that the number of people infected with the epidemic in China has increased rapidly, and the virus may mutate. The South Korean government will continue to pay attention to the development and changes of the epidemic situation in CCP China.
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South Korea to announce strengthening of epidemic prevention measures on 30 December 2022
Lin Shuying said that for the imported infected persons from CCP China, the epidemic prevention department will try to analyze through gene sequencing to achieve the purpose of closely monitoring the mutation of the virus. As for whether the South Korean government will list China as a target for strengthening epidemic prevention measures, Lim Shuying said that the government will announce corresponding measures this Friday (30 December 2022).
Previously, the Korean Department of Disease Control had included China in the list of "key countries for quarantine and inspection" on the 16th of this month. Incheon International Airport announced that it would strengthen entry screening for "key management objects". All personnel must undergo nucleic acid testing.
On 28 December, the Taiwan government also announced that it will strengthen the quarantine of immigrants from China from 1 January 2023.
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Taiwan: Saliva PCR testing and viral sequencing of samples on Chinese travellers
Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center stated that in view of the escalating epidemic situation in China and the lack of information, Taiwan has decided that for passengers who fly directly from mainland China to Taiwan, as well as passengers who come to Taiwan via Kinmen and Matsu areas for the Spring Festival traffic special, they will be checked when they arrive in Taiwan using saliva PCR testing and viral sequencing of samples on Chinese travellers that tested covi-positive to track new variants of the virus. Those who test covi-positive need to carry out 5+n home care and independent health management according to the regulations.
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Rumour has it that the Beijing Daxing crematorium has collapsed, and the funeral home in the eastern suburbs strictly prohibits interviews and filming
Reporter : Zheng Gusheng / Editor : Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/12/28/a103608830.html / Image : An urgent notice issued by the Beijing Eastern Suburb Funeral Home on 19 December 2022 was posted on the Internet. (Web picture)
The outbreak of the epidemic in China, the death toll from the epidemic has increased sharply, and the situation in Beijing is even more terrifying. It was reported on the Internet that the crematorium of the Daxing Funeral Home was burnt down due to overloading. The Funeral Home in the Eastern Suburbs issued a notice prohibiting employees from interviewing and taking pictures of the tragedy in the home.
On 26 December, a voice-changed recording was posted on the Internet, suspected to be a conversation between an employee of a funeral home in Beijing and an acquaintance.
The employee revealed that the funeral homes in Beijing are operating 24 hours a day, and the crematoriums in the Daxing funeral home have collapsed. The funeral home where he works has stopped accepting new business a few days ago and is concentrating on processing existing corpses.
He also said that the corpses could not be burnt out, and the Beijing government paid for the coordination, and the cold storage for storing the corpses is being built, and the major funeral parlours are gradually building up.
In addition, on 27 December, a screenshot of the "emergency notice" of the funeral home in the eastern suburbs of Beijing was also released. The notice was issued on 19 December. The content is that personnel of the funeral home and its outsourcing units are strictly prohibited from being interviewed, leaking the tragic situation inside the funeral home, and not allowing filming of the work situation.
The Epoch Times reporter called the Dongjiao funeral parlor on 27 December. The male staff member who answered the phone said that he could not be interviewed, and asked the reporter to leave his phone number, and the higher-level department would reply in a unified manner.
Image : Mainland netizens commented. (webpage screenshot)
Previously, there was news on the Internet that Beijing had launched a large-scale cold storage to freeze and slowly "digest" corpses that could not be cremated, so as to prevent a large number of corpses from flowing into funeral parlours in suburban counties, exposing the truth about the large number of deaths caused by the epidemic in Beijing.
According to a Voice of America report, police have recently been on duty around several funeral homes in Beijing to prevent leakage of the internal situation of the funeral homes.
A large number of videos circulated on the Internet showed that there was long queues of vehicles outside Beijing funeral parlors, corpses were strewn all over the hospital, and corpses were also piled up in the open-air parking lots of hospitals and funeral parlours.
There are more than ten funeral parlours in Beijing. If they all operate 24 hours a day, they can process thousands of corpses every day. According to public information, in 2018, the average number of cremations per day in the city was less than 300.
Regarding the number of deaths from the epidemic in Beijing, Hong Kong's "Ming Pao" once reported that on 17 December 2022 alone, "more than 2,700 people" died at home from the epidemic in Beijing, and this does not include the number of deaths in many hospitals in Beijing.
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The mortuary of Shanghai Oriental Hospital is full of corpses, and one crematorium sells for 30,000 RMB (Video)
Editor : Jing Zhongming / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/12/28/a103608983.html / Image : On 27 December 2022, a video allegedly from the mortuary of the South Branch of Shanghai Dongfang Hospital was circulated on the Internet. (Video screenshot)
Epidemics have broken out in many places in China, and the death toll has skyrocketed. In Shanghai, the funeral system has also been overloaded. A few days ago, a video was circulated on the Internet that the mortuary of Shanghai Oriental Hospital was full of corpses, and the cremation number was sold at a high price at the entrance of a funeral parlor.
On 27 December, a video went viral on the Internet, allegedly shot at the South Branch of Shanghai Oriental Hospital at 5 am. The video shows that a hall is surrounded by corpses, and a room where a freezer is placed is also full of corpses. It is suspected that the freezer in the hospital mortuary has been overloaded, and the corpses can only be temporarily thrown on the ground.
A video released on the same day showed that the queue at the gate of a building could not be seen at a glance. The man who took the video said that this is a funeral home in Shanghai. At present, the funeral home in Shanghai only issues a limited number every day, and the family members of the deceased cremate the body with the number. Because it is very difficult to get a number by queuing, someone took the opportunity to resell the number, and one number sold for 30,000 RMB.
This situation is very similar to Beijing. Recently, many people in Beijing took advantage of the opportunity to make money by helping people arrange "urgent cremation" through "relationships".
Also on the 27th, another video of corpses strewn all over the mortuary of a Shanghai hospital was circulated on the Internet.
On 23 December, there was also a video showing that a funeral home in Shanghai was full of corpses.
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The epidemic is fierce and the mainland's public security and judicial system has fallen
Reporters : Li Yun, Li Danxia and Wang Peihan / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/12/24/a103605989.html
The covid epidemic is fierce. Now it is reported that a large part of the political and legal systems in Beijing, Shandong and other places are infected with the epidemic, some as high as 90%, and some institutions have even closed their doors.
According to NTD's survey, there are currently infected people all over the country. Due to the large number of deaths, hospitals and funeral parlours in many cities have collapsed, and personnel in the political and legal system have been infected on a large scale.
Many police officers in the public security system in Jining City, Shandong Province were unable to go to work due to their severe symptoms, and there were almost no police officers on the streets.
A police officer from the Hongxing West Road Police Station in Central District, Jining: "We have 30 or 40 people, and two others are covi-negative. We are already down with illnesses. The household registration business is also already covi-positive, and we are not going to work now. Doctors also go to work with illnesses. The biggest protection in Beijing is no longer able to prevent it.”
There is also a notice issued by the police station saying that all police officers have been infected and their operations have been suspended. The public security departments in many places immediately refuted the rumors: it was not their urban police stations.
Police officer from Shanghai Furongjiang Police Station: "We have recently adjusted equipment, and the service will be suspended from the 24th to the 29th. If the police officers say they are on duty, they must all be covi-negative police officers."
According to the meeting minutes of the National Health Commission of the Communist Party of China, an estimated 248 million people were infected in the past 20 days. Among them, the public security system in Beijing is seriously infected, and some institutions have closed down.
A staff member of the Judicial Office of Jinzhan District, Chaoyang District Judicial Bureau, Beijing: "At present, we are not open, because there are too many covi-positive people in the unit, and they are still at home without going to work, and now only one tenth of them are at work. There is no way."
The epidemic has also hit the CDC.
Changsha CDC staff: "We don't open (the door), everyone is the same, it's normal to be infected. I cough, I don't have a fever, we can't get medicine here, and the medicine didn't flow to our CDC. It comes from the center, and it goes to the hospital. In the past, some prevention and control policies were under our control, but now we don’t control them anymore.”
On 24 December, The Epoch Times issued a special article saying that the epidemic in China had already begun, and many people died, many of whom were senior CCP officials, members of the CCP, and followers of the CCP, but the CCP has been concealing the truth of the epidemic.
In the current pandemic, what is the way out? Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong, taught, "Stay away from the evil CCP, and don't stand for the evil party." "Repent to God sincerely, do not commit the same mistakes, and hope to give a chance to correct your mistakes. This is the solution, this is the panacea."
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The virus may intensify the mutation, the CCP does not allow other countries to set restrictions
Reporter : Yu Ting / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/12/29/a103609378.html
The outbreak in China has seen a surge in severe cases and deaths. Experts from many countries are worried that a new strain of the virus may appear. At the same time, the CCP opened the door to the country, but instead called on foreign governments to "scientifically prevent the epidemic" and not set up restrictions on protection.
Zhejiang resident: "Now this fever clinic can't even be scheduled."
A family member of a patient in Shanghai Huashan Hospital: "My son has a fever every day, 39.5°C and 39.3°C for three consecutive days, and the antipyretics didn't help at all. I will take care of it, as long as the medicine comes, hang me up immediately."
Although the CCP tried its best to cover up the epidemic, the number of infections has surged, and severe cases and deaths have emerged in large numbers. In particular, many patients have "white lungs", which is inconsistent with the situation of Omicron infection of the upper respiratory tract. However, the CCP’s rumor refutation by the Health Commission has deepened people’s related speculations.
Jiao Yahui, director of the Department of Medical Affairs of the National Health Commission of the Communist Party of China: "The so-called 'white lung' that has emerged now has nothing to do with the original strain in Wuhan at that time and vaccination, and the current prevailing strain is still the Omicron strain."
Experts from many countries have begun to infer that a more dangerous new variant virus may appear in China.
Ziyad Al-Aly (Voice of America), an epidemiologist at Washington University in St. said the odds are increasing dramatically.
The outside world is also worried about whether a new and more dangerous strain will cause a new round of pandemic. However, after three years of closed-door policy, the CCP opened the country under the turbulent epidemic situation and announced that starting from January 8, Chinese citizens will resume overseas travel. The news frightened the governments of various countries. Malaysia, Japan, India, Italy and other countries have successively announced that they will strengthen the quarantine precautions for tourists from China. The United States is the latest country to follow up. However, the CCP government continues to double standards, only allowing itself to be in charge of politics and "retracting freely", and not allowing other countries to set restrictions.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin: "China always believes that the epidemic prevention measures of various countries should be scientific and moderate, and should not affect normal personnel exchanges."
In addition, the mainland and Hong Kong will also resume normal customs clearance. Some Hong Kong media have called on the Hong Kong government to prevent the epidemic from being reversed. On Chinese social media platforms, there have been strategies to go to Hong Kong for free vaccinations, which has aroused concerns among the Hong Kong medical community. The influx may increase the burden on public finances.
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The CCP’s claim that white lung has nothing to do with the original strain has been questioned. Taiwan expert: China must do virus gene sequence monitoring
Image : A patient on a stretcher arrives at the emergency room of Huashan Hospital in Shanghai's Jing'an district on 23 December 2022. (Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images)
With the large-scale outbreak of the epidemic in China, there are more and more critically ill patients in various places. Many patients have "white lung" phenomenon, which is suspected to be Delta virus. The CCP official claimed that white lung has nothing to do with the original strain, but the public questioned: "Why are there so many white lungs and myocarditis? Who is lying?"
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National Health Commission officer cannot explain why white lung appears in Omicron covid patients
In response to people's doubts that the virus currently circulating in China is not only Omicron, on 28 December, the official Weibo of the CCP's official media People's Daily issued the so-called "Five Hot Questions and Answers on White Lung and Mutant Strains", citing the CCP's CDC Xu Wenbo, director of the Central Institute of Virology, said that at present, China has not found the Delta variant to be prevalent, and claimed that after sequencing the whole genome of 1,142 cases, no new variant was found. The CCP’s official media quoted Jiao Yahui, director of the Department of Medical Affairs of the CCP’s National Health Commission, as saying that the current white lung disease in China has nothing to do with the original virus strain and vaccination in Wuhan.
China’s official media CCTV quoted Jiao Yahui, director of the Department of Medical Affairs of China’s National Health and Medical Commission, as saying, “The so-called white lung that appears now has nothing to do with the original strain and vaccination in Wuhan at that time, and the current prevailing strain is still Omicron strain."
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Netizens react to CCTV News' sarcasm on white lung "bullying the weak and fearing the hard"
CCTV News also increased its publicity, "White lung is a disease of 'bullying the weak and fearing the hard'. Under the condition of normal immune function, it is difficult for most people to develop white lung."
This caused netizens to complain, "What confusing hot searches have you ever thought that softness and hardness are also linked to rich and poor?", "It's the first time I see 'bullying the soft and fearing the hard' used on viruses. If you get sick, don't blame the virus on our body?", " Very good at entertaining suffering, and very good at making it a virtue."
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Chinese in a storm over white lung in Omicron covid patients
The topic of white lung fever in China, "White lung does not mean that the lungs have turned white", "How to prevent white lung", "Experts say that the probability of white lung caused by covi is not very high" have attracted the attention of netizens. Even the topic "Insomnia may be a problem with the lungs" has attracted nearly 400 million people to read.
As the world enters the Omicron period, whether there is a Delta virus strain in China will not only affect China but also affect the epidemic situation in the world.
When the news was released, netizens questioned it, and related entries rushed to the top of the mainland Weibo searches. However, if you set a selection of comments in the comment area, only a few comments can be seen.
Some netizens pointed out, "The genetic recombination of 1142 cases shows that the virus strain that is currently prevalent in the country is xxooii (Omicron). People vs 1.4 billion people."
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Experts need to clarify the presence of white lung since Omicron only affects the upper respiratory tract
Some netizens also said, "I can't understand the wording of white lung. People have misunderstood the concept of white lung. It really needs to be corrected, but the root of the problem is that the virus has already caused a considerable number of lung infections, which is different from the previous publicity. Only the upper respiratory tract infection is quite different, and this is the focus that experts need to explain, rather than popularizing science about what is in line with the medical concept of 'white lung'."
Another netizen accused the official media of controlling comments, "Shocked! I was able to see the comments just now. Regarding other people's comments about the overcrowded white lungs in hospitals and the fact that young people also have white lungs, they are now controlling comments. I am really speechless."
Some netizens also said, "If you say there is no Delta, then there must be Delta."
Some netizens also asked, "Which expert can answer, why did 95% of asymptomatic infections become symptomatic 20 days ago? Why does Omicron, which does not attack the lungs, cause so much pneumonia? Why is the large white lung and myocarditis so common? How much? Who the hell is lying?"
At a time when most countries around the world have liberalized and normalized, whether there is a Delta virus strain in China is not only related to the epidemic situation in China, but also affects the whole world.
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Ho Mei-hsiang: Delta is not completely absent in China
Chinese folks continue to circulate news that there are many severe patients and patients with "white lung". Some people say that the Delta virus strain and Omicron are prevalent in China at the same time. The National Health and Medical Commission of China clarified that "White lung has nothing to do with the original strain and vaccination." Taiwanese experts believe that the three-year lockdown in China me ans that there is little chance of the existence of the Delta virus strain, but it is not completely absent. China must do a good job in monitoring the virus gene sequence responsibly to clear up doubts from the outside world.
In an interview with Radio Free Asia, Ho Mei-hsiang, a part-time researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the Academia Sinica in Taiwan, pointed out that the CCP has blocked and controlled the country for three years, and there is little chance that Delta will still exist in China, but it is not completely impossible. She cited the example of Israel to illustrate that Israel has been monitoring underground waterways for a long time, and the results show that although the proportion of Delta in sewers was low in the Omicron period, it remained unchanged. Ho says it is possible that Delta remains in the gut of a very small number of people.
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National Health Commission should sequence the gene to find out whether the Wuhan strain is still spreading
She reminded, "China needs to do better virus gene sequence monitoring. Even if you don't want to do too much, it doesn't matter. Monitor death and severe disease to let the outside world know that the original virus strain is still spreading or if these people have changed because of their physical fitness when they become seriously ill or die. Only then, everyone will feel more at ease."
Ho means that China needs to monitor the virus gene sequence, especially for death and severe illness, so that the outside world can know whether the cause of severe illness or death is the virus strain that is spreading, or because of the physical problems of these people. Only then can everyone be at ease.
Ho Mei-hsiang believes that the world's view of the CCP is too tolerant. The world has many technologies to prevent and control the epidemic but the CCP has not used scientific methods to protect the people. This is not in line with the right to health, and the world should condemn it.
In addition, Ho Mei-hsiang said that the global entry into Omicron is currently only a point mutation. If Delta still exists in China, what are the consequences? Three times she used "very" seriously, reminding the world to pay close attention.
The official Xinhua News Agency of the Communist Party of China interviewed Xu Wenbo, director of the Institute of Viral Diseases of the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and said, "From the beginning of December to the present, nine popular subclades of the novel coronavirus have been monitored, all of which belong to the Omicron mutant strain." Xu Wenbo declared that from early December so far, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has completed the whole-genome sequencing of 1,142 cases through sampling surveys, and found that the subclades BA.5.2 and BF.7 of the Omicron mutant strain account for an absolute advantage in the prevalence of the disease in the country, with a total of more than 80%. In addition, there are 7 subclades of Omicron variant strains that are also prevalent.
Although the CCP officials have repeatedly clarified through different channels, once the lockdown was lifted in China, the epidemic became fierce, and frequent cases of severe illness and death aroused heated discussions. According to Ho Mei-hsiang, according to the official data released by China at the end of November, only 40% of people over the age of 80 received three doses of the vaccine, and only 60% received two doses. Elderly people who have not been vaccinated have no immunity to the virus. Ho Mei-hsiang said that in any country, the epidemic first appeared in big cities, with high population density and rapid spread. Just because Shanghai has an extremely high proportion of 24% of the population over the age of 65, there will be a very serious death rate.
Ho said, "Other countries have been vaccinated and have been infected wave after wave. Now that new mutants have emerged, the severity is definitely not like that of China, where nothing has directly entered BA.5 or later viruses. This is a terrifying place in China."
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Ho Mei-hsiang calls on the world to pay attention to whether China has reservations about Delta
Ho Mei-hsiang believes that the world's view of China is too tolerant. The world has many technologies to prevent and control the epidemic but China has not used scientific methods to protect its people. This is not in line with the right to health, and the world should condemn it. In addition, she said that the global entry into Omicron is currently only a point mutation. If Delta still exists and China still keeps this matter, she used "very" three times to remind the world to pay close attention.
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63% of the population in Sichuan is infected with the epidemic, and China expects more than 800 million people to be infected
Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor in charge: Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/12/29/a103609287.html / On 23 December 2022, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University was full of infected patients. (Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images)
According to the latest survey results from the Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 63% of the respondents were diagnosed with the epidemic, and another 28% did not have a test but had symptoms such as fever and cough. Based on this calculation, at least 60% of the whole of China and more than 800 million people have been diagnosed. Previously, American experts predicted that the death toll in China could reach millions in the next 90 days.
The epidemic in China is out of control, and the number of infections and deaths continues to increase sharply. The National Health Commission of the Communist Party of China announced on 25 December that it would stop publishing the number of infected cases and deaths every day, but did not give any explanation.
In fact, there is a marked discrepancy between the officially announced epidemic figures and the situation of overcrowded hospitals and funeral parlors across China, and its authenticity has been widely questioned. A Weibo netizen mocked: "Finally, they woke up and realized that they can no longer lie to people with underestimated figures."
After the official refusal to release the epidemic figures, many local governments conducted random surveys on local infection rates in order to fulfill the central government's requirement of "responsiveness to the covi-positive rate."
The Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention released the latest survey results on the infection rate of the new coronavirus. From 24 to 25 December, a total of 158,506 people in the province participated in the survey, distributed in 183 counties (districts and cities) in 21 cities and prefectures, of which 10 679 people were covi-positive by PCR or rapid screening, and the infection rate was 63.52%, which was 16.59 percentage points higher than the infection rate of 46.93% in the first round of investigation on the 19th of this month. Another 28% have not been tested but have symptoms such as fever and cough, so the actual infection rate should be higher.
According to the 2021 census data, Sichuan has a permanent population of 83.675 million, ranking fifth in the country. Based on this calculation, the number of infected people in Sichuan may exceed 52 million, and at least 60% of the whole country, or more than 800 million people, are infected.
The Zhejiang Provincial Health Commission announced on the 25th that there are more than 1 million new covi-positive cases in the province every day. The permanent population of Zhejiang Province is 65.4 million.
After the CCP authorities announced the new ten articles on epidemic prevention on 7 December, they fully released the epidemic prevention and control without warning, preparation, and plan, and allowed the covid virus to spread. In some places, the infection rate was too slow and too low and the places were criticized.
According to the Voice of America report, Eric Feigl-Ding, a well-known Chinese American epidemiologist and public health expert, said that in the next three months, 60% of China's population, or 10% of the world's population, will be infected with covi, and the death toll could be as high as millions.
Ding Liang pointed out that the goal of the CCP’s current control of the epidemic is to “infect all those who can be infected, and let all those who should die die, and get infected as soon as possible, die as soon as possible, reach the peak as soon as possible, and resume production as soon as possible.”
Earlier, on 15 December, The Economist released a model predicting that if the virus is allowed to rage, about 96% of China's population will be infected within the next three months, and 1.5 million Chinese are expected to die. People over the age of 60 will account for 90% of the deaths.
U.K.-based health data company Airfinity estimates that more than 5,000 people may now be dying from the virus every day in China.
Airfinity said it concluded using a model based on data from the Chinese region that the country now has more than 1 million daily infections, which could lead to between 1.3 million and 2.1 million deaths.
According to Airfinity's website, in 2020 the company built "the world's first COVID-19-specific health analytics and intelligence platform, which is now a trusted source for policymakers and media worldwide."
Recently, a large number of videos of hospitals and funeral parlors filled with dead bodies have been released on Chinese social media platforms, which is shocking. A notice posted by the Shanghai Cemetery was circulated on Twitter, saying: "Currently, the three funeral parlours under the Shanghai Funeral Service Center are in a difficult time of overloaded business volume and serious shortage of manpower and material resources." , recommending that party members who have been infected with covid and recovered, put into support work with "tenacious will".
There is also a notice posted by the funeral home: The family members of the deceased are required to promise that "the death was not due to covid", otherwise they will voluntarily assume all responsibilities, which has caused great controversy.
As the Chinese New Year holiday approaches, hundreds of millions of people will take various modes of transportation to go home to reunite with their families, such a large-scale population movement may lead to a surge in cases.
Tang Jingyuan, a current affairs commentator in the United States, analyzed that the CCP deliberately pushed the arrival of the peak of infection, which is completely different from the Western practice of "coexisting with the virus" to minimize the peak, delay infection, and take care of vulnerable groups as much as possible. The CCP not only "laid back" and allowed the epidemic to break out, but also artificially created another "man-made disaster".
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When the epidemic hit, China's third- and fourth-tier cities also fell, and many bodies stranded at home
Reporters : Gao Bingyin and Zhang Ruizhen / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2022/12/29/a103609380.html
Recently, the epidemic in China has exploded from first-tier cities to third- and fourth-tier cities and their villages and towns. There have been a large number of deaths, and the remains can only be stranded at home.
Chinese people: "It is now December 27, 2022, at 2:20 in the morning, at the funeral home in Nanchang."
At 2 am on the 27th, more than 80 hearses lined up outside the funeral home in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. The scene then shifted to Sichuan, where there was also a long queue of funeral homes in the eastern suburbs of Chengdu on the 28th. Since December, the business volume of funeral parlors across China has skyrocketed. The Economist pointed out on the 27th that the outside world has no way of knowing the number of people who have been infected or died in China in recent weeks. It can be seen that the epidemic situation in China is experiencing an unprecedented peak.
However, since 1 December, the CCP has reported only nine deaths from the epidemic.
Chinese people: "We in Anshan City. Liaoning Province say that there are no dead people. Look, how many people have died here, all of them are people. The morgue can no longer fit. This is a temporary underground garage. Let's see how many people there are."
The mainland media "Finance Magazine" reported that in the past half a month, the epidemic broke out from first-tier cities and has spread to third- and fourth-tier cities and surrounding villages and towns. The situation is changing so fast that many cities have no time to respond. Online videos show that underground garages and shelters in Anshan, Liaoning, and Shenyang have been turned into morgues. In addition, people in Guangzhou and Shanghai said that the remains of relatives were forced to stay at home.
Ms. Shanghai Minfang: "The most terrible thing is not the dead. The most terrible thing is that a large number of corpses are left at home for one, two, three, four, five, six, or seven days. Now the crematorium needs lottery (drawing lots), and many people line up for the lottery at 4:30 in the morning. (My friend’s cousin) He died the day before yesterday, and they called the crematorium the next day. Shake, and (the body) has been at home for three days, I was scared to death."
Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" English website reported that the internal documents of the Chinese Communist Party's Health Commission were exposed on the Internet a few days ago, and the number of new cases in mainland China from December 1 to 20 reached 248 million, accounting for 18% of China's population. However, the number of newly infected people in China may have exceeded 300 million since the beginning of December. Ben Cowling, a professor at the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong, said that the current speed of virus spread in China has surpassed any time and any region since the outbreak. He predicted that in the near future, half of China's population, equivalent to 700 million people, will be infected.
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Japan's covid death toll exceeds 400 in a single day, doctor calls on "three treasures" for traveling to Japan during the Spring Festival
Image : Lin Shibi, an expert in Japan and a doctor in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the front desk, said on the Facebook fan page that the epidemic situation in Japan is heating up, and it is recommended to bring cold medicine, thermometer, and quick screening when traveling in Japan. (Associated Press)
Passengers who are about to travel to Japan, please pay attention. Lin Shibi, a travel expert and a major infectious disease doctor at the front desk, said on the Facebook fan page that Japan entered the 8th wave of the epidemic as early as November 2022. On 27 Decermber 2022, there are more than 200,000 active cases, and the number of deaths exceeded 400 in a single day for the first time in 3 years. Tourists in Japan are advised to bring relevant medicines, thermometers, and rapid screening, in case of emergency.
According to comprehensive Japanese media reports, the number of confirmed cases in Japan reached 208,235 on the 27th, and the death toll reached a "record high" of 438.
Lin Shibi said in the Facebook fan group "Japanese Self-help Travel Poisoners" that NHK recently published an editorial pointing out that the epidemic situation in Japan may increase due to continuous holidays, Japanese returning home and traveling. He is more worried that the effectiveness of related epidemics will decrease over time, and immune escape will be stronger. The virus strain BQ.1 (with high number of repeated diagnoses) may continue to increase, and if influenza is added, a pandemic may break out.
Lin Shibi reminded that the winter vacation is coming. If you plan to go to Japan, you can check your vaccination status first. When traveling in Japan, remember to bring basic symptom treatment drugs, thermometers, and rapid screening agent with you in case of emergency. Those who are at risk of severe illness may consider travel safety insurance that pays for covid medical treatment. After returning to Taiwan, please pay attention to self-health management.
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Chinese border unblocked French president orders necessary measures
As the epidemic in China is heating up, entry and exit controls are being relaxed, causing countries to raise the alarm. According to foreign media reports, French President Emmanuel Macron ordered "to take necessary measures to protect the people of the country." It is understood that the country is studying to propose relevant epidemic prevention policies.
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, the epidemic situation in China is severe, but the official diagnosis data has been questioned and distorted. For example, the official number of confirmed cases in Sichuan on the 27th was only 125. Among the nearly 160,000 respondents, about 63% and more than 100,000 people have been diagnosed with nucleic acid tests or rapid screening; another 28% have had symptoms such as fever and cough but have not been tested, and the estimated proportion of confirmed diagnoses exceeds 63% .
China recently relaxed its entry and exit controls, and countries around the world are on the alert. It is reported that French President Macron has ordered to "take necessary measures to protect the people of the country." The French Ministry of Health said yesterday that it will pay close attention to the epidemic situation in China, and France will cooperate with European countries to formulate strict epidemic prevention policies that meet the norms.
France lifted the relevant entry restrictions as early as 1 August 2022. It is not necessary to show vaccine certificates or PCR or rapid screening negative certificates when entering France.
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UK has no plans to demand covid tests from Chinese tourists
Source : Daily Mail / https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11581735/Britain-NO-plans-demand-Covid-tests-Chinese-tourists.html
Visitors to the UK from China will not be asked to provide a negative covid test result before arrival - despite the US and other nations now demanding the opposite, it was revealed today.
A UK Government spokesman said, "'There are no plans to reintroduce Covid-19 testing or additional requirements for arrivals into the UK."
The spokesman added the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will continue to closely monitor the prevalence and spread of harmful variants and keep available international data under review.
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Covid vaccination is killing thousands and is more dangerous than the disease itself
Source : The Expose / https://expose-news.com/2022/12/28/top-secret-covid-vaccination-deadier-than-disease/
The World Health Organization (WHO) states that “COVID-19 vaccines are one of the most successful and cost-effective public health interventions.”
But the UK Government has released shocking evidence that the Covid-19 vaccines are in fact deadly, causing thousands of deaths.
So does the WHO stand by this statement because Covid-19 injections are killing thousands and are, therefore, saving billions that would have otherwise been spent on healthcare throughout each person’s life?
Because an official UK Government report confirms that the unvaccinated population in every single age group in England has the lowest mortality rates per 100,000. The data also reveals that the gap in mortality rates between the vaccinated and unvaccinated populations is growing larger each month.
As of May 2022, the most recent month with available data, the partly vaccinated, double vaccinated, and triple vaccinated populations were all significantly more likely to die from any cause than the unvaccinated population.
That report was published the day before Boris Johnson announced he was resigning as Prime Minister of the UK, on the 6th of July, by the UK’s Office for National Statistics, which is a UK Government agency.
The report is titled ‘Deaths by Vaccination Status, England, 1 January 2021 to 31 May 2022‘, and it can be accessed on the ONS site here, and downloaded here.
The UK Government was eager to shift public attention away from the report, and the mainstream media helped to achieve this goal.
Within the report, Table 2 shows the mortality rates among different age groups in England based on vaccination status. These rates, recorded per 100,000 person-years, are updated through May 2022.
Here’s how the ONS present the data for 18 to 39-year-olds in May 2022 –
The following charts, based on data from the Office for National Statistics for January to May 2022, highlight the devastating impact of the widespread Covid-19 vaccination campaign.
18 to 39-year-olds
The following chart shows the monthly age-standardised mortality rates by vaccination status among 18 to 39-year-olds for Non-Covid-19 deaths in England between January and May 2022 –
Throughout 2022, 18 to 39-year-olds who had received partial or double vaccinations were more likely to die than their unvaccinated counterparts.
The situation was particularly concerning for those who had received three vaccinations, as their mortality rate began to worsen each month following the mass booster campaign in the UK in December 2021.
In January, triple-vaccinated individuals in this age group had a slightly lower mortality rate than the unvaccinated, but this trend reversed in February, with triple-vaccinated individuals 27% more likely to die.
By May, triple-vaccinated 18 to 39-year-olds were 52% more likely to die than the unvaccinated. The data was even more alarming for partly vaccinated individuals, with this group experiencing a 202% higher mortality rate than the unvaccinated in May.
40 to 49-year-olds
The following chart shows the monthly age-standardised mortality rates by vaccination status among 40 to 49-year-olds for Non-Covid-19 deaths in England between January and May 2022 –
Similar patterns emerged among 40 to 49-year-olds, with partially and doubly vaccinated individuals consistently experiencing higher mortality rates than the unvaccinated in every month of 2022.
February saw particularly high mortality rates among the partly and doubly vaccinated in this age group, with a 264% higher rate among the partly vaccinated and a 61% higher rate among the doubly vaccinated compared to the unvaccinated.
By May, five months after the mass booster campaign, triple-vaccinated 40 to 49-year-olds were 40% more likely to die than their unvaccinated counterparts, with a mortality rate of 81.8 per 100,000 among the triple-vaccinated compared to 58.4 among the unvaccinated.
50 to 59-year-olds
The following chart shows the monthly age-standardised mortality rates by vaccination status among 50 to 59-year-olds for Non-Covid-19 deaths in England between January and May 2022 –
The same pattern repeated among 50 to 59-year-olds, with partially and doubly vaccinated individuals consistently experiencing higher mortality rates than the unvaccinated in every month of 2022.
May was a particularly dangerous month for partly vaccinated 50 to 59-year-olds, as they were 170% more likely to die than the unvaccinated. January was the worst month for doubly vaccinated individuals in this age group, as they were 115% more likely to die than the unvaccinated.
By May, five months after the mass booster campaign, triple-vaccinated 50 to 59-year-olds were 17% more likely to die than the unvaccinated, with a mortality rate of 332 per 100,000 among the triple-vaccinated and 282.9 per 100,000 among the unvaccinated.
Ultimately, unvaccinated 50 to 59-year-olds had the lowest mortality rate among all vaccination groups by May 2022.
60 to 69-year-olds
The following chart shows the monthly age-standardised mortality rates by vaccination status among 60 to 69-year-olds for Non-Covid-19 deaths in England between January and May 2022 –
Like the 18 to 39-year-olds and the 50 to 59-year-olds, 60 to 69-year-olds who received partial or double vaccinations were more likely to die than the unvaccinated in every month of 2022.
The triple vaccinated in this age group also experienced higher mortality rates than the unvaccinated starting in February.
In January, partly vaccinated 60 to 69-year-olds were 256% more likely to die than the unvaccinated, while double-vaccinated individuals in this age group were 223% more likely to die.
By May, triple-vaccinated 60 to 69-year-olds were 117% more likely to die than the unvaccinated, with a mortality rate of 1801.3 per 100,000 among the triple-vaccinated compare to just 831.1 among the unvaccinated.
70 to 79–year-olds
The following chart shows the monthly age-standardised mortality rates by vaccination status among 70 to 79-year-olds for Non-Covid-19 deaths in England between January and May 2022 –
The mortality rates among 70 to 79-year-olds differed slightly from those in other age groups, as the unvaccinated in this group consistently had the lowest mortality rates each month since the start of 2022.
In January, partly vaccinated 70 to 79-year-olds were 198% more likely to die than the unvaccinated, while double-vaccinated individuals in this age group were 267% more likely to die.
The most alarming figures, however, were recorded in May, when triple-vaccinated 70 to 79-year-olds were 332% more likely to die than the unvaccinated, with a mortality rate of 9417.2 per 100,000 among the triple-vaccinated compared to just 2181 per 100,000 among the unvaccinated.
80 to 89-year-olds
The following chart shows the monthly age-standardised mortality rates by vaccination status among 80 to 89-year-olds for Non-Covid-19 deaths in England between January and May 2022 –
Like the 70 to 79-year-olds, the unvaccinated 80 to 89-year-olds have consistently had the lowest mortality rates in every month of 2022.
In April, double-vaccinated 80 to 89-year-olds were 213% more likely to die than the unvaccinated, with a mortality rate of 7598.9 per 100,000 among the unvaccinated and 23,781.8 per 100,000 among the double-vaccinated.
Partly vaccinated 80 to 89-year-olds were even more at risk in April, experiencing a 672% higher mortality rate than the unvaccinated, with a rate of 58,668.9 per 100,000.
By May 2022, triple-vaccinated 80 to 89-year-olds were 142% more likely to die than the unvaccinated, with a mortality rate of 14,002.3 among the triple-vaccinated compared to just 5,789.1 among the unvaccinated.
90 + year-olds
The following chart shows the monthly age-standardised mortality rates by vaccination status among 90+ year-olds for Non-Covid-19 deaths in England between January and May 2022 –
Once again, 90+ year-olds followed the same pattern as the other age groups, with the unvaccinated having the lowest mortality rates in every month of 2022.
In April, double-vaccinated 90+ year-olds were 244% more likely to die than the unvaccinated, with a mortality rate of 62,302.7 per 100,000 among the double-vaccinated and 18,090.6 among the unvaccinated.
Partly vaccinated 90+ year-olds were even more at risk in April, experiencing a 572% higher mortality rate than the unvaccinated, with a rate of 121,749.9 per 100,000 person-years.
By May 2022, triple vaccinated 90+ year-olds were 26% more likely to die than the unvaccinated, with a mortality rate of 13,761.6 per 100,000 among the unvaccinated and 17,272.2 per 100,000 among the triple vaccinated.
The following three charts show the monthly, age-standardized mortality rates for non-Covid-19 deaths in England between January and May 2022, compiled for all age groups as described above –
The evidence is clear: the Covid-19 vaccines are proving to be deadly, with the vaccinated experiencing significantly higher mortality rates than the unvaccinated in every age group.
These alarming figures, quietly published by the UK Government, cannot be ignored.
It is crucial that we address the dangers of these vaccines and take action to protect ourselves and our loved ones. The stakes are high, and the consequences of inaction could be catastrophic.
It is time for us to come together and demand answers and solutions to this pressing crisis.
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The wave of covi infections may further expand, and the power of the Chinese Communist Party may be weakened
Editor : Fang Xun / https://www.aboluowang.com/2022/1229/1848161.html
On Wednesday, the French "Liberation" paid attention to the "chaos (caused)" by the covid epidemic in China. The sudden withdrawal of the zero-covid policy led to a surge in infections.
An editorial in the second edition titled "COVID-19 in China: A Strategy for Chaos" argues that the Chinese authorities' reversal of their own health policies is leading the country into chaos. No matter how wrong the zero-covid policy was from the beginning, in a huge democratic vacuum, the people have no choice but to suffer again.
The editorial pointed out: Three weeks ago, after unprecedented demonstrations by Chinese people who could no longer bear the isolation, travel restrictions, ultra-strict confinement and deprivation of freedom, China ended almost overnight the restrictions imposed under the zero-covid strategy since the beginning of the epidemic. This reversal, which surprised all observers, was so poorly prepared that the country is now in turmoil. The number of infected people is exploding to such an extent that the government deems it unnecessary to report various statistics since 25 December 2022. Mortuaries and funeral parlours everywhere are saturated, hospitals are overwhelmed, and antipyretic drugs in pharmacies have been sold out.
The editorial stated: Some forecasts suggest that the wave of covi (synonym for novel coronavirus, CCP virus) infections may cause more than 2 million deaths. You must know that it is obviously useless to expect the Chinese regime to show transparency on this issue. If the zero-covid strategy is wrong from the beginning, it does not matter that billions were spent in vain during the implementation process, it does not matter that the national vaccination rate is too low, it does not matter that the Chinese Communist authorities are wrong in all aspects. With the arrival of the new year, the wave of covi infections may further expand, which may weaken the power of the government. The final editorial pointed out: (in China) the gap in the democratic vacuum is too great. This is the tragedy of history: At present, the Chinese have only recovered one kind of freedom, and that is the freedom to mourn their loved ones.
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Jan. 6 committee withdraws Trump subpoena
Reporter : Victor Morton, The Washington Times / Image : Web Screenshot (AP)
In a letter sent Wednesday to the former president’s lawyers, the panel’s chairman said it was wrapping up its work and no longer needed his testimony.
“In light of the imminent end
of our investigation, the Select Committee can no longer pursue the specific
information covered by the subpoena,” Rep. Bennie Thompson, Mississippi
Democrat, wrote in the letter, which was obtained by CNN.
“Therefore,
through this letter, I hereby formally withdraw the subpoena issued to former
President Trump, and notify you that he is no longer obligated to comply or
produce records in response to said subpoena,” he wrote.
Mr. Trump promptly took to his
social-media platform to claim vindication.
“Was
just advised that the Unselect Committee of political Thugs has withdrawn the
Subpoena of me concerning the January 6th Protest of the CROOKED 2020
Presidential Election. They probably did so because they knew I did nothing
wrong, or they were about to lose in Court. Perhaps the FBI’s involvement in
RIGGING the Election played into their decision. In any event, the Subpoena is
DEAD!” he wrote on Truth Social.
The panel unanimously voted earlier this month to urge the
Justice Department to charge Mr. Trump with four crimes for his role in the
2021 attack on the Capitol.
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