Saturday, December 4, 2021

Covi29 can escape previous infection immunity, causing re-infection

Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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The latest research on Omicron is out! Doctor: The virus can escape the establishment of previous infection immunity 

Reporter : Wang Xinyi
Image : The latest research from South Africa found that the Omicron mutant (B.1.1.529, also Covi29) "re-infection" index climbs up within a short time (Photo/shutterstock Dazhi Image) 


Covi29 is coming violently. Although relevant reports are still insufficient, research reports have been released in South Africa one after another. "News" stated that in the past, regardless of whether it was a Delta mutant or a Beta mutant, as long as a person was infected, he or she was almost never infected again. However, from the latest report, experts can see that Covi29 can "re-infect" a person in a short period of time, and it is exponentially climbing up.

Image : Jiang Guanyu said that the Omicron mutant strain may have a lot of immune evasion. (Photo/Provided by Dr. Jiang Guanyu) 

Jiang Guanyu cited South Africa's epidemiological research on the local area and found that Omicron has a large number of immune escapes. Studies have shown that in the past, the risk ratio of re-infection at both the Delta mutant and Beta mutant stages was about 0.7. However, after the Omicron mutant appeared from 1 to 27 November 2021, the re-infection risk ratio was as high as 2.39. 

Jiang Guanyu analyzed that this means that "the idea that most people will not be re-infected after being infected may have to be discarded." 

According to the analysis of the Society of Internal Medicine, Jiang Guanyu said whether covid will become flu, in terms of epidemiology, it is not yet certain but it can be determined pathologically, "It cannot be said that covid will become flu in the future." Because the covi variant brings "systemic destruction" and is not limited to the respiratory tract like influenza, he said that the covi variant will  damage the blood vessels while the flu will not; the covi variant will cause thrombosis to the human body, and even a stronger hormone storm. There are many syndromes that will affect the endocrine but the flu will not, so Jiang Guanyu also called for complete doses of vaccination.


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Omicron has a flu virus sequence, immune escape, a quick look at symptoms

Reporters : Huang Liangjian and Zhang Yuanting / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/12/04/a103285311.html


Covi29 (for Omicron variant / Omicron variant virus/ B.1.1.529) is raging around the world. Studies have pointed out that Omicron spike protein has a special set of mutations, which have never appeared in variant viruses in the past, and may be derived from the gene sequence insertion of a flu virus. Thus, Covi29 looks more like human cells and is easier to evade the attack of immune cells.

Studies have pointed out that a special set of mutations (ins214EPE) in the spike protein of Covi29 has never appeared in variant viruses in the past. This gene sequence is common in the common cold and can also be present in HIV. Scientists infer that because the cells in the human lung and digestive system can be infected with SARS-CoV-2 (covi) and the common cold coronavirus at the same time, this co-infection creates conditions for virus recombination, and the new covi may be mutating. In the process, a piece of genetic material is obtained from the flu virus in the patient's body. With this gene sequence, Omicron will look more like human cells, evade the attack of the immune system, and become more infectious.

Jeremy Kamil, a virologist at Louisiana State University in the United States, said, "This new virus produces multiple mutations at the same time. For example, the federal police have pictures of bank robbers but they may deliberately grow beards or dye their hair in order to disguise, and wear sunglasses and a beard at all times, which makes it harder for your immune system to recognize new viruses."

Omicron covid patients mainly have mild symptoms such as muscle soreness, fatigue, and mild cough but they have not lost their sense of taste or smell. The symptoms are significantly different from those of patients infected with Covi72. 

Covi29 is a highly contagious virus. South Africa detected its first confirmed case of Omicron on 8 November 2021. As a result of gene sequencing in November, up to 74% were Omicron variants, and Omicron replaced Delta in just one month to become the mainstream local epidemic.

Jeremy Kamil, a virologist at Louisiana State University in the United States: "It is surprising that there are more mutations in the genome of the new virus, especially the spike protein, which is the spike protein that enters the body to stimulate the immune system and produce immunity. It is the same as getting cured after being infected with a virus, because the body's most effective immune response against the virus is stimulated by the spike protein, but this time multiple mutations have appeared at the same time, which is eye-catching."

The current vaccines all produce antibodies against the spike protein of the virus, but there are as many as 32 mutations in the spike protein of the Omicron mutant strain, which makes the outside world worry about the effectiveness of the vaccine. At present, major international vaccine manufacturers, including Pfizer and Moderna, have begun to adjust their vaccines.


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Another 4 countries were occupied. Covi29 invaded 43 countries and regions

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Covi29 continues to spread. On 4 December 2021, Luxembourg, Zambia, Chile and Romania notified the first confirmed case of Covi29, which has invaded so far 43 countries and regions. 

The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) said on the 4th that Luxembourg has found the first confirmed case of Covi29 in the country. ECDC pointed out that one person in Luxembourg was confirmed to be infected with the Omicron variant, the details of which are unknown. 

Zambia, a southern African country, also notified the first confirmed case of Covi29 on the same day. According to the Ministry of Health of Zambia, three people have been diagnosed. One of them is asymptomatic and the other two have mild symptoms. One of them has no recent history of overseas travel and has not been vaccinated. 

In addition, Chile and Romania also found confirmed cases of Covi29 for the first time.

The health authority of the Valparaiso province of Chile issued a statement saying that a passenger who arrived in Chile from Ghana, Africa on 25 November 2021, provided a PCR test negative certificate but the mandatory test result at the airport was positive. The passenger has been given 2 doses of Pfizer vaccine and appears to be healthy, and has been quarantined since arrival. Other passengers on the same flight are undergoing re-testing. 

The Romanian Ministry of Health said on 4 December 2021 that it has detected the first two confirmed cases of Covi29 in the country. They were two Romanians who returned from South Africa on 30 November 2020. Both of them, symptomatic, were quarantined at home. symptom. 

The 43 countries and regions that have been confirmed as occupied so far include: 
★Asia: Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka 
★Oceania: Australia
★North America: United States, Canada 
★Central and South America: Mexico, Brazil, Chile
★ Europe: United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Czech Republic, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Ireland, Greece, Iceland, Luxembourg, Romania 
★Middle East: Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates 
★Africa: South Africa, Botswana, Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Zambia. (Central News Agency)


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The number of confirmed cases of Omicron in South Korea increased to 12, fear of causing cluster infections 

Image : The increase in the number of confirmed cases of Omicron in South Korea may lead to community infections. (Photo/Dazhi Image Reuters) 


The South Korean epidemic prevention authority said on 5 December 2021 that the number of confirmed cases of the covi variant Omicron (Covi29) in the country has increased to 12. Several of them are church members, who may cause large-scale group infections during church activities. As of 12 am of 5 December, the number of people confirmed to be infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 (covi, synonym) has increased to 12, of which 4 cases were imported from abroad and 8 cases were community infections.

The epidemic prevention authority listed 22 cases of suspected infection. 

South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported that all three new cases were friends of previously confirmed infections and belonged to community infections; three of the previously confirmed infections had participated in an event organized by a church in Incheon for foreigners on 28 November  and the diagnosis of related personnel of the church has been confirmed one after another. Most of them have not been vaccinated, and there is a risk of large-scale group infections in the future.

In order to curb the spread of the new virus variant, the authorities are currently tracking at least 1088 people, of which as many as 552 people are classified as intensive contacts. 

South Korea’s epidemic prevention authorities confirmed at least 3 confirmed cases of Covi29 in the country at night of 1 December 2021, and urgently announced the restoration of entry quarantine regulations for fully vaccinated persons within two weeks from 3 December.

Subsequently, they also strengthened domestic epidemic prevention measures to limit the number of private gatherings and prohibit non-compliance. The vaccinators participate in private gatherings.

According to a report from the Korean Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters, as of 12 am on 5 December, 5,128 new cases have been confirmed in the country, and the number of confirmed cases in a single day for 6 consecutive days has been around 5,000. Even the weekend when the number of cases is usually low, the epidemic has not slowed down.

The number of critically ill patients admitted to the hospitals reached 744, and the number of deceased patients increased by 43, bringing a total of 3,852 cases. (Central News Agency)


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Vietnam's revival of tourism meets Omicron. Ho Chi Minh City strengthens surveillance 

Image: Vietnam was originally prepared to welcome tourists but now tourism is suspended due to Omicron's disruption. (Photo/Dazhi Image Associated Press) 


Vietnam was hit by Omicron (Covi29) when it launched its plan to welcome international tourists. The Deputy Mayor of Ho Chi Minh City, Duong Anh Duc, recently stated that Vietnam has not yet found new mutants but Ho Chi Minh City has stepped up surveillance to respond quickly.

In order to revitalize tourism and revive the economy after the epidemic, Ho Chi Minh City invited representatives of various agencies in Vietnam and domestic and foreign media to participate in a forum on 3 December. Duong Anh Duc made the above remarks during the forum. 

Ho Chi Minh City held the 17th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival at night of 4 December, declaring its determination to resume tourism. 

Vietnam discovered the first confirmed covid case in January 2020. To prevent the spread of the epidemic, the border has been closed since late March 2020. So far, only certain business travelers are allowed to enter the country on certain chartered flights. Recently, 5 provinces and cities have been opened for vaccinated tourists. International tourists are accepted on a trial basis under the passport structure. 

Although Vietnam's official research plan hopes to gradually expand and resume international tourism, Covi29 is coming so aggressively that some countries have once again implemented tourism bans, adding uncertainty to the prospects of global international tourism. 

Duong Anh Duc said at the symposium that the Vietnamese government is very concerned about the epidemic situation of Covi29 and has prepared relevant response plans. However, the current understanding of this new variant is limited. Therefore, the strategy of Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam is to increase vigilance and fully delay Omicron's presence in Vietnam. 

Duong Anh Duc said that Ho Chi Minh City has established an expert group for Omicron and sequenced all confirmed cases. So far, all the confirmed cases known in Ho Chi Minh City are the Delta variant virus, and no case of Covi29 has been found. He said that Ho Chi Minh City has stepped up monitoring of confirmed cases, especially those who have entered the country from abroad. In addition, the Vietnam authorities will continue to study to understand Covi29 in depth and cooperate with countries in accordance with the guidance of the World Health Organization in order to propose appropriate measures to respond to Covi29.

Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Director of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City, said at the forum that tourism is one of the important economic activities of Ho Chi Minh City. Before the epidemic, tourism contributed about 10% to Ho Chi Minh City’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Nearly half of Vietnam's international tourists were concentrated in Ho Chi Minh City.

She added that the epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City is now basically under control, and the Vietnam authorities no longer insist on the virus "clearing" thinking, but to adapt safely, flexibly and effectively control the epidemic. 

Ho Chi Minh City plans to resume international tourism from the end of this year to the beginning of next year, and it is currently moving in this direction. (Central News Agency)


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Booster jabs at Pancare Medical Clinic, Ang Mo Kio


At Pancare Medical Clinic, other than covi vaccination, booster jabs and home visits to elderly patients with terminal illnesses such as osteoarthritis and Parkinson's disease, FDW half-year body examination costs S$33 to S$66 depending on the procedure required. The clinic is one of those active clinical covi vaccination centres opened daily after Kebun Baru and Ang Mo Kio Community Club vaccination centres are closed. Service is very fast.

News (7) to (8) / Reporter : Zheng Gusheng / Editor: Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/12/04/a103285466.html

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Democracy summit makes the CCP jump. Taiwan: Realize democracy if you want to participate

Image : U.S. President Biden will hold the first online democracy summit in December. Taiwan is invited, but the CCP is not on the list of invitations. The picture shows on 23 November 2021, Biden in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)


The United States will hold a summit of global democracies that excludes CCP China and Russia, and Beijing, which is under pressure, has launched a public opinion offensive. Officials from the Republic of China who were invited to the conference exclaimed, "Countries that have not been invited can work hard to achieve democracy, and they can participate next time."

On 2 December 2021, Tang Feng, a member of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China, stated at a meeting of Reuters, “For all countries and people who are not invited to participate but feel despised, my suggestion is to redouble our efforts to achieve democracy, so we can be on the same stage at the next democracy summit."

Tang Feng and Xiao Meiqin, the representative of the Republic of China in the United States, will represent Taiwan at the democracy summit next week. The CCP expressed its opposition to the U.S. invitation to Taiwan.

Tang Feng did not name his name in his speech, but it was the CCP that responded most strongly to not being invited to attend the conference.

After the United States announced that it invited 110 countries to participate in the online democracy summit held from 9 to 10 December 2021, the CCP moved frequently.

At the end of November, CCP Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attacked the United States for several days, and almost every time he met with foreign officials, he criticized the United States for "inciting division" through the democratic summit.

The Communist Party of China and the Russian ambassador to the United States jointly published a document on the website of The National Interest, declaring that China and Russia are "democracies" and accusing the United States of deciding whether to be a democratic country "a typical Cold War mentality."

The State Council Information Office of the Communist Party of China also issued a special white paper "Democracy in China" and held a press conference, declaring that the Chinese Communist Party has developed "the whole process of people's democracy", while the democracy achieved by the West with votes "is not true democracy."

The government also organized a so-called "Chinese and foreign scholars on democracy" dialogue. The Vice Foreign Minister of the Communist Party of China Le Yucheng declared at the dialogue meeting that "China is a well-deserved democracy" and accused the US Democracy Summit as "a farce."

A totalitarian country declared itself "true democracy" with such a high profile, and was criticized by outsiders as "extremely shameless." Wang Dan, an overseas democracy activist, said on Facebook, "I have seen a shameless person, and I have never seen such a shameless person!"

Image : Screenshot of Wang Dan's Facebook page.

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Two independent candidates in Chongqing forced to terminate their candidacy

At the same time as the CCP’s official promotion of "full-process democracy", two independent candidates for the District People’s Congress in Chongqing, Xiao Zhenyi of Liangjiang New District and Tang Jingzhou of Yuzhong District were forced to terminate their candidacy.

Radio Free Asia reported that Tang Jingzhou had easily obtained the recommendation of ten voters in accordance with official regulations. However, after submitting the application, the official declared that only eight of them had a valid recommendation. There are also referees who have been threatened by unit leaders.

After Tang Jingzhou submitted the application for candidate qualifications, he was not told whether he was confirmed as a formal candidate. On 3 December, she suddenly discovered that the election was already taking place that day, and went to the election station to ask why she had not been notified. As a result, she was taken away by several police officers. She then called on neighbors in the community to vote for her but when these neighbors arrived at the election station, they were required to vote only for officially-determined candidates.

In addition, Chinese netizens shared so-called "voting certificates" on social media and broke the news that tens of thousands of people in their schools were forced to vote for NPC deputies and were punished if they did not go, but most of them did not even know those candidates. Some netizens said in a post that "you are lucky enough", and most people in China "have never seen what a vote looks like."

News (8) to (14) / Host : Li Dayu / Publisher : Dayu News Insider / Editor : Liu Mingxiang / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/12/04/a103285504.html

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MH370 found! Hope to salvage the remains in the sea in 2022



On 8 March 2014, a Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Less than an hour later, it lost contact with the ground command centre at the border between Malaysia and Vietnam. There were 239 people on board, all of whom were missing, and most of them were Chinese citizens, with more than 150 people on board. Subsequently, this unsettled case attracted the attention of the world, and many countries even sent warships to assist in the search on the sea, and there were other ways to find it.

In the end, when there are still doubts, the relevant agency still gave a so-called "conclusion." On 29 January 2015, the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, on behalf of the Malaysian government, officially confirmed the crash and the status of the 239 people on board. Their status "Missing" was changed to "Distressed" and all were killed. However, it has not yet been determined how, why the flight crashed and where it was located.

On 29 July 2015, on an island in the western Indian Ocean, a piece of the wreckage of a large aircraft "aileron" was found and sent to France for identification, but France did not say anything. Then, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib came forward and said indirectly that the wreckage of "Aileron" belongs to MH370. However, this statement still makes the public doubtful.

The convincing wreckage of the plane and the black box of the plane have not been found so far. In 2017, all related searches were terminated. However, in March 2019, the Malay government still announced that if there are specific and credible clues or suggestions, it will consider restarting the search.

On 1 December 2021, the British "Times" published a report saying that Richard Godfrey, a member of the independent investigation team of the MH370 case, said that through a research of the latest technology, it is believed that the location of the crash of MH370 It should be in the "Indian Ocean bottom" 1993 kilometers west of "Perth" in Australia. The wreckage should be 4000 meters below the sea surface at this location. They think this is "confirmed" news.

Moreover, the investigative team speculated that the plane was hijacked by "terrorists" and eventually drove to the "most remote" place in the world and disappeared.

At present, this discovery can also be supported by other evidence. For example, some suspected aircraft debris previously discovered, and their drifting lines with ocean currents, are consistent with the "location of aircraft wreckage" claimed by the team.

The investigation team announced that if the search can be carried out, they are expected to find the remains of MH370 in the second half of 2022.

In the case of MH370's loss of communication, the identity of the 150-odd Chinese on it seems to be unusual, and according to some previous media reports, it even involved the CCP's internal fighting.

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How exactly did MH370 crash? Party media’s "mysterious article" sparks heated debate

According to overseas "Watch China" reports, the CCP was very surprised about the Malaysia Airlines case. Their ambassador to Malaysia even publicly said in a press conference on March 9th of that year, the day after the plane lost contact. It was unusual for Malaysia Airlines to lose contact, and then said on March 18 that the loss of Malaysia Airlines was involved in a criminal case.

However, the Minister of Transport of Malaysia said that on MH370, four people boarded the plane with fake passports. The FBI also reported that two people on the plane were carrying “stolen” passports of others. Is the person the perpetrator?

In addition, major media such as CNN and USA Today in the United States have also quoted insider sources as saying that the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines is not accidental. There may be a huge "conspiracy" behind it, but no one seems to point out this "conspiracy". The organization" turned out to be the "Communist Party of China", the largest terrorist group today, and its spy system even involves Xi Jiangdou.

When the Malaysian Airlines crash in 2014, not long after Xi Jinping came to power, the Xi Jinping administration and Jiang Zemin struggled extremely fiercely. The so-called "Tiger Swatting" movement was booming. The Jiang faction officials fell one by one, and the Jiang faction leaders, including Jiang Zemin and Zeng Qinghong, were everyone. At risk. Moreover, when the Malaysia Airlines incident occurred during the "two sessions" of the CCP, the occurrence of such incidents undoubtedly caused the biggest "accident" and trouble to the Xi Jinping authorities.

Perhaps no one thought that this had something to do with "Xi Jiang Dou" at first, but the development of the matter is increasingly leading in this direction. The Xi Jinping authorities themselves were very surprised by this incident and called for investigations. This is contrary to the CCP’s low-key attitude in handling large-scale accidents. Li Keqiang told the media that it would do everything possible to find the missing persons until the end of 2014, when Xi Jinping was still speaking in the New Year. It is also mentioned to find the whereabouts of the "missing persons" on the plane.

Maybe everyone thinks this is just a play on the occasion of the Chinese Communist Party. However, in December 2014, a website under the Xinhuanet of the Communist Party of China published another peculiar article titled "Letter from MH370", which itself is full of suspense, and the first sentence is even more appetizing, saying: Don’t Ask me where I write to you. If you need to know some things, people will know sooner or later. Later, it was introduced that the MH370 is a safety model with a very low probability of accident. The probability of an accident is 1 in 200,000. The probability of an accident with so many deaths is as small as 1 in 3 million.

The article pretended to be "MH370" and "anthropomorphized" the plane, saying that he was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, but that he was not crashed during the landing, saying that he was "deceived, hijacked, and killed", and said, "I don't want to tell the specific story. My pain belongs to me, and your curiosity is not enough to understand my sorrow."

Moreover, at the end of this article at the end of 2014, it also made a "prophecy" for the current era, writing: The era of blossoming flowers and gilding everyone is over. It is said that the largest country in the world is helpless even in its own domestic turmoil; the country with the fastest economic growth in the world will not know how to cope with the endless problems; it is also said that some countries become weaker, tougher, and more stagnant. The more the jar broke.

In fact, the three countries mentioned above have been accepted by many people, namely the United States, China and Russia.

The author of this mysterious article is called "He Fan", and is the deputy director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The whole article compares itself with MH370, and then says that the three major countries in the world will face difficulties, and the world will face greater turmoil and unrest. In contrast, the crash of MH370 is just "death early and release early." The article roughly expresses such a view. But the most peculiar thing is that the article actually said that MH370 was "deceived, hijacked, and killed." The accident was not accidental, but it didn't give details. How can a Chinese research scholar have the confidence to speak such words in the face of the public?

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There are divergent opinions on the cause of the crash of MH370. News from China reveals amazing inside stories

For this reason, after this article was issued that year, it caused a lot of associations and analysis. And once successfully predicted that after Wang Lijun fled in 2012, “big men” such as Bo Xilai and Zhou Yongkang would fall from the horse, and even set off an earthquake in the CCP’s political arena. They also tracked and reported on the CCP’s political situation for a long time. There are many “informants” in the system and overseas NTDTV members. The Epoch Times Media, after the Malaysia Airlines accident, revealed a revelation from the Chinese Communist Party system, which seemed to reveal the cause of the Malaysia Airlines accident that surprised everyone. He pointed out that the crash of MH370 involved Xi Jiangdou, and that in such an era of bloody inner-party struggles, the Jiang faction’s self “killed” and abandoned the small and the big. "The News Makes Surprise"

Related revelations pointed out that on March 2, 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, held a Buddhist ceremony. More than 100 "Buddhists" disguised as CCP agents attended the event, but their true identities were all full-time CCP suppression of Falun Gong. Member of the 610 system. The Chinese Communist Party officially announced that before the total suppression in July 1999, there were at least 70 million to 100 million Falun Gong practitioners in China. Falun Gong believes in "Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance" and believes in gods and Buddhas. This is completely in line with the CCP’s propaganda. It was different, so Jiang Zemin's authorities at the time regarded it as a serious concern, and decided to carry out "group extermination" suppression.

The "610 System" is the specific enforcement agency for this suppression operation. It was named after it was established on June 10, 1999. It has power beyond everything. It is also a large gathering place for Jiang’s best buddies. They actively participated in the persecution and suppression. , Get promotion and generous bonuses. And these people in the 610 office, who hold absolute state power, have connections, resources, and funds from the central to the local level, and become a "country within a country." During Xi Jinping's long time in power, it is also important for the Jiang faction to exert influence. . Until now, among the large number of people who have been dismissed by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, many of them are members of the "610 System", including the early Zhou Yongkang, and until recently, Sun Lijun and Fu Zhenghua, all of whom were 610 members.

Well, in that year, the Jiang faction arranged a total of more than one hundred people from the 610 Office to Malaysia for a meeting. These people are not ordinary people. According to sources, these people have personally read the secret documents issued by Jiang Zemin and Zeng Qinghong to suppress Falun Gong. Approved documents, and they are also the executors of these secret orders. They were sent to Malaysia collectively. In fact, from the very beginning, they were arranged by the Jiang faction. They planned the "aircraft crash accident" in advance, in order to achieve the effect of killing two birds with one stone. On the one hand, it can be used to kill people with the knife; on the other hand, at the time of the "two sessions" of the CCP, it can take the opportunity to give Xi Jinping a bit of prestige, create a sense of crisis, impact Xi’s governance, or use this to disperse Xi Jiang’s fight. Xi Jinping's purge of political enemies of the Jiang faction.

We can further analyze that if these people stayed in the country, if they were controlled by Xi Jinping, then under the pressure of the investigators of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Wang Qishan at the time, they might confess many inside stories of Jiang Zemin’s faction, which would be detrimental to Jiang Zeng. Moreover, the situation at that time should be very dangerous. Zhou Bo had an accident, and it was difficult to guarantee that the next person was not a bigger person. Therefore, these people who had seen the secrets were transferred out of the country and sent to the pro-communist Malaysia, and then devised a mysterious plane crash. All Quit the mouth.

At that time, there were witnesses who came out and told the media that before Malaysia Airlines 370 took off, he heard the 610 people disguised as Buddhists threatening the local practitioners who distributed Falun Gong truth leaflets, saying, "Don’t tell me. This is what I do. I will treat Falun Gong exclusively, and be careful to catch you back."

Of course, there are many other statements about the Malaysia Airlines crash. So the above are some clues to events announced by overseas NTDTV and Epoch Times.

Regarding the "Jiang Faction", the CCP that once held the greatest power in China, enjoyed the wealth of money, the beauty of prosperity, raised Hu Jintao for 10 years, mobilized the military medical system to "living organ harvesting" to make a fortune, arranged for Xi Jinping to temporarily assume the post and eventually wanted to replace it. The biggest political gang in the party, planning similar incidents is not once or twice. Bo Xilai, who was once the "Xi Jinping substitute" of the Jiang faction, was accused of planning the "5. 7 air crash" in 2002, killing people who threatened his own interests, and causing a domestic flight to Dalian at that time. The crash resulted in 112 deaths, but in order to eliminate one person, 111 others were buried.

However, what Jiang faction never expected was that the seemingly naive and silly "Xi Jinping" who arranged the upper ranks was actually rebellious, and there were two brushes, which, in turn, disturbed the Jiang faction in the CCP. The dog jumped, no one thought of it. But at the same time, as the new generation leader of the Chinese Communist regime, Xi Jinping has acted domineering in many other ways, triggering a series of new crises in the Chinese Communist system and the world. At the same time, the "surplus people" left by Jiang Zemin's faction in different posts across the country are still playing their roles. Xi's attack on Jiang's faction continues, but it has not progressed as fast as it had been.

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The CCP mob is offering a reward of 10,000 pounds to beat up Hong Kong residents in the UK

No matter who is in power in the CCP, as long as this evil system still exists, it will cause trouble. Today, major media are reprinting reports that Hong Kong democracy activist Zheng Wenjie, who lives in the United Kingdom, received a revelation that it was a so-called "anti-Hong Kong independence" WeChat group in the United Kingdom, which was developed by local Chinese. , Offering a reward of 10,000 pounds, asking people to provide the addresses of former Hong Kong legislators and active Hong Kong democrats "Nathan Law" or "Zheng Wenjie" in order to retaliate and beat them because they are "Hong Kong independence". This terrorist behavior immediately received widespread media attention. Moreover, on November 27, when the British Chinatown attacked Hong Kong people, members of this group participated, and there are already 286 people in this group!

Zheng Wenjie reported to the police on 30 November after receiving the news, and the British police are following up.

This kind of thing, based on my personal experience, must have an official CCP background. No ordinary Chinese will have this kind of "leisure and elegance", and there will not be as many as 286 ordinary Chinese who join this type of group. The character of the Chinese, no matter how you disagree, the first thing is "do not want to cause trouble", most of them have this mentality. Only CCP spies with special tasks will do this.

The vast majority of people in this group, I believe, have a background as a CCP spy. But by doing so, they tarnished the image of all overseas Chinese. In fact, many people have been in line with the international community after leaving the country and no longer follow the CCP’s practice. At present, this matter has attracted a lot of attention.

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WTA abandons hundreds of millions of dollars, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China "responds" to the IOC and then succeeds to the CCP

At the same time, the Peng Shuai incident is also unabated. The WTA (International Women's Tennis Association) announced that because of Peng Shuai, it has given up all subsequent Chinese events, worth hundreds of millions of dollars. It is known as an action that has never been done in the world of sports. Many netizens praised WTA for its spine.

In contrast, in the international public relations crisis, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a round for the CCP, claiming that it had already had a second call with Peng Shuai "in person" and would contact her face-to-face on a regular basis. 

Obviously, anyone with a little bit of wisdom understands that it is not Peng Shuai's faceless appearance but to make sure that Peng Shuai is not showing up at the mercy of the CCP, and the International Olympic Committee fully cooperates with the CCP's performance. The authorities put Peng Shuai in front of the camera. To say that she is safe, the IOC said that "she is safe." This kind of brainless and dishonest behavior can only fool a fool. The IOC has become the "harlequin" of today.

Of course, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China should have also thought out the response words, and can continue to say this without face: China has not invited the WTA to China to hold the competition. Please don't be sentimental to the WTA, and regard it as a human rights teacher. Without the rise of China, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of China’s 1.4 billion people, expressed strong protest and firm opposition.

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Germany does not rule out a boycott of the Winter Olympics

However, the CCP is already stinking, and the Beijing Winter Olympics are also stinking. Whether it can be held is really a suspense. Even the “quasi-foreign minister” of the new German government just about to take office has made it clear that boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics will not be ruled out.

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The Chinese Communist Party urgently summons the Japanese ambassador because of Abe's support

On 1 December, the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who declared that “moving Taiwan is moving Japan and the US-Japan alliance” was analyzed by party media that his speech was also tacitly approved by the current Kishida Fumio government, because before Abe’s speech on 30 November, Abe and Kishida had a long conversation.

For this reason, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China spokesperson, Hua Chunying, urgently summoned the Japanese ambassador Torihide at night of 1 December to express a protest, saying that Japan was not qualified to make irresponsible remarks against Taiwan and that Abe was supporting "Taiwan independence." Seeing that the CCP continues to toss, Sino-Japanese relations will continue to deteriorate, and it will even affect the Beijing Winter Olympics. It is just around the corner. The current international situation is getting worse and worse for the CCP. 

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Engineer: Doomed MH370 "flew in circles for 20 mins before vanishing"

Reporter : Mark Hodge, The Sun

An engineer claims he had used a computer program to discover flight MH370 was put into a 20-minute holding pattern before vanishing. 

The doomed jet was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in 2014 when it disappeared with 239 passengers on board, sparking one of the greatest aviation mysteries ever. 

Richard Godfrey has been tracking the Boeing 777’s flight path using WSPRnet – which uses radio signals – and claims to have made a major breakthrough. He says the plane was put into a holding pattern for around 22 minutes near the coastline of Sumatra, an Indonesian island, reports AirlineRatings. 

Godfrey says using WSPRnet he is able to track all aircrafts going back as far as 2009. The engineer also claims he will be able to trace MH370 to its final resting place by the end of this month. He said, “What I found out, without looking for it, was that MH370 entered a race track holding pattern at around 19:12 UTC. 

“I was surprised to discover that not only did MH370 enter a holding pattern but that the holding pattern lasted for around 22 minutes until 19:34 UTC. 

“On entering the holding pattern MH370 was 150 nm [nautical miles] from the coast of Sumatra and 40 nm from the 2nd Arc.” 

There have been a number of theories around the disappearance of the plane including that pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53, committed a mass murder-suicide. 

Godfrey’s claims raise questions over why Shah would put the plane into a holding pattern. 

Hunt for MH370

The British aerospace engineer said, “If the pilot’s goal was to make MH370 disappear without a trace, then why waste fuel with a holding pattern and why not head directly to the most remote area possible of the Indian Ocean without deviation.”

The aviation sleuth then discussed claims that Shah simulated a flight at home where he flew an aircraft into the Indian Ocean “to the point of fuel exhaustion.”

Godfrey said, “The analysis by Victor Iannello and Yves Guillaume of the Microsoft Flight simulator data found on Zaharie Shah’s extensive home flight computer set up is a smoking gun.

“Zaharie Shah simulated a single flight from Kuala Lumpur via the Malacca Strait to the point of fuel exhaustion in the southern Indian Ocean.”

Since 2014, 33 pieces of debris have been found in six countries – including South Africa and Madagascar – which experts believe proves the plane plunged into the Indian Ocean.

The last full-scale search for MH370 in 2018 by robotics company Ocean Infinity – using unmanned underwater vehicles – covered nearly 50,000 square miles yet nothing was recovered.

Weak Signal Propagation Reporter (WSPR) is now being used to accurately calculate the final location of the Malaysian Airlines plane before it disappeared.

WSPR is a grid of radio signals which covers the globe allowing planes to be tracked as they set off invisible “digital tripwires” which reveal their position.

Extensive trials of new technology tracking historical data of radio signals bumping off planes have led experts to believe it could hone in on a more specific underwater search area.

Godfrey compares the technology – set up in 2009 – to a web of invisible detectors that record movement amongst the clouds.

He told The Times, “Imagine crossing a prairie with invisible trip wires crossing the whole area and going back and forth across the length and breadth. Each step you make you tread on particular trip wires and we can locate you at the intersection of the disturbed trip wires. We can track your path as you move across the prairie.”

After the news of the successful WSPR trials, the Ocean Infinity team have revealed they are open to resuming another search.

“We are always interested in resuming the search whether as a result of new information or new technology,” a spokesman said.

MH370 vanished from radar after taking off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and took an unexplained U-turn from its planned flight path.

Seven years on, some investigators believe the plane’s captain made a series of zig-zagging movements to throw off air traffic teams and evade radar systems.


 

 



Friday, December 3, 2021

Greater Bay Airlines' first cargo flight on 29 November 2021

 Research, Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA / Image : GBA



According to Hong Kong media reports, Greater Bay Airlines obtained an Air Operator License (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong in November 2021 to provide charter services. Although it has not yet obtained an air transport license and cannot provide regular air transport and cargo services, Greater Bay Airlines' operations are unimpeded. Its first cargo flight departed from Hong Kong on 29 November 2021 and arrived in Suvarnabhumi before returning. It was the first operating flight of the new Hong Kong-based airline.

The Hong Kong Airport website lists relevant flight records. The HB8660 freighter flight operated by  Greater Bay Airlines departed for Suvarnabhumi at 9.57 am; by 4.56 pm, the HB8661 flight operated by the airline arrived at the gate and parked at S43 parking space. The two flights operated by Greater Bay Airlines' B737-800 took 2 hours 33 minutes and 2 hours 28 minutes respectively.

According to relevant regulations of the aviation industry in Hong Kong, Greater Bay Airlines can conduct charter flights after obtaining AOC but can only conduct scheduled flight services after obtaining an air transport license.

Greater Bay Airlines plans to launch commercial scheduled flights in the fourth quarter of 2021 but its license application is still pending approval by the Air Transport Licensing Authority. The hearing of the Licensing Authority has been scheduled for the end of December. 

Greater Bay Airlines website has also changed its plan for next year. It plans to operate routes to Singapore, Suvarnabhumi and Phuket but emphasized that it depends on the approval status of licenses and traffic rights and the situation of the epidemic. 

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Sotrovimab by GSK may be effective for Omicron variant infection

 Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

Image :  GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is located in the office building in London, England. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)


On Thursday (2 December 2021), the British regulatory agency approved a drug from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for covid treatment. The drugmaker said that its drug appears to be effective against the new Omicron variant/Covi29.

The British Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said that this covi antibody, sotrovimab, is “considered to be safe and effective” for people with mild to moderate infections and for people with a higher risk of developing serious diseases. 

Sotrovimab was jointly developed by GSK in the UK and Vir Biotechnology, a biotechnology company based in California. It is a monoclonal antibody that can bind to the spike protein of covi, thereby reducing the virus's ability to enter human cells. Sotrovimab is sold under the brand name Xevudy.

According to MHRA data, among high-risk adults with symptomatic covi infection, a single dose of Sotrovimab can reduce the risk of hospitalization and death by 79%.

MHRA recommends that patients should be given Sotrovimab within 5 days of the onset of symptoms because it is most effective in the early stages of infection.

Dr. June Raine, CEO of MHRA, said that this is another proven effective protection method. MHRA has conducted a strong and thorough evaluation of all available data.

Not only that, but GSK said in a statement that preclinical data shows that Sotrovimab is "active against key mutations in the new Omicron variant." He added that so far, Sotrovimab has continued activity for all "concerned" and "interested" covi variants defined by the World Health Organization (WHO).

GSK said that testing is underway to confirm that Sotrovimab has neutralizing activity for all Omicron mutation combinations, and it is expected to provide updated information before the end of 2021.

The independent pharmacist Professor Penny Ward also stated on the BBC Radio 4 "Today" program that the Sotrovimab drug may be effective for Omicron infection.

"They have conducted extensive tests on the different variants that have emerged, and many of them contain mutations similar to those we found in Omicron." Ward said, expecting it to have a very broad antiviral effect.

Vir CEO George Scangos said that special consideration was given to mutant viruses when designing Sotrovimab. Clinical data also shows that it is active against all variants, including key mutations found in Omicron.

"We fully expect this positive trend to continue, and we are redoubled efforts to confirm its activity on the complete genome sequence of Omicron." Scangos said.

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Omicron covid first spread to Nigeria from South Africa in October 2021

Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

News on covi traceability, disease control, Nigeria, South Africa, U.S., UK, CCP

News (1) to (17) / Source of Reports : Daily Mail / Images : Daily Mail, otherwise stated



News (1)

Omicron covid appeared in Nigeria in October - weeks before South Africa announced discovery of variant, new tests reveal

Nigeria has confirmed its first cases of Omicron Covid and revealed it was in the country in October, weeks before South Africa alerted the world to its existence.

Three Omicron cases were detected in travellers who arrived in Nigeria from South Africa within the past week, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control said today.

However Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, the agency's director, added that retroactive testing of covi samples collected in recent weeks had identified another case of Omicron dating back to October.

It means that Omicron - designated a 'variant of concern' by the WHO and believed to be the most-infectious form of covi variant yet found - was likely circulating undetected for weeks before first being identified. 

If confirmed, the Nigerian case would be the earliest-known Omicron infection - rewriting the timeline of the variant's origins.

However, it does not necessarily mean the variant emerged in Nigeria because it is unclear how or why the sample was collected. Dr Adetifa did not give details.

Nigeria - in western Africa - extensively tests travellers into and out of the country, meaning it is possible the case was imported from overseas. 

The discovery of Omicron in Nigeria in October 2021 has broken the assumption that the variant first emerged in southern Africa where it was detected on 23 November 2021 by South African scientists in a sample collected from Botswana on 9 November 2021.

Nigeria's three recent cases were all in travellers from South Africa who had taken a Day 2 PCR test, with samples collected within the last week.

It is unclear when exactly the samples were collected. Nigeria said efforts are underway to track and isolate the individuals.

Analysts had suspected the virus was already circulating in Nigeria, after two Canadians returning from the country had tested positive for the variant last week.

The pair were Canada's first confirmed cases of the variant, though experts warned at the time that Omicron has probably already circulated widely.

'I think it's fair to say that this variant probably emerged weeks or even months ago,' infectious disease expert Dr. Isaac Bogoch said last week.

'And by the time you start identifying it, it's usually pretty widespread, especially for a very contagious respiratory viral infection like this.'  

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The first sample of Omicron collected from Botswana on 9 November 2021, the ones from Nigeria come later

The discovery of Omicron in Nigeria in October 2021 has broken the assumption that the variant first emerged in southern Africa where it was detected on 23 November 2021 by South African scientists in a sample collected from Botswana on 9 November 2021.

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The Netherlands found Omicron in sample on 19 November 2021

The discovery comes just a day after after Dutch health authorities said they also found a case of Omicron in a sample collected on 19 November 2021, four days before South Africa sounded the alarm. 

In the Netherlands, scientists from the RIVM health institute said their first cases were found in samples dated between 19 and 23 November 2021, without disclosing how or why either sample was collected.

It is not yet clear whether these people had also visited southern Africa,' health officials said. 

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Much still unknown about Omicron

Much is still not known about the variant, which is the most-mutated form of covi variant yet uncovered by scientists.

Several of the mutations suggest the variant will be more infectious than the previously-dominant Delta strain, even in vaccinated people. 

Data from South Africa, where cases have ballooned 400 per cent in a week, also seems to suggest Omicron is more infectious.

However huge question marks remain, including whether Omicron causes more or less severe forms of infection.

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Omicron could be a blessing in disguise

Prominent health figures, including the man in the running to be Germany's next health minister, have suggested that Omicron could end up being a blessing in disguise if it turns out it causes less severe infections.

This is because it would out-compete and replace the deadly Delta strain, while landing fewer people in hospital.

So-far, the WHO has not reported any deaths from Omicron - though information is still in the very early stages and the UN body has urged caution. 

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German contacts Omicron infection without leaving Germany nor coming into contact with anyone

Authorities in the eastern German city of Leipzig said Tuesday they had confirmed an infection with the Omicron variant in a 39-year-old man who had neither been abroad nor had contact with anyone who had been, news agency dpa reported. 

Leipzig is in the eastern state of Saxony, which currently has Germany's highest overall coronavirus infection rates.

Meanwhile, Japan and France announced their cases of the new variant on Tuesday (1 December 2021).

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Muscle pain and fatigue of Reunion Omicron patient

French authorities confirmed its presence in the French island territory of Reunion in the Indian Ocean. 

Patrick Mavingui, a microbiologist at the island's research clinic for infectious diseases, said the person who has tested positive for the new variant is a 53-year-old man who had traveled to Mozambique and stopped in South Africa before returning to Reunion.

The man was placed in quarantine. He has 'muscle pain and fatigue,' Mavingui said, according to public television Reunion 1ere.

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Namibian in Japan's first case of Omicron infection

A day after banning all foreign visitors as an emergency precaution against the variant, Japan also confirmed its first case, in a visitor who had traveled from Namibia. 

A government spokesperson said the patient, a man in his 30s, tested positive upon arrival at Narita airport on Sunday and was isolated and is being treated at a hospital.

Many other countries are imposing travel bans from Africa.

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Cambodia forbids 10 African nationals' entry

Cambodia barred entry to travelers from 10 African countries, citing the threat from the variant. 

The move came just two weeks after Cambodia reopened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers.

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WHO: Accelerate covi vaccinations as quickly as possible

While it has urged against border closures, the WHO has stressed that while scientists are hunting evidence to better understand this variant, countries should accelerate vaccinations as quickly as possible.

WHO said there are 'considerable uncertainties' about the omicron variant. But it said preliminary evidence raises the possibility that the variant has mutations that could help it both evade an immune-system response and boost its ability to spread from one person to another.

Despite the global worry, doctors in South Africa are reporting patients are suffering mostly mild symptoms so far but they warn that it is early and most of the new cases are in people in their 20s and 30s, who generally do not get as sick from covid as older patients.

Symptoms of Omicron infection

Tiredness, muscle aches, high temperature, dry cough, scratchy throat, headache and high pulse rate

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First case of Omicron variant in the U.S. identified on 1 December 2021


The first case of the Omicron covi variant has been detected in the U.S., Dr. Anthony Fauci announced on Wednesday (1 December 2021).

The case was identified by the San Francisco Departments of Public Health in California and confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Fauci said the individual had returned from South Africa on 22 November 2021 and tested positive a week later on 29 November 2021.

He or she was fully vaccinated but had not received a booster and is currently experiencing mild symptoms.

"The individual is self quarantining and all close contacts have been contacted and all close contacts thus far have tested negative. The individual was fully vaccinated and experienced mild symptoms which are improving at this point," Fauci told reporters during a briefing. 

At a separate press conference, Governor Gavin Newsom said the patient is between the ages of 18 and 49. 

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Omicron challenges Biden's presidency

The new covi variant Omicron / Covi29 is the latest challenge to Biden's presidency, which has been buffeted by repeated setbacks. 

"The new Omicron variant is a real threat to Biden's standing with the public," Clifford Young, of the Ipsos polling company, told Fox News on Tuesday. 

"He won the election on covid, surfed the covid wave for the first part of the year and was hurt by the Delta variant. 

"Omicron could further weaken the president heading into the midterms." 

The most recent Fox News poll found that 48% of respondents approve of Biden's handling of the pandemic, compared with 49% who disapprove.

His ratings have crashed since earlier 2021 when 64% approved and 34% disapproved in May and June. 

Biden has suffered setbacks this week, with three major court losses this week vaccine mandate rules across the country. 

His approval numbers will likely worsen further

Young said, "America has become more optimistic with anticipation of an end to covid, and any check on this trend will negatively impact confidence overall and in Biden more specifically."

Leaders around the world are scrambling for an anti-Omicron strategy as they wait for scientists to assess the risk and for pharmaceutical companies to lay the groundwork for new vaccines or boosters. 

On Monday, Biden said Covi29 is a "cause for concern not a cause for panic." A day later he said, "On Thursday, I'll be putting forward a detailed strategy outlining how we're going to fight covid this winter, not with shutdowns or lockdowns but with more widespread vaccinations, boosters, testing and more."

There is no sign yet that existing vaccines will be any less effective at preventing hospitalizations and deaths, the official told Reuters. 

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Judges halt Biden's vaccine mandates as they are unconstitutional

Even so, Biden's strategy is under intense pressure as opponents take to their case to the courts.

On Tuesday, a federal judge in Louisiana halted a national mandate that certain health care workers be vaccinated. 

That came a day after the mandate was blocked in 10 states by a court in Missouri and shortly after a Kentucky court overturned another rule aimed at federal contractors in three states.  

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U.S. considers mandatory quarantine for vaccinated tourists


Details have emerged of  the U.S. plans for handling international arrivals with officials considering whether to force all travelers to quarantine for seven days.  

Travelers would not be able to forgo the potential quarantine mandate, even with a negative covi test or full vaccination and booster shot, according to the  Washington Post

Any imposition of financial penalties for refusing to comply would mark the first time federal fines are linked to quarantine and testing measures for U.S. travelers. 

Biden's tentative plan would also require everyone entering the country to be tested one day before boarding flights, regardless of their vaccination status or country from which they're leaving. Another requirement could force all travelers to get tested again within three to five days of arrival.

While the U.S. currently requires covi testing of all travelers entering the country, regardless of vaccination status, vaccinated travelers have three days before departing to have their test conducted. Unvaccinated travelers currently must conduct their test no more than one day before their flight.

One of the officials said the new rules could be as soon as next week.

The U.S. CDC proposed the two testing mandates in a draft public health order that is currently being reviewed by Biden and the Department of Health and Human Services.

The quarantine measures are not in the CDC's draft but could be added later if they gain more support, the anonymous officials told the Washington Post. 

The CDC is considering a range of measures to protect Americans against Covi29, such as "how to make international travel as safe as possible, including pre-departure testing closer to the time of flight, and considerations around additional post-arrival testing and self-quarantines," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said during a White House Covid briefing on 1 December 2021.

She added that the CDC was also expanding surveillance programs at four major airports to test for covid from specific international arrivals.  

Celine Gounder, a health expert who was part of Biden's covid response transition team, urged the administration to put forth stricter measures, "If it were up to me, to fly you should be fully vaccinated and we should also be testing 24 hours prior to flight," she told the Washington Post. 

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Triple-vaccinated Israeli doctor caught Omicron in London

Image : Daily Mail

According to the report published in Daily Mail, Elad Maor, 45, travelled to London on 19 November 2021 and stayed at a hotel in Islington while attending the three-day convention at ExCeL London in Newham, east London, before returning to Israel. 

The father-of-three, who is a cardiologist at Sheba Medical Centre near Tel Aviv, tested positive for the virus four days later, on 27 November, and suffered mild symptoms including a sore throat, fever and muscle ache. He took three PCR tests on November 20, 21 and 24 - all of which came back negative. After returning to work in Israel he later displayed symptoms and took a fourth PCR test which showed a positive result. 

Dr Maor, who is now quarantining at home in Israel, appears to be certain that he picked up the variant while attending the conference, saying, "I got the Omicron in London, for sure.'" 

His comments come as Dr. Anthony Fauci announces the first detected case of the Omicron variant in the US, saying it was identified by the San Francisco Departments of Public Health in California. 

Meanwhile in the UK, in rules now enshrined in law until March, Boris Johnson said that masks must be worn in shops and on public transport to "buy us time in the face of this new variant".

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No evidence Omicron has impact on vaccine protection against severe covid

A World Health Organization official offered grounds for hope on Wednesday, saying that most Omicron were mild and that there was no evidence the new variant has any impact on vaccine protection against serious illness.

A spokesperson for the global health agency said early data suggest the mutant strain is better at infecting people than Delta, even the fully vaccinated.

The Omicron variant/Covi29 was first identified by South African researchers last week and is believed to have originated in Botswana.

It has 50 mutations, more than 30 of which are on the spike protein, used by the coronavirus to enter and infect cells.

By comparison, the Delta variant - still the predominant variant in the U.S. - has two mutations on the spike protein. 

Early evidence suggests it is more transmissible than previous variants but it is unclear if it causes more severe illness or death.

Doctors in South Africa have reported anecdotally that patients infected with Omicron appear to have mild symptoms, such as a dry cough, fever and night sweats, but say they don't want to draw conclusions just yet. 

However, South Africa's daily covid cases have been rapidly rising, doubling in a day, but hospital admissions have remain flat.

Data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) shows there were 8,561 new covid cases recorded on Wednesday, a jump of 95.8 percent in a single day from 4,373 and 571.5 percent in a week.

Genetic analysis of Omicron's mutations has raised fears that the new variant could be the most dangerous and infectious variety yet.

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Two weeks to work out the effectiveness of covi vaccines against Covi29

Scientists say it will take two weeks to truly work out how effective existing covi vaccinations are against Covi29, which has twice as many mutations on its spike protein as Delta. The strain is expected to make current vaccines significantly weaker at preventing infections, but it is less clear how it will impact hospitalizations and deaths.

Refs: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10262197/Omicron-Covid-Nigeria-says-case-new-variant-dates-October.htmOmicron arrives in US: CDC finds first case in California as Biden says there is no cause for panic | Daily Mail Online Israeli doctor believes he caught Omicron Covid variant in London on 23 November | Daily Mail Online

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Covid cases are rapidly rising, Manzhouli is severely affected

The covid epidemic in Manzhouli in the Hulunbuir League of Inner Mongolia continues to aggravate, and the number of confirmed covid cases have risen rapidly. On 1 December 2021, the National Health Commission of the Chinese Communist Party officially announced that there were 113 new confirmed cases that day, of which 91 were local cases, all in Manzhouli, Hulunbuir League. Because the CCP has consistently falsified data, the outside world is also full of doubts about whether this epidemic data is true.

At present, Manzhouli has 6 high-risk areas, 4 medium-risk areas, and 47 closed communities, among which the closed communities are “no-going” areas.

At the same time, the Manzhouli virus transmission chain is also spreading outwards. On 1 December 2021, it has spread to five regions in the two provinces of Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang.

The local people told The Epoch Times that the severe epidemic in Manzhouli has caused the entire Hulun Buir League to strictly control vehicles and people entering and leaving the city. Every town is strictly controlled because there are too many close contacts and the situation is very serious.

On 1 December 2021, Manzhouli also started the fourth round of nucleic acid testing. Local officials claim that those who refuse to undergo nucleic acid testing will be "held accountable."

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European Parliament hearing, members call for boycott of CCP's live organ harvesting

On November 29, the European Parliament held a hearing to focus on the CCP’s continued large-scale live harvesting of prisoners of conscience. At the meeting, the parliamentarians asked the European Union and all international organizations to take joint actions to combat the crime of organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience.

Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, the chairman of the "China Court", an independent group responsible for investigating the CCP’s allegations of live organ harvesting, said at the meeting: “There is no doubt that (the CCP’s) live organ harvesting has been confirmed. "This means that people will be killed, Falun Gong practitioners will be killed, all their organs will be harvested, and they will be sold on the commercial market."

Martin Elliott, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at University College London, is a member of the "Chinese Court" team. He explained to European parliamentarians the multiple evidence involved in the conclusion of the Chinese court. One of them is: In China, “the number of registered donors (organs) has always been significantly lower than the number of transplant operations,” he said, which means that there is a “hidden organ donor bank”.

Isabel Santos, a member of the Human Rights Subcommittee of the European Parliament, said that the annual number of organ transplants provided by Professor Elliott "really shows" that China's organ transplants are carried out "on an industrial scale."

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The U.S. military confirms that both the U.S. and China are building and testing the next generation of hypersonic weapons

Reporter : Chen Beichen / Editor: Hu Long / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/12/01/a103282638.html

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall (Frank Kendall) confirmed on Tuesday (30 November 2021) that Beijing and Washington are racing to build and test the next generation of hypersonic weapons. He believes that the current competition between the United States and China "is on quality rather than quantity."

"There is an arms race, not necessarily in terms of quantity. This arms race has been going on for some time in terms of continuously improving (arms) quality. China (the CCP) has worked very hard in this regard," Kendall told Reuters. Say.

After the top U.S. general and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, confirmed in October that after Beijing had conducted at least one very special hypersonic weapon system test, the Pentagon announced that month that the U.S. military had successfully conducted several tests. Hypersonic weapon test.

In October 2021, the U.S. Navy successfully tested a rocket booster engine, which will be used to propel the launch vehicle and carry hypersonic weapons. Hypersonic weapons travel through the atmosphere at more than five times the speed of sound, or about 6,200 km per hour.

Kendall pointed out that the US military budget in the past was mainly concentrated in Iraq and Afghanistan, so that hypersonic weapons did not receive enough attention, but "this does not mean that we have done nothing, but that we have not done enough."

So far, the United States has a world-class missile defense system, but its design is based on ballistic missiles with fixed parabolic trajectories. Hypersonic missiles, because of their fast flight speed, low flight altitude, and strong penetration capability, bring new challenges to the existing missile defense system.

As the Pentagon enters its annual budget cycle in 2023, Kendall hopes to raise funds by "retiring" old systems with high maintenance costs and then replacing them with new systems, including hypersonic development plans.

Kendall said, "I like the A-10. The C-130 is a powerful aircraft that is very capable and very effective in many missions. The MQ-9 fighter jets are very effective in anti-terrorism and other aspects. They are still useful. But none of these things can deter China."

Reuters pointed out that the three major U.S. defense contractors, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon Technologies, have responded to the latest needs of the U.S. Department of Defense and put in a new round of technical competition on the research and development of hypersonic weapon systems. The unit price of each hypersonic weapon system currently under development is as high as tens of millions of dollars.

The report said that in addition to the United States, it is believed that CCP China, Russia and at least five other countries are also developing hypersonic missiles.

The British newspaper "Financial Times" quoted five sources on 16 October 2021 as reporting that the CCP tested a very special hypersonic missile this summer; this hypersonic missile, which can carry a nuclear warhead, before attacking its intended target, first fly around the world in low-Earth orbit, and then return to the atmosphere, bypassing or avoiding the US anti-missile system, and flying towards its intended target.



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