Thailand will provide 24 billion Baht loans to seven local airlines

Compilation : Hush, Thailand Headlines / Sources : Prachachat, Thairath, bangkokbiznews, Minhangshi

Ref : http://www.minhangshi.com/m/h5/detail/8662091 

Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

According to Thai media reports, Thai Prime Minister's Office Spokesperson Anucha stated at the press conference of the “Results of the Aid Policy Discussion Meeting between Prime Minister Prayut and 7 Airlines” that Prime Minister Prayut has listened to the airline's request and agreed to provide 240 100 million baht soft loans, exemption or reduction of handling fees.

On 28 August, General Prayut, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Thailand, met with senior officials of seven airlines in Thailand to hear about the assistance needed by the airlines under the influence of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic. The seven airlines include Thai Smile Air, Lion Air, VietJet Air Thailand, Bangkok Airways, Nok Air, Thai AirAsia and Thai AirAsia X.

Anucha, spokesman of the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand, stated at the press conference that the three demands made by the airline and accepted by Prime Minister Prayut are:

1. Provide soft loans totaling 24 billion Baht. The airlines negotiated with EXIM Bank are the main beneficiaries of this measure. Prime Minister Prayuth has also ordered the Export-Import Bank and other banks to participate. The Ministry of Finance will be responsible for this.

2. The request for an extension of the deadline for jet fuel tax cuts still needs analysis. It is reported that the airline has applied for an extension of the jet fuel tax reduction deadline for one year, which will be extended to September 1, 2021, and the fuel tax will be stabilized at 20 sadangs/liter. The original fuel tax standard was 2.762 baht. The undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance said that it is difficult to implement the matter because the fuel tax has been reduced by nearly 70%. It was reported at the press conference that in view of the current decline in world oil prices, and in the "Let’s Travel Together" stimulating tourism project, the subsidy for air tickets has been increased from the original 1,000 Baht to 2,000 Baht, which is also a support policy for airlines.

3. Exempt or reduce the operating fees imposed on airlines until March 2022, such as landing fees, downtime fees, passenger service fees, etc. 

Changi Airport engages in food catering through new service Changi Eats

Press Release / Image courtesy : Changi Airport Group

Changi Airport launches its latest initiative to bring value and delectable delights to non-travellers through a new food delivery service Changi Eats. For the first time, diners can enjoy Changi’s extensive food offerings delivered directly to their doorsteps without the need to head to the airport. Lip-smacking brands like Burger and Lobster, Paradise Dynasty, Lady M and close to 30 other F&B outlets across Changi Airport and Jewel Changi Airport (Jewel) are on the platform currently, with many more joining every week.

Diners have the option of mixing and matching orders from up to five different outlets, at no mark-up in food prices and zero service fees. In addition, they can enjoy free island-wide delivery and an additional 15% off when they pay with MasterCard[1] with a minimum order.

Mr James Fong, Vice President of Landside Concessions, Changi Airport Group said, “We have been experimenting with food delivery to the eastern part of Singapore earlier this year. When Covid-19 hit us, we seized the opportunity to quickly scale up and introduce our dining options in Changi and Jewel to the entire island of diners. What sets us apart is the wide food variety across our two establishments - with Changi Eats, the customer has the freedom to mix and match over 600 different cuisines, snacks, desserts, wines from up to five different outlets all within the comfort of their home, at one single delivery fee and without paying any markup.

“Changi Eats was started in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. It transformed our F&B business model, and gave us the opportunity to do more to support local SMEs. We brought together like-minded F&B partners, such as Paradise Dynasty and Collin’s, and tech partners, like DCS Synthesis and ezQR, to bring greater awareness to their brands, dining offerings and tech capabilities.”

Said Mr Riccardo La Monica, Regional Head of Operations, Burger and Lobster Singapore, “During this time, we’ve had to find ways to diversify quickly and we’re very pleased with the positive reaction from our customers, old and new, with the introduction of island-wide delivery. We’re extremely grateful to be partnering with Changi Eats to further boost our offer.”

To reward customers, fresh new promotions will be introduced weekly. For the launch weekend from 28 to 31 August, Changi Eats will be offering daily $1 deals from Burger & Lobster, Dal.Komm Coffee and Tsuta Japanese Soba Noodles, and free giveaways of an exclusive Changi commemorative gift set with every minimum order of S$50. The four-day special also includes 20% off champagnes from Bottles & Bottles. Looking ahead, some of the exciting offers in the line-up include S$0.99 bubble tea and chocolates, S$10 bundle deals and seasonal food fairs. Check the Changi Eats website (http://www.changieats.com) for the latest promotions. 

Besides island-wide delivery, diners can also choose self-pickup[2] and earn a S$10 Changi Gift Card with S$50 spent. Changi Airport’s loyalty members from Changi Rewards can clock 5x Changi Rewards points[3] per order, with a bonus of 10,000 Changi Rewards points[4] when they make five orders in a month.

[1]Use promo code MC50FREE for free delivery with minimum order of S$50, and enjoy an additional 15% off with promo code MC80FREE with a minimum order of S$80.
[2]Self-pickup option is available with a minimum spend of S$50. Location for pickup is Terminal 3’s Basement 1, Arrival Pick Up Door 3.
[3]Capped at 300 Changi Rewards points per transaction.
[4]Valid for orders between 28 August and 30 September, for delivery only. 

Expert: Early detection, early treatment, regular follow-up, ulcerative enteritis is not terrible

Reporters : Cai Minjie and Jian Weyang / Publisher : China News Network

Ref : http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2020/8/444815.shtm / Direct translation 

Zhi Min, Deputy Director of the Department of Gastroenterology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, said on 29 August 2020 that ulcerative colitis is regarded as an important precancerous lesion of colon cancer if it cannot be cured for more than 10 years. However, early detection, early treatment, regular follow-up, ulcerative enteritis is not terrible.

On 28 August, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a press conference at the Prime Minister's residence and said that for physical reasons, he decided to resign as Prime Minister. Abe said that in the regular physical examination in June this year, the doctor pointed out that the chronic disease ulcerative enteritis had recurrence symptoms, so he continued to work while taking the medicine. In July, he felt abnormal changes in his physical condition. In early August, he confirmed that the enteritis had recurred.

Zhi Min said that inflammatory bowel disease is divided into ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Ulcerative colitis is referred to as ulceration. Inflammation of the intestine involves the rectum and colon, and the lesions are mainly limited to the large intestinal mucosa and submucosa. The etiology is still unknown, and the mutual influence of genetic factors and environmental factors is considered to be the main cause of ulcerative colitis. Inflammatory bowel disease does not heal because of the protracted course.

It most often occurs in young adults, and the clinical manifestations are persistent or recurrent diarrhea, mucus pus and blood in the stool with abdominal pain, tenesmus and other gastrointestinal symptoms. The course of the disease is more than 4 to 6 weeks. Severe patients will also have extraintestinal manifestations such as repeated oral ulcers, peripheral arthritis, and systemic manifestations such as weakness, anemia, and weight loss. Among them, mucus pus and blood is the most common symptom of ulcerative colitis. Patients with mild symptoms can defecate 2-4 times a day, and severe cases can reach more than 10 times a day.

Zhi Min said that it needs to be clear that about 70% of the symptoms of ulcerative colitis are mild. Many patients, including moderate patients, can receive medication in the outpatient clinic. The type of medication is selected according to the extent of the lesion and the degree of disease activity. And dosage form, you need to insist on medication. The goal of treatment for ulcerative colitis is to control symptoms and improve quality of life.

The current treatment methods mainly include the use of aminosalicylic acid preparations, hormones, infliximab treatment and surgical treatment, etc. Among them, the treatment of aminosalicylic acid preparations is ineffective, especially those with extensive disease, can be switched to oral systemic hormones. Although moderate to severe patients are treated with corticosteroids, this is not a long-term treatment because side effects may include full moon face, osteoporosis, high blood pressure, diabetes, cataracts, acne, and weight gain.

Prevent and punish medical units for false health statistics to strengthen accountability management

Consolidated Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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National Health Commission implictly admits various local medical units have under-reported health statistics

There have been reports in the Chinese independent media that the number of covid deaths in Wuhan is far underestimated and the number of covid cases in Wuhan is ten times the original number reported by the Hubei Health Commission. The number of covid cases elsewhere in the People's Republic of China are also suspicious figures.

Li Keqiang has several times reiterated the importance of keeping the covid tally transparent and accurate. However, it is suspected that hospitals in Wuhan and Beijing were reporting false statistics.

Therefore, the National Health Commission has probably decided to reverse the situation by releasing updated guidelines on the importance of reporting health statistics correctly for the benefit of the public and the world. 

It is everyone's hope that local health commissions and medical units such as hospitals and clinics will report the case statistics of diseases and illnesses correctly to the authority.

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National Health Commission: Preventing and punishing medical units for false health statistics and strengthening accountability management

According to news from the National Health Commission’s website on 28 August 2020, the National Health Commission issued guidance on strengthening health statistics. The opinions clearly stated that it is necessary to prevent and punish statistical fraud. The department strengthens supervision and inspection and quality control traceability, discovers problems in a timely manner, and corrects them in accordance with the law. Forgery, tampering with statistical data and other statistical violations shall bear corresponding legal liabilities.

The opinion pointed out that it is necessary to improve the statistical survey system. Accelerate the establishment of a list of basic health statistics units that includes medical and health management, elderly care, nursery and other institutions. Ensure all important, true and mutually beneficial information is updated in time; actively integrate electronic health codes as the main index. A closed loop of residents’ health statistics must run through the links of prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and health management; gradually build a system centered on people’s health, covering health resources, medical health services, public health safety, residents’ health levels, health influencing factors, and industry integration, a comprehensive health statistical survey system covering the entire life cycle of governance and health industry development.

Clear opinions, appropriately increase statistical survey items and frequency related to major diseases, key populations, and important health influencing factors, improve the availability and effectiveness of the main advocacy indicators and expected indicators in the Healthy China Action, and meet the needs of monitoring and evaluation.

Regarding the improvement of the national life registration management system, the opinions pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen population monitoring, improve the dynamic update and verification mechanism of the entire population, birth registration, and death registration information, improve the quality of basic population information, and establish statistics covering the entire life cycle. The system provides support. Health administrative departments at all levels should strengthen overall planning and coordination, and improve coordination and sharing and comparison and verification mechanisms with education, public security, civil affairs, human resources and social security, statistics, medical insurance and other departments; medical and health institutions should perform the above-mentioned collection and update of vital registration information. Responsibility. In addition, it is necessary to organize timely monitoring and investigation of the life and health status of the elderly, key occupational diseases and occupational disease hazards, reproductive and parenting, tobacco use and control, etc., to provide information support for the formulation of relevant policy plans.

The opinion emphasizes that all localities must establish a responsibility system to prevent and punish statistical fraud and fraud, and strengthen accountability management for their own statistical violations in accordance with laws and regulations. Health administrative departments at all levels will work with relevant departments to strengthen supervision, inspection and quality control traceability, discover problems in time, and correct them in accordance with the law. They will bear corresponding legal responsibilities for falsifying or falsifying statistical data and other statistical violations.

Source : China News Network

Ref : http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2020/08-29/9277087.shtml

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Updated Guidelines of the National Health Commission on strengthening health statistics, national health planning and development

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Issuing agency Health Commission Release date 2020-08-28

Guiding Opinions of the National Health Commission on Strengthening Health Statistics

National Health Planning and Development (2020) No. 16

The health committees of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, various departments and bureaus of the committees, directly affiliated and contact units of the committees, China Association of Aging, and affiliated (managed) hospitals:

　　 Health and health statistics work is an important basic work that reflects the status, progress and laws of health and health development, and plays an important supporting role in macro decision-making, industry governance, and service to society. In recent years, health administrative departments and medical and health institutions at all levels have actively promoted statistical reform and construction, continuously improved statistical standards, and basically adapted to and met the needs of health work development and medical and health system reform. However, there are also problems such as insufficient attention to statistical work in some places, weak team strength, low data quality, and insufficient analysis and application. In order to promote the implementation of the healthy China strategy, in accordance with the "Statistical Law of the People's Republic of China" and its implementation regulations, "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the Statistical Management System and Enhancing the Authenticity of Statistical Data", "Proposed Measures for the Punishment of Persons Responsible for Statistics Violation and Law", "Prevention and Punishment "Statistics Falsification, Falsification and Falsification Supervision Work Regulations" and other laws, regulations and related regulations, hereby put forward the following opinions on strengthening and regulating the statistical work organized and implemented by the health administrative department.

　　 1. General requirements

To strengthen health statistics under the new situation, we must firmly establish the concept of general health and health, adhere to statistics according to law, standardize statistical process management, adhere to quality priority, ensure the truth and accuracy of data, adhere to application orientation, serve the actual needs of the industry, adhere to innovative development, and strengthen The application of emerging technologies further expands coverage, changes working methods, and strengthens service efficiency. Strive to achieve an increasingly complete health statistical survey system, team building, data resources, methods and methods by 2025, the authenticity, accuracy, and completeness of statistical data will continue to increase, and the level of legalization, standardization and informatization of statistical work will be significantly improved and effective support the high-quality development of health care. By 2030, establish and improve a scientific governance, unified authority, innovation-driven, safe and efficient statistical work system to provide important support for the implementation of the Healthy China strategy.

　　 2. Main tasks

　　 (1) Improve the statistical investigation system to meet the needs of expanding the functions of health and health work, to promote the transformation of statistical work from treating diseases as the center to health as the center, and expanding the field of statistics from medical and health care to the entire health service industry. In accordance with the ideas of maintaining stability, complete coverage, and innovation, scientifically set statistical indicators, revise and improve the statistical investigation system; speed up the establishment of institutions including medical and health, health management, elderly care, and childcare, without emphasizing, leaking, and authentic information , Update timely, reciprocally shared list of basic health statistics units. Actively integrate the closed loop of residents’ health statistics based on electronic health codes as the main index and run through the links of prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and health management. Gradually build a system centered on people’s health, covering all aspects of health resources, medical and health services, public health safety, residents' health level, health influencing factors, industry comprehensive management, health industry development, etc., covering the entire life cycle of a health statistical survey system. The National Health Commission has done a good job in top-level design, promulgated management methods for health statistics, and strengthened overall guidance. All localities must base themselves on actual conditions, improve the statistical investigation system, and strengthen organization and implementation. Grassroots organizations should optimize data supply and implement concrete measures.

　　 (2) Highlight the focus of statistical work.

　　 1. Support the implementation of a Healthy China strategy. Focusing on the main indicator requirements of the "Healthy China 2030" Planning Outline and the "Healthy China Action (2019-2030)", improve and improve the statistical survey system to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the relevant indicators in the Healthy China Action assessment indicator framework; appropriate; Increase the statistical survey items and frequency related to major diseases, key populations, and important health influencing factors, improve the availability and effectiveness of the main advocacy indicators and expected indicators in the Healthy China Action, and meet the needs of monitoring and evaluation.

　　 2. Serving public health safety management. Conform to the needs of the reform of the disease prevention and control system, improve the national disease prevention and control statistical investigation system, improve statistical data indicators, and improve the quality of statistical data; explore the establishment of an emergency reporting mechanism for statistical reports related to public health emergencies, and promote the sharing and comparison of related report information and data. Assist in the development of epidemic analysis and judgment. Actively use statistical data to carry out analysis of the distribution of medical and health resources, supply and demand comparison, etc., to provide a basis for assisting in the construction of a rationally distributed public health prevention, control and treatment system that combines peace and war.

　　 3. Strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of medical reform. Health administrative departments at all levels should work with relevant units to strengthen monitoring and evaluation around the deepening of the medical and health system reform plan and annual key tasks, and regularly report the development and effectiveness of medical improvement in various regions, and provide data guarantee for formulating medical reform policies, planning goals, and annual plans. Provinces, prefectures and cities should highlight key areas such as hierarchical diagnosis and treatment, modern hospital management, universal medical insurance, drug supply guarantee, and comprehensive supervision system, strengthen data analysis and utilization, enhance the forward-looking and predictability of work, and promote the in-depth development of medical reform.

　　 4. Improve the national life registration management system. Strengthen population monitoring, improve the dynamic update and verification mechanism of all-employee population, birth registration, and death registration information, improve the quality of basic population information, and provide support for the establishment of a statistical system covering the entire life cycle. Health administrative departments at all levels should strengthen overall planning and coordination, and improve coordination and sharing and comparison and verification mechanisms with education, public security, civil affairs, human resources and social security, statistics, medical insurance and other departments; medical and health institutions should perform the above-mentioned collection and update of vital registration information. Responsibility.

　　 5. Promote health service industry and health industry accounting. The National Health Commission and statistical agencies should accelerate the implementation of the "Healthy China 2030" Planning Outline, "Several Opinions of the State Council on Promoting the Development of the Health Service Industry", "Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Health Industry (2019-2022)" and other document requirements According to the "Health Industry Statistics Classification (2019)" issued by the National Bureau of Statistics, we will work with relevant departments to formulate and improve accounting methods for the health service industry and the health industry, and carry out related accounting work. Encourage all localities to cooperate with development and reform, statistics and other departments to promote health service industry and health industry accounting based on actual conditions.

　　 6. Do a good job of statistics in other new areas. Focus on the need for statistical work in the fields of elderly health, medical care integration, occupational health, childcare management, tobacco control compliance, etc., and gradually study and build a statistical indicator system that matches it, establish a dynamic thematic database, and help the construction of a health service system . Organize timely monitoring and investigation of the life and health status of the elderly, key occupational diseases and occupational disease hazards, childbearing, tobacco use and control, etc., to provide information support for the formulation of relevant policy plans.

　　 (3) Standardize statistical process management.

　　 1. Standardize project management in accordance with the law. In accordance with the principle of streamlining and efficiency, the National Health Commission established and revised the national health statistical survey system in accordance with laws and regulations. Local health administrative departments must strictly implement the statistical investigation system, and do a solid job of routine statistics such as health resources and medical services, health supervision, disease prevention and control, maternal and child health, population monitoring, and special investigations such as health service surveys and medical reform monitoring. The local health statistical survey system can be improved according to actual needs and approved by the statistical agency of the people's government at the same level.

　　 2. Gradually strengthen data quality control. Establish and complete a hierarchical quality control system for statistical work, and effectively strengthen the overall process management of statistical investigation activities deployment, training, implementation, and supervision to ensure that the data is true, accurate, and complete. The National Health Commission and statistical agencies have improved and optimized basic standards such as disease classification codes and surgical operation codes, formulated and improved data quality control systems, guided local areas to carry out standard application and quality audits, and conducted comprehensive evaluation reports. Local health and health administrative departments should rely on statistical agencies to refine data quality control plans, and implement the responsibilities, data standards, and technical specifications of all posts in all links of statistics. Various medical and health institutions must clarify data sources and responsible parties, standardize statistical data accounts, and ensure the quality of source data.

　　 3. Promote information release and sharing. In accordance with government information disclosure regulations, abide by national secrecy laws and regulations and related management systems, improve statistical information release systems, and standardize information release channels and content. The release of important statistical information in accordance with the statistical investigation system must be reviewed by the competent department of statistical work of the health administrative department at the corresponding level. Effectively strengthen the compilation of statistical bulletins, yearbooks, and abstracts, and use government portal websites, national health information platforms and other channels to publish them in a timely manner to facilitate the public's inquiry and use. Improve the internal statistical information sharing mechanism of the department to improve the timeliness and effectiveness of shared services. Further promote the sharing and exchange of statistical information between departments, and clarify sharing responsibilities, content, methods, time limits, and channels by signing agreements to improve the comprehensive use of statistical data.

　　 (4) Change statistical methods and methods.

　　 1. Innovative technology application. On the basis of constructing and perfecting databases such as population, health files, electronic medical records, etc., relying on the national health information platform, promote data statistics from the traditional manual filling, step-by-step summary, and regular submission to automatic collection, platform exchange, and real-time push, and gradually build a convenient, efficient, interconnected and shared information statistical network. Explore and promote the integration and application of emerging information technologies, innovate data collection, development, and storage methods, and improve the intelligence level of statistical work.

　　 2. Optimize the top-level design. Starting from the relevant departments and bureaus of the National Health Commission and directly affiliated units, speed up the integration of overlapping, scattered and independent information systems in the industry, standardize the statistical data collection workflow, and transform each business system from basic data collection to unified collection and top-level interaction , To promote cross-business, cross-institution, and cross-department exchange applications, reduce the frequency of reporting from management, and realize one source, one source for multiple purposes, integration and sharing.

　　 3. Reduce the burden on the grassroots. In accordance with the relevant requirements for solving the prominent problems of formalism and reducing the burden on the grassroots, statistical investigations will not be carried out if statistical data can be obtained through administrative records and big data processing. Statistical investigations shall not be repeated if statistical data can be obtained through statistical investigations that have been implemented. If sampling surveys and key surveys can meet the needs, do not carry out comprehensive statistical surveys. Reduce the frequency of surveys, reduce survey costs, and strive to solve the problem of "complicated reports" at the grassroots level.

　　 (5) Strengthen the application of statistical analysis.

　　 1. Strengthen decision support. Strengthen the concept of relying on data to speak and use data for decision-making, use scientific methods, tap the value of data, innovate display methods, and use scientific and objective statistical data to reflect the status and trends of health and health development, and support planning and policy formulation. Focusing on tasks in key areas such as the Healthy China Initiative, public health safety, and deepening medical reform, we regularly organize and write high-quality data analysis reports to support evidence-based decision-making and macro management. 

　　 2. Promote regulatory services. Focus on combining management with service, and actively carry out monitoring, early warning, analysis and evaluation based on statistical survey data. Focusing on major diseases, key populations, major health risk factors, and medical and health service quality and safety in the area under its jurisdiction, quickly carry out systematic comparison and analysis of statistical data, timely feedback and guide lower-level health administrative departments and medical and health institutions, and standardize medical and health services. Improve service management level.

　　 3. Support academic research. Make full use of statistical survey data, explore the establishment of a cooperative mechanism with high-level medical and health institutions, universities, scientific research institutions and other third-party "think tanks", and organize developments around the key and difficult issues of deepening medical reform, cutting-edge medical scientific research issues, and major national health issues Basic research, applied research, and countermeasure research to promote the transformation and utilization of research results.

　　 3. Organizational Guarantee

　　 (1) Effectively strengthen organizational leadership. It is necessary to further enhance the awareness of the basic importance and seriousness of statistical work, and incorporate it into the overall planning of the reform and development of health care. It is necessary to establish and improve a statistical management work mechanism with unified leadership and hierarchical responsibility, and work together to perform the legal administrative duties of health statistics. Health administrative departments at all levels and various medical and health institutions should clarify the responsible management departments for statistical work, strengthen the allocation of full-time and part-time statistical personnel, ensure funding needs, and ensure the smooth development of statistical work.　

　　 (2) Prevent and punish statistical fraud. All localities shall establish a responsibility system to prevent and punish statistical fraud and fraud, and strengthen accountability management for their own statistical violations in accordance with laws and regulations. The main responsible comrades of the health administrative departments at all levels are responsible for the authenticity of the regional health statistics organized and implemented by the health departments, and the main responsible comrades of various medical and health institutions are responsible for the statutory statistics of their units. Health administrative departments at all levels shall work with relevant departments to strengthen supervision, inspection and quality control traceability, discover problems in time, and correct them in accordance with the law. They shall bear corresponding legal responsibilities for falsifying or falsifying statistical data and other statistical violations.

　　 (3) Strengthen the construction of statistical teams. It is necessary to focus on maintaining the stability of the statistical team and actively create conditions for improving the welfare benefits of health statisticians. It is necessary to care for the basic-level statistical cadres, and to commend and reward units or personnel with outstanding performance and outstanding performance in accordance with relevant regulations. It is necessary to strengthen professional ethics education and professional training, carry out various forms of learning and exchanges, improve the ability and quality of statisticians, and make every effort to build a capable and efficient health statistics work team.

　　 (4) Ensure data and information security. It is necessary to strictly abide by national secrecy laws and regulations, relevant management systems, and network security related regulations, implement network information security infrastructure construction specifications, and ensure the reliable operation of statistical business databases and information systems. It is necessary to strengthen the management of the entire process of data collection, management, service, openness, sharing, and use, and establish a joint mechanism for security information notification and emergency response to effectively protect personal privacy and information security.

National Health Commission

27 August 2020

(Information disclosure form: Active disclosure)

Source : National Health Commission

Ref : http://www.nhc.gov.cn/cms-search/xxgk/getManuscriptXxgk.htm?id=f4fce10ec10548fdbb1743ad29790024

Serial protests in Europe to Wang Yi, people shout "Down with the Communist Party!"

Consolidated Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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People shout "Down with the Communist Party!"

According to comprehensive media reports,  Wang Yi, the State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (PRC), is visiting five European countries from 25 August to 1 September 2020, including Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, France and Germany. Not only has he been coldly treated by politicians from many countries, he has also encountered the embarrassing situation of "rat crossing the street, everyone shouting and beating". Protests from Hong Kong people, mainland democrats, and Uyghur groups in exile in Europe followed. The crowds also shouted slogans such as "Wang Yi dog slave!" and "Down with the Communist Party!".

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Wang Yi's visit to Italy met with protests to end CCP's persecution of Falun Gong

Wang Yi's first stop during the Europe visit is Italy, which has always been friendly to the China Communist Party (CCP), but the country’s Prime Minister Conte refused to meet Wang Yi. The two sides only had a brief conversation on the phone. After a meeting with Wang Yi, the foreign minister Di Maio said that he mentioned the Hong Kong issue to Wang Yi and emphasized that the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong people must be respected.

During Wang Yi's stay in Italy, in addition to receiving diplomatic indifference, Nathan Law, a Hong Kong democrat in exile in Britain, went to Rome to protest. Nathan Law met with the Italian parliamentary group in Rome, and held a press conference in Rome, condemning the CCP, attracting a large number of media and becoming the focus of attention.

On the other side of the building of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dozens of local Falun Gong practitioners held a protest against the CCP’s persecution of Falun Gong. Practitioners meditated and practiced in peaceful music, while hanging up banners such as "Stop Persecuting Falun Gong", "Falun Dafa is Good", and "Stop Live Organ Harvesting".

At the press conference that day, members of the Italian Lucio Malan (Lucio Malan), Federico Mollicone (Federico Mollicone), and former Foreign Minister Giulio Tzi di Santagata (Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata) and the UN representative of the Radical Party, Laura Harth (Laura Harth) both condemned the CCP’s human rights violations and expressed solidarity and concern for the situation in Hong Kong and humanity.

These lawmakers have also repeatedly mentioned the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in the CCP. Former Foreign Minister Santagata stated that he would support the persecuted "nationalities, religions and minorities, especially Tibet and Xinjiang, as well as the 100 million Falun Gong practitioners who have been persecuted since the late 1990s."

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Canadian Foreign Minister warns Wang Yi in Rome

On the same day, Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne also met with Wang Yi in Rome. Shen Pan asked Beijing to immediately release the two Canadian citizens arrested and expressed Canada's opposition to Hong Kong affairs in China.

Shen Pan also said that he told Wang Yi face to face that the "coercive diplomacy" adopted by the CCP to fight for the release of Meng Wanzhou would not work.

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Wang Yi visits the Netherlands, accompanied by protests calling for an end to persecution of Hong Kong, Christians, Muslims, Uyghurs and Buddhists

When Wang Yi's second stop is in the Netherlands. Dutch Representative Martijn van Helvert tweeted that Wang Yi was coming to save the relations between the two countries and invited Wang Yi to sit down in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament. The topics included "Taiwan, Hong Kong, Uyghurs, as well as Christians persecuted in China."

During the meeting, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok and Wang Yi also expressed their concerns about Hong Kong's autonomy and human rights issues in China.

A post-Brock statement stated that Hong Kong’s arrest of journalists and members of the Legislative Council, the one-year postponement of the Legislative Council elections, and Beijing’s enforcement of the Hong Kong National Security Law are all worrisome. He is also concerned about CCP's suppression of religious freedom in PRC, including the situation of Muslims, Christians and Tibetan Buddhists, as well as the Uyghurs.

On the same day, Wang Yi encountered many demonstrations in the Netherlands. More than 70 Uyghurs in exile in the Netherlands, more than 10 Chinese dissidents, and many Hong Kongers were in the square in front of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in The Hague. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Dutch branch of the World Uyghur Congress and other places participated in the demonstrations.

Some people hold the portrait of Wang Bingzhang, and signs such as "overthrow the corrupt regime of the CCP", "the CCP is corrupt, the people suffer", "democracy and freedom overthrow the CCP" and other signs such as "CCP virus" and other slogans.

Protesters chanted slogans such as "Wang Yi go back", "Wang Yi dog minion" and "Down with the Communist Party."

There were also Falun Gong practitioners wearing yellow clothes standing at the gate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and quietly handing out Falun Gong truth leaflets to people who came and went.

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Wang Yi says Nobel Peace Prize should not be politicized

Wang Yi visited Norway on 27 August and met Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Foreign Secretary Ine Eriksen Søreide. When Wang Yi met, the CCP’s persecution of human rights was on the table.

Norwegian Liberal Party leader and former Minister of Education Trine Skei Grande spoke during Wang Yi’s visit to protest against human rights. Norwegian lawmakers also suggested that Hong Kong protesters and Democrats be nominated to compete for the Nobel Peace Prize. Wang Yi responded that the Nobel Peace Prize should not be politicised. Is the Nobel Peace Prize not about politics? If Nobel Peace Prize is not about politics, then why were Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and famous political figures selected to win the Peace Prizes when they were alive?

Wang Yi warned the outside world not to interfere. He said that in the past, present and future, China firmly rejects anyone's attempts to use the Nobel Peace Prize to interfere in China's internal affairs. China stands firm and does not want to see anyone politicize the Nobel Peace Prize.

Wang Yi also mentioned the covid epidemic, pointing out that China was the first country to report SARS-CoV-2 to the World Health Organization and other countries, but it does not mean that the virus originated in China. He said that, in fact, reports and information in the past four months showed that covi appeared in different parts of the world, and the virus appeared earlier in many places than China. 

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Norway believes the CCP is not credible in international trade

When Wang Yi arrived in Norway, the relationship between the CCP and the Nordic countries was tense. Sweden closed all Confucius Institutes in the country and called for sanctions on the CCP and Hong Kong officials who introduced the Hong Kong National Security Law.

It is generally believed that the purpose of Wang Yi's trip to Norway was to lure and win European countries with interests and to divorce the transatlantic partnership between Europe and the United States. 

On 27 August, the leader of the Norwegian Liberal Party, Grande, held a demonstration and rally with people from all walks of life outside the Norwegian Prime Minister’s residence to condemn the CCP’s human rights violations. Later, she said in an interview with reporters that on the Hong Kong issue, the CCP could openly violate the Sino-British Joint Declaration signed with the United Kingdom. This has already sounded the alarm for European leaders who want to do business with the CCP. When dealing with the CCP, they should consider whether the CCP is credible.

Grande said at the rally that she believes Solede, as the foreign minister of Norway, will definitely mention the CCP's human rights issues when meeting with Wang Yi. The human rights issue is regarded as a topic that Wang Yi cannot escape from this European trip. Before Solede and Wang Yi met, the issue was mentioned in the theme of the meeting of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Solede also publicly admitted at a subsequent press conference with Wang Yi that she had discussed this issue with Wang Yi.

Later, Grande said in an interview with reporters that the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law enforced by the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong clearly violated the agreement reached between China (the Chinese Communist Party) and a European country (the United Kingdom). She said: “This raises people’s concerns. That is whether the CCP is a reliable country with which international agreements can be reached. This has alerted Europe. We must consider whether we can conduct international trade with this country."

At the same time, organizations including the Norwegian Amnesty International, the Norwegian Uyghur Committee, the Norwegian Tibet Committee, the Hong Kong Committee, the Norwegian-Taiwan Friendship Association, and the Norwegian PEN, as well as Norwegian Falun Gong practitioners, held a protest rally outside the Norwegian Prime Minister’s residence. Norwegian Liberal Party leader Trine Skei Grande, Norwegian Conservative Party Member Amalie Gunnufsen, Norwegian Social Left Party Parliamentary Representative Petter Eide and Norwegian Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Sigrid Heiberg ) spoke at the assembly.

In his speech, Eide urged the Norwegian government to demand that the CCP pledge to ensure democracy in Hong Kong, and condemned the CCP’s detention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. He said, “We cannot accept the CCP’s detention of 1 million Uyghurs in Xinjiang.” According to reports, more than 1 million Uyghurs are currently being held by the CCP in its “re-education camps” in Xinjiang.

Adiljan Abdurihim, secretary of the Norwegian Uyghur Committee, said that the Norwegian government should be cautious in dealings with the CCP when the CCP implements its genocide policy in Xinjiang.

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Expert: Wang Yi's trip is to separate the alliance between the United States and Norway

According to a report on the Quartz website on 26 August, Norwegian experts believe that Wang Yi’s trip is to separate the transatlantic partnership on the one hand, and to spy on the Arctic region on the other, because Norway is one of the eight largest Arctic countries in the Arctic Ocean (the other seven countries are Canada, the United States, Russia, Iceland, Denmark, Finland and Sweden).

Henrik Stålhane Hiim, a China expert at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, said that since Norway is a NATO member and a close ally of the United States, Wang Yi's trip has one purpose, that is to try to divorce the relationship between the United States and Norway. He said, "Wang Yi's mission is prevent Norway from joining the anti-CCP alliance formed by the United States."

Una Bērziņa-Čerenkova, an expert at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs who specializes in the CCP’s “One Belt One Road”, said that the two foreign ministers’ discussion topics announced by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also included discussions on the two countries’ cooperation in the Arctic climate and development. The CCP has always promoted its own interests under the guise of scientific research or cultural protection. She said: "China (the CCP) claims that it is promoting global interests in the Arctic Ocean, but it is actually watching the Arctic region."

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Wang Yi visits France, people call for attention to human rights in China

When Wang Yi arrived in France on the 28th, French President Macron will personally hold talks with Wang Yi. Fa Guang said that not only scholars questioned that Macron's personal meeting with Wang Yi was not in accordance with the principle of reciprocity, but local Uighur organizations and organizations defending Hong Kong have all appealed. Macron is concerned about human rights in China.

French Foreign Minister Le Drian said in a speech at the university on 26 August that "China (the CCP) is not only our partner, but also a competitor and an opponent in the system."

The French Foreign Minister emphasized that we should obtain reciprocal market opening from the CCP. Le Drian mentioned that the CCP (to foreign companies) has been implementing many restrictive regulations, such as "compulsory technology transfer" and "unfair competition" with Chinese companies. Wait.

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As Wang Yi visits Germany, German parliamentarians want the government to be tough

Wang Yi's last stop is Berlin, Germany. Before he came, many German parliamentarians had stated that Germany could not make concessions to the CCP on the Hong Kong issue.

Gyde Jensen (MdB, FDP), a federal member of the Liberal Democratic Party and chairperson of the Human Rights Commission, tweeted that the German government must put the Hong Kong and Xinjiang issues on the table. The talks were held under the shadow of the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" that violated international law. During the conversation between the two parties, they should not make concessions to the CCP but should consider the consequences.

German Green Party member of Parliament, Jürgen Trittin (MdB, Grüne) also stated that when Wang Yi was traveling around Europe, Hong Kong Democratic Party members Lin Cheuk Ting and Xu Zhifeng were arrested, pointing out that "democratic elections do not work like this."

K, a Hong Kong student studying in Germany, told Radio Free Asia that the Chinese authorities had lied to cause the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic to spread globally, and subsequently forced Hong Kong’s national security law to awaken the world, including Europe, which has always been conservative and moderate to the CCP, and countered the CCP’s public opinion. In all cases, Wang Yi's coldness and protests showed the CCP's plight in world politics in the future.

K said that in 2019, there are "anti-send to China" protests. In addition to the epidemic in 2020, there is the Hong Kong's national security law. These issues have become international issues. European countries have regarded the Communist Party as a threat and finally discovered that the CCP has invaded other countries. Of course, Wang Yi is here to fight the fire. How can the fire keep them from saving it? The CCP can only be countered by other countries.

Finnish democrat and current commentator Li Fang also believes that Wang Yi's visit to Europe has the intention of uniting Europe against the United States. However, Wang Yi has been coldly treated all the way. Western countries have become completely indifferent to it. On the most critical issues of democracy and human rights in Hong Kong, Europe and the United States are on the same front. The CCP’s intentions are obviously unrealistic, and Wang Yi should be ashamed of his trips.

Sources : NTDTV,  Sound Of Hope and Ming Pao

Refs: https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2020/08/28/a102928014.html, 

https://www.soundofhope.org/post/416113, 

https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%e8%81%9e/article/20200828/s00001/1598577969648/%e8%a2%ab%e5%95%8f%e6%b8%af%e7%a4%ba%e5%a8%81%e8%80%85%e5%8f%8a%e6%b0%91%e4%b8%bb%e6%b4%be%e8%a7%92%e9%80%90%e8%ab%be%e8%b2%9d%e7%88%be%e5%92%8c%e5%b9%b3%e7%8d%8e-%e7%8e%8b%e6%af%85%e8%ad%a6%e5%91%8a%e5%a4%96%e7%95%8c%e5%8b%bf%e5%b9%b2%e9%a0%90%e3%80%90%e7%9f%ad%e7%89%87%e3%80%91

Possible mixture of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and influenza vaccine, among issues on covi vaccine

Reporters : Dong Ruifeng and Wang Linlin / Publisher : XinhuaNet via ScienceNet

Ref : http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2020/8/444795.shtm

Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

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Concerns on SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

With the continuous progress in the research and development of SARS-CoV-2 (covi, in short) vaccines, in recent times, there have been news that "the vaccine is about to be approved for marketing" and "people have been vaccinated" but there are warnings such as covid "may overlap with flu."

The reporters interviewed authoritative organizations and professionals on the above issues, and asked them to answer questions about the covi vaccine that the public is concerned about.

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CCP's clinical trials of deactivated vaccine and Adenovirus 5 vector recombinant covi vaccine

The reporter learned from the State Council’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism that the People's Republic of China’s four covi vaccines have started international Phase III clinical trials, and some trials will complete the first round of vaccination in early September.

Phase III clinical trials are the key research to determine whether a vaccine can be approved for marketing. It will truly verify the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, requiring a sample size of tens of thousands to tens of thousands. It is reported that the Phase III clinical trial of a covi vaccine that has been initiated is expected to obtain preliminary data as soon as November.

Yang Xiaoming, Chairman of China National Biotechnology Co., Ltd., introduced that the two inactivated vaccines developed by the company have been approved for Phase III clinical trials in many countries in the Middle East and South America, and the total number of participants in the trials exceeds 30,000.

Yin Weidong, Chairman of Beijing Kexing Zhongwei Biotechnology Co., Ltd., introduced that a covi inactivated vaccine developed by the company is steadily advancing Phase III clinical trials in several countries in South America and Southeast Asia.

In addition, the Adenovirus 5 vector recombinant covi vaccine developed by Chen Wei's team at the Academy of Military Medicine of the Academy of Military Sciences is also in an orderly progress in international Phase III clinical trials.

As the covid epidemic is currently under effective control in PRC, the country does not have the objective conditions for large-scale clinical trials. So the above-mentioned Phase III clinical trials are all conducted overseas.

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Detailed characteristics of CCP's inactivated vaccine and Adenovirus 5 vaccine

According to Xu Jinghe, Deputy Director of the National Food and Drug Administration, currently 5 technical routes and 10 covi vaccines have been approved for clinical trials.

The aforementioned four covi vaccines, which are expected to be the first to cross the "finish line" of mass vaccination, belong to the two technical routes of inactivated vaccines and Adenovirus 5 vaccines. The remaining three technical routes also include recombinant protein vaccines, attenuated influenza virus vector vaccines, and nucleic acid vaccines.

Among them, an inactivated vaccine is a vaccine that kills the virus through physical or chemical methods, but still retains the virus's ability to cause human immune responses. The vaccine of this technical route has a long-term research foundation.

Adenovirus 5 vaccines use a modified replication-deficient adeno 5 virus as a carrier, carry the S protein gene of covi, and enter the subject to make the body produce immune memory, thereby achieving the effect of "keeping the virus out".

In addition, the covi recombinant protein vaccine jointly developed by the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Anhui Zhifeilongkema Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., which has entered Phase II clinical trials, is to express and purify pathogen antigen proteins in engineered cells through genetic engineering to be prepared into a vaccine.

According to reports, regardless of the technical route of the vaccine, strict safety and effectiveness monitoring and evaluation will be put in the first place. Under the premise of ensuring safety, effectiveness, and scientific compliance, relevant companies will launch large-scale vaccine production capacity.

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Who is being vaccinated urgently?

The reporter learned from the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council that PRC has approved the "Novel Coronavirus Vaccine Emergency Use (Trial) Program" on 24 June, approved two vaccines for emergency use, and officially launched the covi vaccine on 22 July for emergency use.

Article 20 of the Vaccine Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China, which came into effect on 1 December 2019, stipulates that in the event of a particularly major public health emergency or other emergency that seriously threatens public health, the health department of the State Council needs to control and put forward recommendations for emergency use of vaccines, which can be used within a certain range and within a certain period after the organization of the State Council's drug regulatory authority has approved the discussion.

Who is being vaccinated urgently? According to Zheng Zhongwei, director of the Science and Technology Development Center of the National Health Commission, according to relevant regulations, emergency use (trial) is limited to specific groups of people who have a high risk of exposure and cannot use current effective protective measures to protect them. People who use vaccines urgently should not be taken lightly. Other protective measures and means are not reduced. Special groups such as medical personnel, epidemic prevention personnel, border inspection personnel, and personnel guaranteeing basic urban operations are the objects of emergency vaccination, which can establish an immune barrier and provide a stable guarantee for social operations.

In addition, it is reported that some overseas staff, as well as some medical staff and market staff, have also urgently vaccinated against the covi inactivated vaccine.

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How long will the vaccines be effective?

According to the results of Phase I and Phase II clinical trials that have ended, a number of covi vaccines have demonstrated good safety and antibody effectiveness.

Yang Xiaoming introduced that the two vaccines of China Biological were successively approved in April to initiate Phase I and Phase II clinical trials. The test results showed that after the two doses of vaccines, the positive conversion rate of neutralizing antibodies reached 100%.

How long can these antibodies last? The answer is still to be verified by Phase III clinical trials.

At the same time, a group of scientific researchers are collecting data on cases of infection and recovery from SARS-CoV-2 during the domestic outbreak, analyzing the duration of antibodies in their bodies, and trying to answer the question of whether they will be infected with covi again from the mechanism.

According to the "Guiding Principles for Clinical Evaluation of Vaccines for Prevention of Novel Coronavirus (Trial)" issued by the Drug Evaluation Center of the State Drug Administration recently, the effectiveness of the covi vaccine is specifically proposed: The vaccine should provide protection for one year or more or provide protection for at least six months.

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Possible overlap of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and influenza vaccine 

It is reported that the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is expected to be "two-in-one" with the seasonal flu vaccine in the future to simplify the vaccination process.

However, before the covi vaccine has been approved for marketing, many experts have called for increased flu vaccine vaccination to avoid the formation of covi and influenza infection.

Wang Chen, Dean of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, said that the autumn and winter seasons approach, once covid merges with influenza, the differential diagnosis will be very difficult because the difficulty of isolating the population will be significantly increased, and the investment of social resources will also be significantly increased.

"The most effective way is to get the flu vaccine universally in time." Wang Chen said.

Ref: 

Yan Limeng: There are serious defects in the CCP's first SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, https://staygate.blogspot.com/2020/08/yan-limeng-there-are-serious-defects-in.html

Other Refs:

Human Adenovirus 5, ScienceDirect, https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/human-adenovirus-5

Yan Limeng: Lab accident is an option that CCP wants you to believe, https://staygate.blogspot.com/2020/08/yan-limeng-lab-accident-is-option-that.html

Yan Limeng: The PLA lab purposefully released some virus sample, https://staygate.blogspot.com/2020/08/yan-limeng-pla-lab-purposefully.html

Yan Limeng: Find out how PLA lab modified Zhoushan bat coronavirus, https://staygate.blogspot.com/2020/08/yan-limeng-we-have-to-find-out-how-pla.html

Yan Limeng: HCQ, vaccines cannot work if 'lab-modified" nature of SARS-CoV-2 is disregarded, https://staygate.blogspot.com/2020/08/yan-limeng-hcq-vaccines-cannot-work-if.html

Shi Zhengli disputes bats carry SARS-CoV-2, says whole genome sequence incomplete, among other issues, https://staygate.blogspot.com/2020/08/shi-zhengli-disputes-bats-carry-sars.html

Wuhan Institiute of Viology does not have RaTG13 in the viral genome of SARS-CoV-2 which is "not natural", https://staygate.blogspot.com/2020/05/wuhan-institute-of-viology-does-not.html

Shi Zhengli worried about laboratory virus leakage, https://staygate.blogspot.com/2020/04/shi-zhengli-worried-about-laboratory.html

Shi Zhengli : Unexpect SARS-like coronavirus cross-specifies infection will occur in Wuhan, https://staygate.blogspot.com/2020/03/shi-zhengli-unexpect-that-sars-like.html

External Refs:

Human Adenovirus 5, ScienceDirect, https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/human-adenovirus-5

Bernardo Cervellera, Prof Tritto: COVID-19 was created in the Wuhan laboratory and is now in the hands of the Chinese military, http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Prof-Tritto:-COVID-19-was-created-in-the-Wuhan-laboratory-and-is-now-in-the-hands-of-the-Chinese-military-50719.html?fbclid=IwAR3XFwlekdGVKXjUYkKNi094S_qnrXnjb1SSJNzTBG7D3oMN_Zxj3cRM6q8

The WHO delegation did not enter Wuhan again to investigate the origin of SARS-CoV-2

Interview : Chang Chun / Editor : Shang Yan / Publisher : New Tang Dynasty Television

Ref : https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2020/08/28/a102928678.html

Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

The team sent by the World Health Organization to China to investigate the origin of SARS-CoV-2 recently concluded its China trip. They stayed in China for three weeks, but did not enter Wuhan, where the epidemic first broke out. The rigor and independence of the WHO once again caused concerns in Western countries.

According to a report by the Financial Times on 28 August 2020, the World Health Organization’s advance team sent to China for the SARS-CoV-2 investigation ended a three-week visit, but did not go to Wuhan, the source of the epidemic, which triggered Western countries’ transparency and credibility of the investigation. Degree of concern.

The advance team sent by the WHO consists of two experts in the field of animal health and epidemiology. WHO spokesperson Lindemeier previously stated that the advance team had discussions with Chinese experts and received new information on epidemiological research, biogenetic analysis, and animal health research. It also held discussions with virologists and scientists in Wuhan. 

The Financial Times quoted a senior U.S. official as saying, “The WHO delegation stayed in Beijing for three weeks, but did not approach Wuhan at all, and any chance of finding clues is now gone.” Australian MP Dave Sharma ) Also said, “WHO’s early response to this epidemic seems to be to avoid offending China. The international community is seriously concerned about the rigor and independence of the WHO, which has now proven correct.”

Chinese scholar Xue Chi pointed out that before this advance team, the WHO had actually sent two study missions to China.

Chinese scholar Xue Chi: "The first time was from 20 to 21 January this year. The WHO also sent an investigation team to Wuhan, China to conduct an on-site inspection and finally submitted a report. Then in February, The WHO conducted the second investigation team. What's the problem? I went to Wuhan, but didn't go to the wards of those patients, and didn't get any substantive information. Now in August, the WHO's third investigation is still Repeating the same mistakes, no substantial changes have taken place. That's why the international community is very annoyed by the infiltration of the WHO by the CCP."

WHO Director-General Tedros said before that a larger international team of experts will be sent to Wuhan City, where the outbreak first broke out, to find out the source of the virus. He also mentioned that the “terms of reference” of the international team have been set by the WHO. They were drafted with the Chinese side but did not announce the specific details.

Chinese Canadian writer Sheng Xue: "This time they must go to China in a hurry before a larger real investigation team. It is probably also at the invitation and arrangement of Chinese officials. It is to do some coordination first. If it is said that once it encounters these factual evidence and clues that are unfavorable to China, I think Chinese officials may continue to pressure the WHO."

At the World Health Assembly (WHA) video conference on 19 May, the 194 member states of WHO voted to "independently investigate the covid epidemic and the source of the virus SARS-CoV-2."

The Central News Agency quoted the opinion of Huang Yanzhong, a senior researcher on global health issues of the American Association for Foreign Relations, saying that the delegation must have unrestricted access to Wuhan and other parts of China in order to obtain authoritative findings. He said that the WHO seems to be trying to please China and also wants to be neutral and scientific, so it decided to investigate only how the virus spreads from animals to humans, rather than the CCP’s public health decision-making failure.

Sheng Xue: "The most important thing for an international public interest organization like the World Health Organization is its integrity. So now WHO is criticized precisely because its integrity has a problem. Because in fact, it has to. To investigate a major tragic event that can be said to have never occurred in human history, the virus has spread so widely, it must not have any pre-set position, especially such a position that cannot be interfered by political forces."

Xue Chi: "This time the advance team of the WHO is completely a show, then the international community should completely refuse to continue performing like this kind of show. The WHO went to China to conduct an independent investigation. The main content of this investigation should be open and transparent. It can be universally recognized by the international community. Its investigative team has come to China with such a mission, so that it can complete its mission."

Xue Chi said that if the WHO really sent such an independent investigation team, the CCP would not allow them to enter the country for investigation. This also just unveiled the mask of the CCP. However, these formal investigations are only equivalent to helping the CCP cover up.