China is experiencing an unprecedented wave of Covid which has sparked tough lockdowns, testing regimes and mask mandates
* China's daily Covid infections have doubled in a fortnight, with a record 40,000 testing positive on Saturday
* Millions are living in lockdown as Beijing sticks to its economically-crippling 'zero Covid' strategy
* Major anti-Government lockdown protests have erupted in at least seven cities over a fresh batch of rules
* BBC journalist beaten up and arrested 'to stop him catching Covid' while covering protests, local cops claim
* Revealed: Britain has world's SECOND biggest Covid outbreak currently - behind only Japan
China's unrelenting Covid outbreak could spawn a doomsday variant which has the potential to send the world back to square one in its fight against the virus, experts warned today.
Cases have doubled within a fortnight across the country, where the pandemic began almost three years ago. A record 40,000 people are now testing positive every day, with millions subject to restrictions as Beijing sticks to its economically-crippling 'zero Covid' strategy.
Major anti-Government protests have erupted in cities over a fresh batch of virus-containing rules that has seen some confined to their homes for more than three months. It saw police arrest a BBC journalist, who said forces beat and kicked him while reporting on the unprecedented demonstrations.
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WNU Editor: When I reflect on the past 3 years it is hard to phantom going back into lock-downs and quarantines. But here is an easy prediction if lock-downs return. The health care system will break. Political and social unrest will be off the scales. And the economic consequences will set everything back by years if not more.
There is a wood carving of peasant boiling nobles in a pot to eat during peasants revolt precipitated by poor harvests and poor policies(noble's greed).
ReplyDeleteThat wood carving needs to be reproduced in the millions.
We need to stop thinking we can control this Virus. Manage it yes, stop it no. Let the system work as designed. And yes, this means many will perish but unless someone else has a better plan, let nature do it’s thing. Just sayin.
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