Thank you very much for the translation, and for posting the article.
I'm shocked, and speechless. The implications are staggering.
As I recall, the human to human transmission in Vietnam was from a patient to a family member caring for him. Transmission through casual contact has not occurred, at least not officially.
"I'm shocked, and speechless. The implications are staggering."
I'm not shocked...but the implications are beyond staggering. We're dealing with a Machiavellian communist country and this might be more than just the nasty avian flu we've been watching. At high levels in China, in private this will be viewed differently. It will be seen as setting a stage.
If China loses half it's population it will still thrive, but we would be hurt very badly if we lost one third.