Posted on 06/21/2021 9:42:10 AM PDT by blam
Despite China’s success in reining in COVID-19 cases, a recent outbreak in Guangdong, China’s most populous province, has apparently spread even further despite lockdown measures that were first imposed in late May, before being tightened earlier this month. And on Monday, Reuters reported that despite these restrictions, the outbreak has spread to the manufacturing hub of Dongguan, which is also situated in Guangdong Province.
The city launched mass testing on Monday and even blocked off certain communities after detecting the first infections tied to the current outbreak. Officials have said that the “Delta” mutant strain – first discovered in India – has been driving the latest outbreak.
According to Reuters, Dongguan reported two cases since Friday. City authorities have told residents not to leave, except for “essential” reasons. Those who wish to leave must show negative test results from within the last 48 hours before departure.
Entrances to highways that would lead drivers to other cities were closed, while shuttle buses between airports in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and a check-in terminal in Dongguan, were also closed. Some museums and libraries in the city were also closed to visitors. Factories were still running, however.
“(Workers) need to do COVID tests, but it’s not a prerequisite for them to be able to enter factories,” said King Lau, who helps manage a metal coating factory.
“My staff will do (their COVID tests) after work, although there will be long queues.”
In total, Guangdong has reported 168 confirmed infections since May 21, with nearly 90% of the cases tied to its capital, Guangzhou.
The outbreak is smaller than earlier clusters found elsewhere in China. A prior outbreak centered around Hebei, a region in northeastern China, recorded more than 1,150 infections between late December and early February. It marked the worst domestic outbreak in the central city of Wuhan, where the virus emerged in late 2019.
Chinese officials said Guangzhou’s battle against the Delta variant was a warning to other cities not to get complacent. Meanwhile, strict disinfection and quarantine measures implemented on May 21 have led to congestion of vessels waiting to berth in one of China’s busiest container ports, Yantian International Container Terminal in Shenzhen.
If these delays continue, “the impact would be bigger than the Suez Canal incident,” said Patrik Berglund, chief executive of Xeneta, an ocean freight rate benchmarking firm headquartered in Oslo.
As of Monday, 50 vessels were waiting outside the port, and more than 160 were being affected.
“We’ve seen exporters who cannot wait for the port congestion to ease turning to trucks to send the cargoes from China to Europe.”
Right now, it’s expected that normal operations will resume by end-June. Even as congestion at Yantian eases, traffic at the Shezhen port of Shekou and the main Guangzhou port of Nansha remains high.
I love how the craven media tout China’s “successes” as lockdowns are expanded.
It’s China. So yes, they can lockdown everything. But you can’t outsmart a virus forever until you vaccinate everybody. Israel had done thus already. We are on our way thanks to President Trump’s Warp Speed.
Dong go on.
They are donging each other so much they just named the place Dong go on.
I revile the Chinese Communists. They have caused so much human suffering.They deserve an abrupt end.
Heading to the urologist. I got Guang (on my) dong.
I’m not taking the vaccine. But I Identify as Vaccinated.
Officials have said that the “Delta” mutant strain OF THE NOT CHINA FLU – first discovered in India has been driving the latest outbreak.
Yes. What better than to scream “fake news” right in the first sentence?
i haven’t taken the vaccine and when people ask why i tell them, “My body. My choice.”
Aw, hell no!
There is natural immunity in the US of at least 40% (CDC says 34% but they lowball everything). There's at least one shot in 70% of Americans. There is overlap in those groups but we are in good shape.
No, every single living human MUST get the jab. Don’t you understand?
Lockdowns only delay the inevitable.
And maskerbation doesn’t even do that.
I dont think you can outsmart a virus, period.
Ha. They tell you not to stick a Q-tip in your ear ( what most people use it for). The location of the q-tip in that picture is a whole ‘nother wrong location.
Well yeah they can and have. Think small pox and polio.
china creating an infected army of people to be released for travel abroad
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