Posted on 03/13/2022 4:02:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway
China is scrambling to address its most severe Covid-19 outbreak in two years, reporting soaring cases in a fresh wave that has seen the country tweak its zero-Covid policy by allowing rapid antigen tests (RATs) for public use.
After topping 1,000 for two days in a row, new locally transmitted cases surged to more than 3,100, this time driven by a spike in symptomatic infections, the National Health Commission reported on Sunday. It came as 16 provinces reported new coronavirus infections, as did the four megacities of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing.
Local symptomatic cases more than tripled to 1,807, from 476 a day earlier, the NHC said. Asymptomatic infections edged up to 1,315, from 1,048 the previous day, after dominating the national caseload for the past few days.
China does not classify asymptomatic infections as confirmed cases.
Some local health authorities have attributed the surge to the Omicron variant, which is more transmissible but causes less severe symptoms than the original Covid-19 virus.
The southern tech hub of Shenzhen, which has been battling an Omicron surge since late February, will carry out three rounds of citywide Covid-19 tests next week.
In a statement on Sunday, city authorities said bus and subway services would be suspended from Monday. Residents were urged to work from home and to step out only to buy daily necessities. And all outbound travellers must submit negative nucleic acid test results taken within the previous 24 hours. Essential services and supplies to neighbouring Hong Kong remain unaffected.
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Why, just the other day China was telling the world COVID was over in China, that there were zero cases of COVID in China.
What in the world happened?
Let’s just say, China is opaque at best. I wouldn’t have trusted their numbers up until now. Why this is coming out?
That Zero-Covid policy worked out really well.
/s
One of these days China might learn the wisdom of a “LET ‘ER RIP” strategy.
At least it is not TB.
The Fauci popped out of the hole and saw his shadow.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4046263/posts
Just in time for the midterms.
Wow....their $hots sound so effective, too.
Squirrel.
ChiComs want to change the subject from their support of Russia and constant threats to Taiwan.
All the smokers, pollution and poor hygienic practices don’t help, that’s for sure. Stop hocking up and spitting all over the place, for starters!
China is the biggest producer of counterfeit products.
To lie and cheat are built into their DNA.
China is probably releasing the next round.
It looks like the West is finally opening up and treating the disease as the relatively minor nuisance that it is. These are scare tactics.
The CCP can't stand watching the worldwide outbreak of FREEOM: Ending of masking, distancing, and restrictions.
Gotta gin up the fear again.
“cases”
Big deal.
Doesn’t pass the smell test
We need a great covid comeback by summer to ensure mail in ballots
Yea, they are going to release something else.
It’ll be a completely different virus.
Hopefully we can lockdown for two more years...
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