China is bracing for a massive new wave of COVID cases. What it means for the rest of the world

Fortune ^ | 5/24/23 | ERIN PRATER

[JonPreston]

Cases of Omicron variant XBB are mounting in China, forming a new wave expected to crest around 65 million cases a week by the end of June.

XBB, the “first major highly immune-evasive” group of COVID variants, “will sweep through China,” but the wave will be “largely invisible” due to low rates of testing and reporting, Raj Rajnarayanan, assistant dean of research and associate professor at the New York Institute of Technology campus in Jonesboro, Ark., and a top COVID-variant tracker, tells Fortune.

When it comes to XBB variants, “the rest of the world has seen them all.” But up until recently, “China hasn’t,” he says, adding that the country has a substantial population at high risk of severe outcomes from COVID due to age, immune status, and co-morbid conditions.

Increased circulation of XBB variants in China—and elsewhere—is likely to result in the evolution of new XBB variants, Rajnarayanan said. So far, XBB spawn have remained relatively innocuous for those not at increased risk of severe disease, according to the World Health Organization’s latest situation report, released Thursday.

[JonPreston]

According to the article, as the XXB variant makes it's way thru the Chinese population, new mutation(s) will evolve causing medical uncertainty.

And you thought we were done with this.

[albie]

I guess we didn’t put enough small “unessential” businesses out of business last time.

[HandBasketHell]

The Democrats need a new, looming threat in order to keep the cheat-by-mail-in ballots in play for 2024.

[kabar]

Taking back excess Covid money from Biden is now off the table.

[mewzilla]

As long as Deep State is still in power, we won’t be done with any of it.

[JonPreston]

That’s right, and that’s why I’m not going to take our elections seriously in the future.

[lightman]

I was done with this the day that Mike Pence pulled the bait and switch of lowering the “Two weeks...” sign and raised the “Thirty days...” one.

[SaveFerris]

[China is bracing for a massive new wave of COVID cases. What it means for the rest of the world]

Not to worry. Just talked to an old gaming friend from California. Everything regarding Covid-19 is a "conspiracy theory". It just popped-up outta nature via a bat, or it walked itself out of a bio lab on its own AND Fauci is ALWAYS telling the truth.



Here's a surprise. My old gaming friend listens to........MSNBC and CNN. Oh, and a "newsletter" - I'm sure it's chock-full of accurate sources.

[JonPreston]

This is what happens when criminals aren’t brought to justice. We didn’t even try to understand and fix this mess.

[ClearCase_guy]

If they try to do another “lockdown”, I wonder how the American public will react? Sure, we’re mostly sheep — but how much can the sheep take before they stop being sheep?

[avenir]

It’s important to participate as a testimony against them for the day of Judgment. God notes mischief and vexation and will repay liars and cheats for every stolen vote.

[Sooth2222]

If they try to do another “lockdown”, I wonder how the American public will react? Sure, we’re mostly sheep — but how much can the sheep take before they stop being sheep?

It is the nature of sheep to always be sheep, until they become dinner.

[jacknhoo]

“”but the wave will be “largely invisible” due to low rates of testing and reporting,””

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Therein lies the truth - a pretty much non-existent problem.

[JonPreston]

While you await judgement day, they make living here pure hell

[JonPreston]

a pretty much non-existent problem

except that the reaction to the new variants will be predictable and disruptive.

[glimmerman70]

Let me guess. New and improved covid to come February 2024.. By March Trump in jail and we are in lock down and biden in his basement.

[Bounced2X]

will be “largely invisible”
There's the excuse to go bat sh!t crazy with every government "suppression" scheme they can think of. With an abundance of caution we have to lock down until it can be isolated so we can fight it. It could be very dangerous, or not.

[central_va]

Yawn.

[sit-rep]

That means my prices to Thailand are going to remain 3 x higher than the norm because transfer hubs in Shanghai or Beijing will remain restricted!! Pffffft...

[Rocco DiPippo]

Beat me to it.