Asia

China doubles down on zero-Covid pledge despite public frustration, change comes in small increments

Mon, 2022-11-07 21:39 — mike kraft

What exit? China doubles down on zero-Covid pledge despite public frustration China has reiterated its unswerving commitment to its longstanding zero-Covid policy, despite mounting public frustration the stringent measures are costing the very lives they're intended to protect. By Nectar Gan, CNN CNN

...

The unrelenting campaign has kept infections and deaths low at great economic and social cost, as new fast-spreading variants make containing the virus near impossible....

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about China doubles down on zero-Covid pledge despite public frustration, change comes in small increments
Log in or register to post comments

Reports say China aiming for less disruptive COVID policies

Sat, 2022-11-05 06:46 — mike kraft

Reports say China aiming for less disruptive COVID policies BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials are trying to quell an outcry over the death of a 3-year-old boy from a quarantined residential compound that added to public anger at anti-virus controls that have confined millions of people to their homes. AP NEWS

...

The boy died at a hospital in Lanzhou of carbon monoxide poisoning blamed on a gas leak. His father accused health workers who were enforcing the closure of the compound of refusing to help and trying to stop him as he rushed his son to the hospital.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Reports say China aiming for less disruptive COVID policies
Log in or register to post comments

China's zero-Covid policy explained, cases highest since August, zone closed aroung Iphone factory

Thu, 2022-11-03 22:48 — mike kraft

Factbox: What is China's zero-COVID policy and how does it work? Nearly three years into the pandemic, China is sticking with a strict COVID-19 containment policy that has caused mounting economic damage and widespread frustration, while keeping its borders shut for most international travel. Reuters Reuters

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Read more about China's zero-Covid policy explained, cases highest since August, zone closed aroung Iphone factory
Log in or register to post comments

Philippine schools ordered to reopen after virus lockdowns

Thu, 2022-11-03 05:56 — mike kraft

Philippine schools ordered to reopen after virus lockdowns MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Millions of students trooped back to public schools across the Philippines on Wednesday as the government enforced the mandatory resumption of in-person classes after more than two years of coronavirus pandemic lockdowns. AP NEWS

...

Nearly 29 million students enrolled for the school year, including in privately owned schools, which can decide whether to resume in-person classes or maintain a mix of face-to-face or online classes each week.

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Philippine schools ordered to reopen after virus lockdowns
Log in or register to post comments

China is caught in a zero-Covid trap of its own making and hurting business

Wed, 2022-11-02 20:41 — mike kraft

China is caught in a zero-Covid trap of its own making | CNN Rather than relax Covid restrictions -- as some had hoped for in the lead-up to the Communist Party's five-yearly leadership reshuffle, Chinese authorities have ramped them up after Xi Jinping's sweeping endorsement of the zero-Covid strategy. Nectar Gan CNN

Hong Kong CNN —

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about China is caught in a zero-Covid trap of its own making and hurting business
Log in or register to post comments

Cholera Outbreaks Surge Worldwide as Vaccine Supply Drains

Mon, 2022-10-31 20:33 — mike kraft

A record number of cholera outbreaks around the globe, driven by droughts, floods and armed conflicts, has sickened hundreds of thousands of people and so severely strained the supply of cholera vaccines that global health agencies are rationing doses.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Cholera Outbreaks Surge Worldwide as Vaccine Supply Drains
Log in or register to post comments

Chinese cities clamp down on COVID, workers walk out of iphone facory

Mon, 2022-10-31 20:24 — mike kraft

Chinese cities clamp down on COVID as cases rise before winter season Officials in Chinese cities and provinces across the country are pulling no punches in stamping out sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks as winter nears, quickly closing venues and enforcing longer temporary lockdowns on millions of people. Reuters Reuters

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Chinese cities clamp down on COVID, workers walk out of iphone facory
Log in or register to post comments

Tuberculosis deaths rose during pandemic, reversing years of decline --WHO

Fri, 2022-10-28 21:21 — mike kraft

Tuberculosis deaths rose during pandemic, reversing years of decline, WHO says Global deaths from tuberculosis are estimated to have increased between 2019 and 2021, reversing years of decline as the COVID-19 pandemic severely derailed efforts to tackle the disease, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Bhanvi Satija Reuters

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Tuberculosis deaths rose during pandemic, reversing years of decline --WHO
Log in or register to post comments

China: Covid controls spread, millions in lockdown

Fri, 2022-10-28 21:13 — mike kraft

Covid cases, controls spread in China

BEIJING — Covid controls in China have tightened in the last two weeks after more cities reported virus outbreaks.

The restrictions on business and social activity affected 9.2% of China’s gross domestic product as of Thursday, up from 7% on Oct. 16, according to Nomura’s model.

“Since the 20th National Party Congress kicked off on 16 October, domestic Covid case numbers have been clearly on an upward trajectory,” the firm’s chief China economist Ting Lu and a team said in a report Thursday. “The national lockdown situation has been getting ... significantly worse.”

...
ALSO SEE: Millions back in lockdown as Beijing doubles down on zero-Covid --BBC

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags: