Category: Special Topics

Emergency Visits Surge in Shanghai’s Top Hospitals, Mostly COVID Patients

January 2, 2023
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Shanghai’s tertiary hospitals are experiencing a soaring number of patients in their emergency departments, which is double or even several times more than their usual workload, according to doctors. Patients have waited up to eight hours to see a doctor in some of the hospitals. “There are a lot of patients coming to the emergency…

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UK Surveillance Tsar Voices Concern Over Chinese Equipment

January 2, 2023
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The UK’s surveillance watchdog said a timeline should be set up to assess the risks of using Chinese-made equipment and to remove or replace them if appropriate. In an interview published on Monday in The Times of London, Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson likened the widespread use of Chinese cameras and drones to “digital asbestos,”…

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More Than 60 Percent of South Korean Staff Infected With COVID-19 in Embassy and Consulates Across China

January 2, 2023
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In the past two weeks, more than 60 percent of Korean employees at South Korean diplomatic and consular offices across China have been infected with COVID-19, as a new wave of the virus sweeps through the country. South Korea has announced that it will suspend its issuing of short-term visas in China from Jan. 2…

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More Than 60 Percent of South Korean Staff Infected With COVID-19 in Embassy, Consulates Across China

January 2, 2023
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More than 60 percent of Korean employees at South Korean diplomatic and consular offices across China have been infected with COVID-19 over the past two weeks, as a new wave of the virus sweeps through the country. South Korea has announced that it will suspend its issuing of short-term visas in China until Jan. 31. Rep….

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COVID Patients in China Developing ‘White Lung’ Syndrome

January 2, 2023
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Chinese authorities imposed an extremely strict lockdown when most COVID-19 patients had mild or no symptoms but all of a sudden, they removed all the restrictions as the pandemic shifted into a rapid and severe phase. Hospitals in large cities like Beijiing and Wuhan have filled up. What Chinese people are calling “white lung” syndrome…

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Chinese Cities See COVID-19 Infection Rate Exceeding 50 Percent

January 1, 2023
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The rate of COVID-19 infections may have exceeded 50 percent in Chinese provinces and large cities and reached as high as 80 percent in the capital city of Beijing, the country’s health experts and officials estimated, painting a picture much grimmer than what the nation’s central authorities disclosed and fueling distrust around the world. “The…

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Australia to Require Negative COVID-19 Tests for Travelers From China

January 1, 2023
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SYDNEY—Australia said on Sunday that travelers from China will have to provide negative COVID-19 test results from Jan. 5, joining a growing number of nations that have implemented similar restrictions as cases surge in China. Citing a lack of epidemiological information and genomic sequencing data from China, Australian health minister Mark Butler said the government…

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Doctors in China Face Wave of COVID-19 Infections With Scarce Medical Resources

January 1, 2023
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China’s COVID-19 infections have rapidly spread to the countryside and small towns and concerns are mounting about the Chinese lunar new year that will fall on Jan. 22, 2023, when a large number of holiday travelers are expected as people return to their hometowns for the celebration. As hospitals in big cities are overwhelmed by…

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Doctors in China’s Countryside Face Wave of COVID-19 Infections With Scarce Medical Resources

January 1, 2023
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China’s COVID-19 infections have rapidly spread to the countryside and small towns and concerns are mounting about the Chinese lunar new year that will fall on Jan. 22, 2023, when a large number of holiday travelers are expected as people return to their hometowns for the celebration. As hospitals in big cities are overwhelmed by…

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Doctors in China’s Countryside Face Wave of Infections With Scarce Medical Resources

January 1, 2023
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China’s COVID-19 infections have rapidly spread to the countryside and small towns and concerns are mounting about the Chinese lunar new year that will fall on Jan. 22, 2023, when a large number of holiday travelers are expected as people return to their hometowns for the celebration. As hospitals in big cities are overwhelmed by…

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