Pandemic 2020

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schuylaar

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Sincerely hope I'm wrong,more than 2 yrs. already,2nd booster in 2 wks and I'm in really good phys.shape at 56,but this is starting to get tiresome and sickening,the only thing that takes it off the radar is the insanity in Ukraine.
Be happy you have them and don't live in China or Russia:hug: It's little inconvenience and we're spoiled..the end result is you get to live.

You do understand that the US is #3 in the WORLD in DEATHS? About 1M so far? Not exactly one record you want. Besides, you've got sports back to keep your mind off the drudgery of vaccine.
 

printer

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Stop what?
China sends military, doctors to Shanghai to test 26 million residents for COVID
China sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai to help execute COVID-19 tests for all of its 26 million residents on Monday, in one of its biggest ever public health responses.

Some residents were asked to wake up before dawn for nucleic acid testing at their housing compounds, many queuing up in their pyjamas.

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Sunday dispatched more than 2,000 medical personnel recruited from across the army, navy and joint logistics support forces to Shanghai, an armed forces newspaper reported.

 

Roger A. Shrubber

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China sends military, doctors to Shanghai to test 26 million residents for COVID
China sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai to help execute COVID-19 tests for all of its 26 million residents on Monday, in one of its biggest ever public health responses.

Some residents were asked to wake up before dawn for nucleic acid testing at their housing compounds, many queuing up in their pyjamas.

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Sunday dispatched more than 2,000 medical personnel recruited from across the army, navy and joint logistics support forces to Shanghai, an armed forces newspaper reported.

Multiple provinces such Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Beijing have sent healthcare workers to Shanghai, according to media reports, with some estimates putting the total number at more than 10,000.

It is China's largest public health response since it tackled the initial COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus was first discovered in early 2020. The State Council said the PLA dispatched over 4,000 medical personnel to the province of Hubei, where Wuhan is, back then.

Shanghai, which began a two-stage lockdown last Monday that has been expanded to confine practically all residents to their homes, reported 8,581 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and 425 symptomatic COVID cases for April 3. It also asked residents to self-test using antigen tests for COVID-19 on Sunday.

While the outbreak is small by global standards, the city has emerged as a test of China's elimination strategy based on testing, tracing and quarantining all positive cases and their close contacts.

The strategy has shown signs of strain, with residents complaining of crowded and unsanitary central quarantine centres, as well as difficulties in securing food supplies and essential medical help.

Still, Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the country to curb the momentum of the outbreak as soon as possible while sticking to the "dynamic-clearance" policy. read more

On Saturday, Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan, who was sent to Shanghai by the central government, urged the city to "make resolute and swift moves" to curb the pandemic.
if they have 10,000 teams administering tests, and each test takes 5 minutes, that's about 9 days, with no complications....9 days working straight through, it will probably take them more like 20 days in reality. by the time they finish, the first ones tested will need tested again...
 

CCGNZ

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Be happy you have them and don't live in China or Russia:hug: It's little inconvenience and we're spoiled..the end result is you get to live.

You do understand that the US is #3 in the WORLD in DEATHS? About 1M so far? Not exactly one record you want. Besides, you've got sports back to keep your mind off the drudgery of vaccine.
Gotcha,975,000 is a big# and I certainly sympathize w/some families that have been hit hard,a lot of scar tissue out there.
 

Dr.Amber Trichome

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if they have 10,000 teams administering tests, and each test takes 5 minutes, that's about 9 days, with no complications....9 days working straight through, it will probably take them more like 20 days in reality. by the time they finish, the first ones tested will need tested again...
That leader is freaking CRAZY! What insanity.
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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That leader is freaking CRAZY! What insanity.
i can't argue with you much about that...Xi was raised in a harcore old school communist family, and still holds many of the values they held. modernization and a desire to join the world economy in a meaningful way is helping, but he still has a lot of issues with allowing his citizens more than minimal freedoms
 

Dr.Amber Trichome

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i can't argue with you much about that...Xi was raised in a harcore old school communist family, and still holds many of the values they held. modernization and a desire to join the world economy in a meaningful way is helping, but he still has a lot of issues with allowing his citizens more than minimal freedoms
He needs help . Like mental health counseling and spiritual healing.
 

captainmorgan

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Beijing has reported a small number of cases with a twist. They say the cases are linked to a clothing shipment from South Korea. This is the first time I've heard anyone say covid was spread by surface contact on shipped goods. I've always believed it was possible and that was how my married friends that are so sick got infected. They recieved regular shippments from China and got very sick before Covid was spreading in our area.
 
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