[New Tang Dynasty News, Beijing time, August 20, 2023]Recently, the epidemic situation in mainland China has heated up again, and cases of fever can be seen everywhere on social networking platforms. On August 20, Beijing announced the establishment of a major respiratory infectious disease research center, causing netizens to question: “What kind of signal is this?”
According to a report by the CCP’s official media, Beijing Daily, on August 20, the Beijing Research Center for Major Respiratory Tract Infectious Diseases was established with the purpose of “providing scientific and technological support and policy recommendations for the prevention and control of respiratory infectious diseases in Beijing.”
Wang Quanyi, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at the meeting that respiratory infectious diseases spread rapidly and are difficult to prevent and control, especially after the emergence of new pathogens can easily lead to regional epidemics or global pandemics.
The report mentioned that the expert committee of this research center includes 23 experts including Shen Hongbing, Wang Chen, and Gao Fu.
This news sparked heated discussions among netizens, “What kind of signal is this?”
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Some netizens said, “The current situation is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. It is obvious that it does not matter if it is like a cold, but in fact they are quietly stepping up prevention. For example, our unit issued a notice saying that it should be reported immediately if there is an infectious epidemic. The attitude is self-evident. “”Why did the subway station staff wear masks? I don’t remember wearing them for a while.” “Maybe a condition that we don’t know was triggered recently.”
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“A colleague of mine who has never worn a mask has also started wearing an N95. Did something major happen?”
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Some people also said: “That was old news two months ago, and now EG.5.1.1 is blooming everywhere, and the domestic news media lags behind too much.”
“CCTV is not uncommon. If you watch the news broadcast video, there is no one in the meeting who does not wear a mask. This is also an indirect reminder.”
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“Before an important meeting, you have to test nucleic acid for several consecutive days, and test the antigen at the entrance on the same day, and you can only enter the venue if all three times are negative.”
A Henan netizen posted, “The whole department is secretly having a fever.” “It’s the same as our office, they’re all secretly getting a ‘cold’, and it’s still contagious.”
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The National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention of China stated on the 19th that the proportion of EG.5 mutant strains is on the rise, from 0.6% in April to 71.6% in August. This trend is likely to continue.
(Comprehensive report by reporter Li Li/Editor in charge: Lin Qing)
2023-08-20 16:47:10
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