https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong...-hong-kong-chinese-border-reopens-following-3
I suppose the USDCNH chart looks strong, 7% rally.
I suppose the USDCNH chart looks strong, 7% rally.
The China Covid Fiasco
- Thread starter gwb-trading
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China? Did we say 7,000 cases? We meant 88.5 million. In just one province.
Almost everyone in China's third most populous provice has been infected with COVID
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01...infected-covid-cases-lunar-new-year/101839660
Almost 90 per cent of people in China's third most populous province have been infected with COVID as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases.
Kan Quancheng, director of the health commission for central Henan province, said "as of January 6, 2023, the province's COVID infection rate is 89.0 per cent."
With a population of 99.4 million, the figures suggest about 88.5 million people in Henan have been infected.
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Almost everyone in China's third most populous provice has been infected with COVID
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01...infected-covid-cases-lunar-new-year/101839660
Almost 90 per cent of people in China's third most populous province have been infected with COVID as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases.
Kan Quancheng, director of the health commission for central Henan province, said "as of January 6, 2023, the province's COVID infection rate is 89.0 per cent."
With a population of 99.4 million, the figures suggest about 88.5 million people in Henan have been infected.
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Satellite images of Chinese crematoriums and funeral homes hint at Covid outbreak’s true toll
Social media users have questioned the government’s reporting, pointing to the recent deaths of prominent artists, scientists and academics.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/satellite-images-china-covid-outbreak-rcna65238
Social media users have questioned the government’s reporting, pointing to the recent deaths of prominent artists, scientists and academics.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/satellite-images-china-covid-outbreak-rcna65238
The cost of maintaining a zero Covid policy in China was extreme. This article outlines the cost to the government for just a single province for providing "Covid testing, vaccination and a raft of policy enforcement-related expenses. It did not include other medical related spending, including public health expenditure".
One Chinese province spent $22 billion on eliminating Covid before policy U-turn
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/econ...l-covid-spending-intl-hnk-intl-hnk/index.html
One Chinese province spent $22 billion on eliminating Covid before policy U-turn
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/econ...l-covid-spending-intl-hnk-intl-hnk/index.html
China Masses Take Covid Fight Into Own Hands as Xi Sits Back
Left to fend for herself after China abruptly ended the world’s strictest Covid restrictions, 31-year-old Share Xue and her daughter found themselves with 40C (104F) fevers and an expired bottle of Motrin.
“I didn’t think it would be that difficult to get drugs,” she said from the southern city of Guangzhou, recalling how she had expected the government to take charge and give out medicine during her illness last month. With hospitals overwhelmed, she turned to social media instead — and found an app on WeChat facilitating donations to those in need.
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Alternate url for story - https://www.bqprime.com/amp/world/china-masses-take-covid-fight-into-own-hands-as-xi-sits-back
- Citizens turn to grassroots groups, companies for medical help
- Government absence weakens confidence in Communist Party
Left to fend for herself after China abruptly ended the world’s strictest Covid restrictions, 31-year-old Share Xue and her daughter found themselves with 40C (104F) fevers and an expired bottle of Motrin.
“I didn’t think it would be that difficult to get drugs,” she said from the southern city of Guangzhou, recalling how she had expected the government to take charge and give out medicine during her illness last month. With hospitals overwhelmed, she turned to social media instead — and found an app on WeChat facilitating donations to those in need.
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Alternate url for story - https://www.bqprime.com/amp/world/china-masses-take-covid-fight-into-own-hands-as-xi-sits-back