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jim-fetter-illustrations · 4 months

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Ignorance is bliss keeps us feeling safe,....until it's not!

COVID investigation origin update.

I'm putting this report in layman terms, the simplest language that anyone can understand so people know what is being said.

The controversial claim that the pandemic (COVID) leaked from a Chinese laboratory is now thought to be dismissed because now some scientists think it was released "on purpose" to see how it would spread, and how fast.

The latest investigation into the severe respiratory disease reported in Wuhan, Hubei province, China in December 2019, that caused the world wide Pandemic puts Bio-Weapons in the front running of why the pandemic was caused,.... to test its effectiveness!

The coronaviruses behind Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was developed from genetically manipulating the genome-sequencing of Bats as originally thought, and then dismissed by the Chinese authorities.

Why Bats, because Bats are extraordinary organisms in many ways. They are the only mammals on the earth that can maintain sustained flight. They also have relatively long life-spans and are relatively more protected from a variety of diseases, including cancer. And cancer cures are why bats are studied genetically.

Bats also have a unique ability in echolocation, whereby they use sound to navigate and locate objects, freeing them from being constrained by the availability of light like humans are.

But ya see,... when we manipulate genetics it's not always something good that comes from it, and something bad isn't always negative either in the Bio-Weapons business, especially if you need to disable large groups of people really fast.

Let's say you want to change the human body.

You want to change how it reacts.

You want to change it's immune system to be Less.

You want to manipulate how the immune system protects.

You're going to want to reprogram human genetic material,

you need a delivery system, and nothing works better than a virus.

Viruses are like micro suitcases, they pack in genetic mutation,

infect the body and deliver magnitude and direction into the target cells.

Getting the virus where you want it, and how you want it,

so you can control its biological effect on the host, the human being. This is textbook science!

It's called VRM (viral-receptor-mapping).

Everything I've reported on here is available to anyone, almost any time under the U.S. Right to Know act,..... you just have to look and dig for it in the government medical journals and science journals, because it's is not readily available to the novice.

And most all politicians don't like talking about it since we trade heavelly with China,.... and owe China approximately $850 billion we borrowed from them in the form of treasury bills, yeah, China owns a hell of a lot of American land and businesses today because political leaders keep borrowing money from them that China is more than happy to lend to us for America as collateral on the loan.

Didn't know that???????

You keep voting for it!!!!!

So the latest Government unclassified summary of the COVID investigation’s findings, is the virus was not developed as a biological weapon.

Because really, if it was we'd be at war with China right now, which is a scary thought, so maybe Ignorance is Bliss is the safer way to convince ourselves we are still safe................... just a thought, and again we keep voting for this Ignorance is Bliss eventuality, so government keeps using it!

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sciencedriver · 1 year

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How to Maintain CRP Level in COVID-19

1. Ear Anti-inflammatory Foods Understanding how to naturally reduce CRP levels requires understanding how to manage inflammation. Inflammation is an immunological response that alerts your body to the presence of foreign invaders or autoimmune cells attacking your tissues. Consider it a distress signal, manifested as joint pain and stiffness. However, if it continues or becomes more intense, it is doing more harm than good.

If your CRP level is high, consume anti-inflammatory foods that significantly lower chronic inflammation, such as the following:

Turmeric

Avocado

Berries

Beets

Broccoli

Fatty Fish

Dark Chocolate

Orange

Nuts

Olive Oil

Anti-inflammatory nutrition lowers C-reactive protein levels by creating chemicals that combat the illness. For example, fatty fish such as mackerel and salmon provide long-chain omega-3 fatty acids that, when transformed into chemicals known as protectins and resolvins, contain anti-inflammatory qualities.

2. Maintain a Healthy Body Weight The development of C-reactive proteins is influenced by body weight. According to research, higher body weight resulted in elevated CRP levels. As a result, if you're looking for techniques to lower CRP levels, it makes sense to aim for and maintain a healthy body weight. Losing weight involves eating a better diet that includes the anti-inflammatory foods discussed above. Furthermore, frequent physical activity is required to burn stored fat and enhance metabolism.

If you're having problems losing weight, you may always join up for coaching or consult with a dietitian or your healthcare professional. Another important step is to be evaluated for underlying disorders that prevent metabolic improvement. Check out our blood test for a weight loss profile.

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nationalistbharat · 1 year

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CoronaVirus:कोरोना वायरस से चीन के हालात बिगड़े,भारत सतर्क

नई दिल्ली:अपने पहले और दूसरे दौर में तबाही मचाने के बाद चीन में कोरोना(CoronaVirus)के नए वैरिएंट BF.7 से संक्रमण के मामलों में हो रही बेतहाशा बढ़ोतरी को देखते हुए भारत सरकार भी सतर्क हो गई और इस महामारी से निपटने के लिए राज्य सरकार को भी दिशा-निर्देश जारी किया गया है.चीन में कोरोना(CoronaVirus) से हालात बिगड़ते जा रहे हैं. जीरो-कोविड पॉलिसी खत्म होने के बाद वहां कोरोना के मामलों में भारी इजाफा हो…

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werindialive · 1 year

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“Alarming COVID -19 Situation in China Govt must suspend all flights” Congress leader Manish Tewari

Covid-19 cases are again surging in China, and WHO has expressed its concerns. Amid the information, Congress leader Manish Tewari has urged the government to suspend all flights coming in and going out of the country as soon as possible. “Given the alarming COVID -19 Situation in China Govt must suspend all flights to and from China ASAP. Given the spike in the US, Japan & South Korea & possibility of a new lethal variant emerging India should consider reintroducing COVID-19 protocols", tweeted the Congress leader.

Apollo Hospitals Managing Director Dr. Sangita Reddy has also asked the government to act quickly to the situation and re-establish policy regarding air travel to and from China.

“Given India's extensive Covid Vaccines drive with effective vaccines there is no need for public panic on the surge in COVID-19 cases in China. However, having said that there is no place for inertia. We must act swiftly on our policy regarding air travel to & from China," Dr. Reddy tweeted.

Earlier, Covid data analyst Vijayan expressed his thoughts on the situation and said that India must not fear the outbreak in China as the variants currently found in the country are Omicron Sublineages BA.2.75, BA.5, BQ.1, XBB all these variants have been found in rest of world.

A meeting was held by the union Health minister with a team of experts in Delhi. secretaries of health and Ayush ministries, the Department of Pharmaceuticals and Department of Biotechnology, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Rajiv Bahl, Member (Health) of NITI Aayog V K Paul and National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) Chairman N L Arora and other senior officials were also in attendance.

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globalcourant · 2 years

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Breaking News Live Updates - 23 August 2022: China Announces Plan to Issue Visas to Stranded Indian Students After 2 Years of Delay Due to Covid

Breaking News Live Updates – 23 August 2022: China Announces Plan to Issue Visas to Stranded Indian Students After 2 Years of Delay Due to Covid

FOR 23rd August 2022 By News18/ Updated: August 23, 2022, 05:55 IST Minute-by-minute news updates of happenings from around the world, with special focus on India. From daily coronavirus news about the probable third wave, number of infections, vaccination, and reopening of places and activities to all developments in the fields of politics, education, business, entertainment and sports –…

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rudrjobdesk · 2 years

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चीन के कोरोना वेरिएंट और ओमिक्रॉन XE से कोविड म्यूटेशन पर बढ़ी चिंता, एक्सपर्ट ने खतरे को लेकर किया आगाह

नई दिल्ली. चीन में उभर रहे नए कोविड वेरिएंट के सामने आने और ब्रिटेन में संभावित रूप से अधिक तेजी से फैलने वाले स्ट्रेन के बढ़ने से वायरस के चल रहे खतरे पर फिर से सबों का ध्यान केंद्रित हो गया है. ठीक इसी वक्त स्वास्थ्य विशेषज्ञों का कहना है कि घबराने की कोई वजह नहीं है. विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन ने कहा कि ओमिक्रॉन के दो वेरिएंट्स – BA.1 और BA.2 – के म्यूटेशन से बना एक हाईब्रिड स्ट्रेन जिसे पहली बार…

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mariacallous · 8 months

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Updated vaccines against Covid-19 are coming, just as hospitalizations and deaths due to the virus are steadily ticking up again.

Today, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized new mRNA booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer, and a panel of outside experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to recommend the shots to everyone in the United States ages 6 months and older. Once Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Mandy Cohen signs off on the recommendations and the vaccines are shipped, people can start getting the boosters.

The recommendation is projected to prevent about 400,000 hospitalizations and 40,000 deaths over the next two years, according to data presented at the meeting by CDC epidemiologist Megan Wallace.

This year’s mRNA vaccines are different from the 2022 booster in a key way. Last year’s shot was a bivalent vaccine, meaning it covered two variants: the original one that emerged in China in 2019, plus the Omicron subvariant BA.5, which was circulating during much of 2022. This fall’s booster drops the original variant, which is no longer circulating and is unlikely to return. It targets just the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, which was dominant throughout much of 2023.

Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines work by introducing a tiny piece of genetic material called messenger RNA, or mRNA, that carries instructions for making SARS-CoV-2’s characteristic spike protein. Once it is injected, cells in the body use those instructions to temporarily make the spike protein. The immune system recognizes the protein as foreign and generates antibodies against it. Those antibodies stick around so that if they encounter that foreign invader again, they will mount a response against it.

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the virus has acquired new mutations in its spike protein and elsewhere. These mutations result in new variants and subvariants that diverge from the original virus. When enough mutations accumulate, these new versions can more easily evade the antibodies created by previous vaccine doses or infections.

The constantly evolving nature of the virus is the reason health regulators decided last year to update the original mRNA vaccines, which were designed against the version of the virus that first appeared in 2019. This year, once again, the virus has changed enough to warrant an updated booster.

In June, an advisory committee to the FDA recommended that this fall’s booster be a monovalent vaccine—targeting only the then-dominant XBB.1.5 subvariant.

At that meeting, committee members reviewed evidence suggesting that the inclusion of the original variant may hamper the booster’s effectiveness against newer offshoots. “The previous bivalent vaccine contained the ancestral spike and thus skewed immune responses to the old spike,” says David Ho, a professor of microbiology at Columbia University whose research, which is not yet peer-reviewed, was among the evidence the FDA panel reviewed. “This is what we call immunological imprinting, and it results in lack of immune responses to the new spike.” He thinks taking out the old variant should optimize the immune response.

But over the past few months, even newer Omicron offshoots have arrived. Currently, EG.5.1, or Eris, is the dominant one in the United States, United Kingdom, and China. Meanwhile, a variant called BA.2.86, or Pirola, has been detected in several countries. Pirola has raised alarm bells because it has more than 30 new mutations compared to XBB.1.5.

Even though the new boosters were formulated against XBB.1.5, they’re still expected to provide protection against these new variants. “The reason is, while antibodies are important in protection against mild disease, the critical part of the immune response that’s important for protecting against severe disease is T cells,” says Paul Offit, a professor of vaccinology at the University of Pennsylvania and member of the FDA’s vaccine advisory committee.

These cells are a different part of the immune response. Unlike antibodies, which neutralize a pathogen by preventing it from infecting cells, T cells work by eliminating the cells that have already been invaded and boosting creation of more antibodies. Both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccines produce long-lasting T cells in addition to antibodies.

It’s why, Offit says, when the Omicron wave hit in late 2021 and peaked in January 2022, the US didn’t see a dramatic increase in hospitalizations and deaths even as cases rose significantly: People’s T cells kicked into gear, even when their antibodies didn’t recognize the Omicron variant.

“In some ways,” says Offit, when it comes to vaccine booster development, “it almost doesn’t matter what we pick to target” because the coronavirus has yet to evolve away from T cell recognition. “Everything works.”

Scientists think T cells are able to protect against severe Covid because they’re recognizing parts of the virus that have remained unchanged throughout the pandemic. “I suspect that as we continue to vaccinate, there are some conserved regions [of the virus],” says Jacqueline Miller, Moderna’s head of infectious diseases. “So even with the accumulation of mutations, we’re still building on previous immunity.”

People who have hybrid immunity—that is, have had a Covid infection and have also been vaccinated—seem to have the best immune responses to new variants, she says, which suggests that previous exposure shapes and improves immune responses to new variants. Preliminary studies show that antibodies generated by previous infections and vaccinations should be capable of neutralizing Pirola.

Earlier this month, Moderna issued a press release saying that clinical trial data showed that its updated booster generated a strong immune response against Pirola, as well as the more prevalent Eris variant.

In a statement to WIRED, Pfizer spokesperson Jerica Pitts said the company continues to closely monitor emerging variants and conduct tests of its updated monovalent booster against them. Data presented at Tuesday’s CDC meeting showed that Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated booster elicited a strong neutralizing antibody response against both Eris and Pirola.

The FDA expects that Covid-19 vaccines will continue to be updated on an annual basis, unless a completely new variant emerges that requires a different approach. “We will always be a little behind the virus,” says Ho. “In this instance, we won’t suffer too much, but that might not be the case going forward. Surveillance is imperative.”

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newscast1 · 1 year

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Taiwan offers support to China to deal with deadly Covid outbreak

Taiwan has announced its decision to offer support to China to deal with the deadly Covid outbreak. Taiwan and China have repeatedly sparred over their respective measures to control the spread of Covid. New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 1, 2023 11:50 IST A patient with Covid rests in a wheelchair in a hallway at Tangshan Gongren Hospital in China’s northeastern city of Tangshan. (Photo: AFP) By India…

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newsupdatesbykiara · 2 years

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China reports 401 new local Covid-19 cases: 322 in Shanghai, 32 in Beijing

Witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China on Sunday reported 401 confirmed local COVID-19 cases, of which 322 were in Shanghai, the National Health Commission said on Monday.

Apart from Shanghai, six other provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland saw new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 33 in Beijing and 28 in Guangdong, Xinhua reported.

According to Xinhua, China's financial hub Shanghai reported 3,625 locally transmitted asymptomatic infections. On Sunday, 11 deaths were reported in Shanghai.

Meanwhile, as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread in more and more cities in China, questions are mounting over the country's much-publicized "zero-covid" strategy that the government credited for bringing the country out of the pandemic.

#Coronavirus in China #Chinese health Ministry #Coronavirus numbers #Covid updates China #Shanghai news #Beijing news

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mengjue · 1 year

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What's Happening in China? The November 2022 Protests

Hello! I know that there's so much going on in the world right now, so not everyone may be aware of what is happening in China right now. I thought that I would try to write a brief explainer, because the current wave of protests is truly unprecedented in the past 30+ years, and there is a lot of fear over what may happen next. For context, I'm doing this as someone who has a PhD in Asian Studies specialising in contemporary Chinese politics, so I don't know everything but I have researched China for many years.

I'll post some decent links at the end along with some China specialists & journalists I follow on Twitter (yeah I know, but it's still the place for the stuff at the moment). Here are the bullet points for those who just want a brief update:

Xi Jinping's government is still enacting a strict Zero Covid policy enforced by state surveillance and strict lockdowns.

On 24 November a fire in an apartment in Urumqi, Xinjiang province, killed 10. Many blamed strict quarantine policies on preventing evacuation.

Protests followed and have since spread nationwide.

Protesters are taking steps not seen since Tiananmen in 1989, including public chants for Xi and the CCP to step down.

Everyone is currently unsure how the government will respond.

More in-depth discussion and links under the cut:

First a caveat: this is my own analysis/explanation as a Chinese politics specialist. I will include links to read further from other experts and journalists. Also, this will be quite long, so sorry about that!

China's (aka Xi Jinping's) Covid Policy:

The first and most important context: Xi has committed to a strict Zero Covid policy in China, and has refused to change course. Now, other countries have had similar approaches and they undoubtedly saved lives - I was fortunate to live in New Zealand until this year, and Prime Minister Ardern's Zero Covid approach in 2020-2021 helped protect many. The difference is in the style/scope of enforcement, the use of vaccines, and the variant at play. China has stepped up its control on public life over the past 10 years, and has used this to enforce strict quarantine measures without full regard to the impact on people's lives - stories of people not getting food were common. Quarantine has also become a feared situation, as China moves people to facilities often little better than prisons and allegedly without much protection from catching Covid within. A personal friend in Zhengzhou went through national, then provincial, then local quarantines when moving back from NZ, and she has since done her best to avoid going back for her own mental and physical health. Xi has also committed China to its two home-grown vaccines, Sinovac and Sinopharm, both of which have low/dubious efficacy and are considered ineffective against new variants. Finally, with delta and then omicron most of the Zero-Covid countries have modified their approach due to the inability to maintain zero cases. China remains the only country still enacting whole-city eradication lockdowns, and they have become more frequent to the point that several are happening at any given time. The result is a population that is incredibly frustrated and losing hope amidst endless lockdowns and perceived ineffectiveness to address the pandemic.

Other Issues at Play:

Beyond the Covid situation, China is also wrestling with the continued slowdown in its economic growth. While its economic rise and annual GDP growth was nigh meteoric from the 80s to the 00s, it has been slowing over the past ten years, and the government is attempting to manage the transition away from an export-oriented economy to a more fully developed one. However, things are still uncertain, and Covid has taken its toll as it has elsewhere the past couple of years. Youth unemployment in particular is reaching new highs at around 20%, and Xi largely ignored this in his speech at the Party Congress in October (where he entered an unprecedented third term). As a result of the perceived uselessness of China's harsh work culture and its failure to result in a better life, many young Chinese have been promoting 躺平 tǎng píng or "lying flat", aka doing the bare minimum just to get by (similar to the English "quiet quitting"). The combination of economic issues and a botched Covid approach is important, as these directly affect the lives of ordinary middle-class Chinese, and historical it has only been when this occurred that mass movements really took off. The most famous, Tiananmen in 1989, followed China's opening up economic reforms and the dismantling of many economic safety nets allowing for growing inequality. While movements in China often grow to include other topics, having a foundation in something negatively impacting the average Han Chinese person's livelihood is important.

The Spark - 24 Nov 2022 Urumqi Apartment Fire:

The current protests were sparked by a recent fire that broke out in a flat in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang province. (This is the same Xinjiang that is home to the Uighur people, against whom China has enacted a campaign of genocide and cultural destruction.) The fire occurred in the evening and resulted in 10 deaths, which many online blamed on the strict lockdown measures imposed by officials, who prevented people from leaving their homes. It even resulted in a rare public apology by city officials. However, with anger being so high nationwide, in addition to many smaller protests that have occurred over the past two years, this incident has ignited a nationwide movement.

The Protests and Their Significance:

The protests that have broken out over the past couple of days representing the largest and most significant challenge to the leadership since the 1989 Tiananmen movement. Similar to that movement, these protests have occurred at universities and cities across the country, with many students taking part openly. This scale is almost unseen in China, particularly for an anti-government protest. Other than Tiananmen in 1989, the most widespread movements that have occurred have been incidents such as the protest of the 1999 Belgrade bombings or the 2005 and then 2012 anti-Japanese protests, all of which were about anger toward a foreign country.

Beyond the scale the protests are hugely significant in their message as well. Protesters are publicly shouting the phrases "习近平下台 Xí Jìnpíng xiàtái!" and "共产党下台 Gòngchǎndǎng xiàtái!", which mean "Xi Jinping, step down/resign!" and "CCP, step down/resign!" respectively. To shout a direct slogan for the government to resign is unheard of in China, particularly as Xi has tightened control of civil society. And people are doing this across the country in the thousands, openly and in front of police. This is a major challenge for a leader and party who have prioritised regime stability as a core interest for the majority of their history.

Looking Ahead:

Right now, as of 15:00 Australian Eastern time on Monday, 28 November 2022, the protests are only in their first couple of days and we are unsure as to how the government will respond. Police have already been seen beating protesters and journalists and dragging them away in vehicles. However, in many cases the protests have largely been monitored by police but still permitted to occur. There seems to be uncertainty as to how they want to respond just yet, and as such no unified approach.

Many potential outcomes exist, and I would warn everyone to be careful in overplaying what can be achieved. Most experts I have read are not really expecting this to result in Xi's resignation or regime change - these things are possible, surely, but it is a major task to achieve and the unity & scale of the protest movement remains to be fully seen. The government may retaliate with a hard crackdown as it has done with Tiananmen and other protests throughout the years. It may also quietly revamp some policies without publicly admitting a change in order to both pacify protesters and save face. The CCP often uses mixed tactics, both coopting and suppressing protest movements over the years depending on the situation. Changing from Zero Covid may prove more challenging though, given how much Xi has staked his political reputation on enforcing it.

What is important for everyone online, especially those of us abroad, is to watch out for the misinformation campaign the government will launch to counter these protests. Already twitter is reportedly seeing hundreds of Chinese bot accounts mass post escort advertisements using various city names in order to drown out protest results in the site's search engine. Chinese officials will also likely invoke the standard narrative of Western influence and CIA tactics as the reason behind the protests, as they did during the Hong Kong protests.

Finally, there will be a new surge of misinformation and bad takes from tankies, or leftists who uncritically support authoritarian regimes so long as they are anti-US. An infamous one, the Qiao Collective, has already worked to shift the narrative away from the protests and onto debating the merits of Zero Covid. This is largely similar to pro-Putin leftists attempting the justify his invasion of Ukraine. Always remember that the same values that you use to criticise Western countries should be used to criticise authoritarian regimes as well - opposing US militarism and racism, for example, is not incompatible with opposing China's acts of genocide and state suppression. If you want further info (and some good sardonic humour) on the absurd takes and misinfo from pro-China tankies, I would recommend checking out Brian Hioe in the links below.

Finally, keep in mind that this is a grass-roots protest made by people in China, who are putting their own lives at risk to demonstrate openly like this. There have already been so many acts of bravery by those who just want a better future for themselves and their country, and it is belittling and disingenuous to wave away everything they are doing as being just a "Western front" or a few "fringe extremists".

Links:

BBC live coverage page with links to analysis and articles

ABC (Australia) analysis

South China Morning Post analysis

Experts & Journalists to Check Out:

Brian Hioe - Journalist & China writer, New Bloom Magazine

Bonnie Glaser - China scholar, German Marshall Fund

Vicky Xu - Journalist & researcher, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Stephen McDonnell - Journalist, BBC

M Taylor Fravel - China scholar, MIT

New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre - NZ's hub of China scholarship (I was fortunate to attend their conferences during my PhD there, they do great work!)

If you've reached the end I hope this helps with understanding what's going on right now! A lot of us who know friends and whanau in China are worried for their safety, so please spread the word and let's hope that there is something of a positive outcome ahead.

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meichenxi · 10 months

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life update!!

hello my friends!

as ever, not active - life happened! I probably will continue not being active, so let's count this blog as on semi-hiatus. BUT. I have big news!

I am!!!! going to china!!!! in august!!! for ten months!!! to work as a volunteer interpreter in a martial arts academy!!!! in a buddhist temple!!!!

I get to train with the foreign students 8+ hours a day, and translate when needed!!!!

ok that's the announcement, love and peace <3

I will be getting up at stupid o'clock (5:45am), eating in silence, wearing uniform / robes at all times, teach a beginners' chinese class, and also. crucially. do really HUGE amounts of Kung Fu!!!!

on a serious note, I have been trying SO hard for SO long during and after covid to get back to china. but now I actually HAVE THE VISA, as of today, the ticket is booked, all - praise be - will be well. I am so afraid to jinx it further, and so very happy :)

I would never have thought when I started this blog back in 2020 that I'd be able to use what I've learnt, all the 'useless' martial arts knowledge from copious amounts of trash wuxia, in an actually useful context. more long term, I also get to see if interpreting is right for me, improve my chinese, and get very fit - all for free :D

hope everyone is well! - meichenxi

#meichenxi manages #life update #chinese #really genuinely I have been keeping learning I just....this blog was An Interest #and unfortunately it no longer Interests me the same amount #I'm also trying to just...speak less and do more #practice what you preach etc etc #so I've been doing a huge amount of writing and other language things. also hot girl summer!#hope everyone is well in the community and the words befriend you <3

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gwydionmisha · 8 months

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"The variant was identified in China in February 2023 and was first detected in the United States in April. It is a descendant of the Omicron variant XBB.1.9.2 and has one notable mutation that helps it to evade antibodies developed by the immune system in response to earlier variants and vaccines. That advantage may be why EG.5 has become the dominant strain worldwide, and it could be one reason Covid cases have been rising again.

That mutation “may mean that more people are susceptible because the virus can escape a little bit more of that immunity,” Dr. Pekosz said."

"Data released this week on X (formerly Twitter) by scientists in China showed that BA.2.86 is so different from previous versions of the virus that it easily escapes antibodies produced in response to earlier infections — even more than EG.5 does. The data (which have not yet been published or peer-reviewed) suggest that the updated vaccine will be less effective against it, too."

Wear your mask.

#Covid Variants #Covid-19 #Wear Your Mask #News

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globalcourant · 2 years

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Breaking News Live Updates - 23 August 2022: China Announces Plan to Issue Visas to Stranded Indian Students After 2 Years of Delay Due to Covid

Breaking News Live Updates – 23 August 2022: China Announces Plan to Issue Visas to Stranded Indian Students After 2 Years of Delay Due to Covid

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शंघाई के बाद चीन की राजधानी बीजिंग में कोरोना की आफत, घरों में कैद लोग, मेट्रो-बस सेवाएं ठप

बीजिंग. पिछले एक महीने से चीन के शंघाई शहर में एक तरह से कर्फ्यू जैसी स्थिति है. सभी सेवाएं बंद हैं और लोगों को घरों से बाहर नहीं निकलने दिया जाता है. अब चीन यही काम राजधानी बीजिंग में कर रहा है. बीजिंग में पिछले 24 घंटे के दौरान सिर्फ ओमिक्रॉन के 53 नए मामले सामने आए हैं लेकिन यहां की लगभग सभी सेवाओं को बंद कर दिया है. पहले से ही यहां के स्कूल-कॉलेज बंद थे, अब इसे एक सप्ताह के लिए और बढ़ा दिया…

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