Thursday 18 June 2020

Beijing's partial coronavirus lockdown a sign of the world's new normal

‘Party officials in charge of Beijing, including the city's party secretary, Mr Cai Qi, have sounded chagrined about the flare-up. "The lessons run very deep, the situation for epidemic control is very grim, and this has sounded a warning to us," said an official summary of a city leaders' meeting carried by The Beijing Daily on Wednesday.

‘Most Beijing streets flowed with traffic on Wednesday, though less than usual, and the public mood appeared resigned rather than panicked. Restaurants still opened, though the government has ordered them to disinfect and check employees.’

Read here (Straits Times, June 18, 2020)

Worst ever Covid variant? Omicron

John Campbell shares his findings on Omicron.  View here (Youtube, Nov 27, 2021)