China will not adjust its zero-COVID policy because relying on only vaccines cannot contain virus, China’s chief epidemiologist, Wu Zunyou, told the Global Times on Sunday (Feb. 6) in an exclusive interview.
Responding to the question whether vaccinating 70% of the global population could end the pandemic, Wu said such an assertion is still open to discussion. The occurrence of breakthrough COVID-19 cases with Omicron challenges the concept of herd immunity, Wu noted.
A covid quarantine camp in china hebei province xinhe county
— Songpinganq (@songpinganq) February 6, 2022
Almost every county has at least one quarantine camp and china has 2844 counties.
By the way chinese government is still building more…
2022/1/22 pic.twitter.com/V18uBiLE9q
#China's Popup Quarantine Facilities Are Being Set Up In The Middle Of Major Roadways. pic.twitter.com/HG35kAYXCa
— Geovanni Villafañe (@RezZureKtedPoeT) February 2, 2022
Meanwhile in Baise, a city of 3.6 million people, mass testing resulted in 98 positives. On Monday (Feb. 7), officials announced (https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/travel/baise-chinese-city-of-3-6-million-locks-down-as-coronavirus-defies-travel-curbs-101644207970127.html) a lockdown for the entire city and that no one was allowed to leave or travel within the city, while some in certain districts would be confined to their homes. All residents were asked to stay at home to prevent the virus from spreading further.
🇨🇳🚔Chinese authorities have deployed more than 400 buses to transfer nearly 10,000 residents of a district of the city of Hangzhou in eastern China to a quarantine camp in the middle of the night following the discovery of about forty cases. of Omicron. 💉🐍💥 pic.twitter.com/031cwZury3
— France Résistance (@FranceRsistanc1) February 2, 2022
Communist China is on the fast track to accomplish global domination, and their presentation at the Olympics is their next step. pic.twitter.com/v5cqDHvtQ6
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) February 4, 2022
“Citywide traffic controls will be implemented,” vice-mayor Gu Junyan said.
“In principle, vehicles and people cannot enter or leave the city… with personnel control strictly enforced and no unnecessary movement of people.”
China is the only major world economy still sticking to a staunch zero-COVID policy.
Shenzhen #china
— Comanche Scalper (@InfamousGz) February 5, 2022
Lockdown the neighborhood, quarantine the whole community in large camps, then declare zero #covid cases in that area! pic.twitter.com/9U2AlalFrj
In a supermarket in China, one visitor tested positive for covid, which caused the entire store to be quarantined along with the people who were inside. pic.twitter.com/I2L24xkDmC
— Wittgenstein (@backtolife_2019) February 7, 2022