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  • Shanghai Sees Number of Severe Covid Cases Triple in 24 Hours

    From bnnbloomberg.ca

    Shanghai reported a sharp increase in its number of seriously-ill Covid patients, raising concerns that the Chinese financial hub is likely to record more fatalities even as its worst virus outbreak appears to be coming under control. The number of the patients in severe or critical condition in the city more than tripled to 159 as of Wednesday from just over 50 the previous day, Wu Qianyu, an official with the city’s health commission, said at a briefing Thursday. The city, currently the epicenter of China’s worst outbreak since Wuhan more than two years ago, also reported eight deaths Wednesday, bringing total ... (full story)

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MaverickCT
Apr 21, 2022 6:04am
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Quoting RossEdwards
Not surprised. as I commented last week "been watching this problem carefully for some weeks. I think major risk here. Major."
Not sure I understand
They have 1.4 Billion people in china
Their lockdown approach may be a concern but I don't see a major problem
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RossEdwards
Apr 21, 2022 3:22am
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Not surprised. as I commented last week "been watching this problem carefully for some weeks.
I think major risk here. Major."
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ieltsMike
Apr 21, 2022 6:14am
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Quoting RossEdwards
Not surprised. as I commented last week "been watching this problem carefully for some weeks. I think major risk here. Major."
Agree. Will spread all over the whole kingdom very quickly. Factories shut and supply chains broken.
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gespiri
Apr 21, 2022 6:53am
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Covid is over. This is something else.
The CCP leadership is scared that the sheep is slowly waking up....therefore, flex their authoritarian muscle to instill fear.
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zamans98
Apr 21, 2022 6:44am
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This is nothing.

China has been hiding real COVID-19 data since 2 years back
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Trader#356D
Apr 22, 2022 1:35pm
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The problem with the world is that smart people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.'
I repeat.. "There are major (economic) risks here" and we are already seeing some consequences in further supply chain disruption.
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