A year ago this week #Wuhan locked down in a warning to the world how deadly & destabilising the #coronavirus would be. Many didn’t heed it. We travelled to #Hubei then & now return to the province with the first #Covid-19 clusters. The road back to Wuhan: bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
For those on the thread asking about visiting the #Wuhan Institute of Virology. Naturally it's a highly-secure facility. I think only one reporting team has been briefly allowed in recently. As we're not scientists, even if we were given access, not sure what that'd achieve?
When you watch this - & for the moment put aside debates about the #coronavirus causes etc - you can see that there’s life after #covid19. If #Wuhan can beat this virus, anywhere can. This is what the other side of the tunnel looks like. #Chinabbc.com/news/av/world-…
In case you missed this yesterday: A year ago this week #Wuhan locked down in a #coronavirus emergency. It was a sign of what was to come for the world. Now we return to #Hubei Province, home to the first clusters, to see how people are going...#China. bbc.com/news/av/world-…
Update fresh #coronavirus outbreaks in northern #China. According to official numbers, today 19 new symptomatic infections in #Hebei, 7 in #Beijing and, n the north east, 46 in #Jilin + 16 in #Heilongjiang. Beijing’s new hot spot is #Daxing, where the new airport is in the south.
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If you want a little snapshot of how moronic the Communist Party’s attacks on the BBC have become in #China you need look no further than the comments below this offering. In short the BBC has some evil filter to - wait for it - make sunny China look more grey. Because... ?
None of this true really. The speed v flying depends on distance:: quicker than planes for regional cities. High speed trains in #China are never (I do mean never) late. No traffic jams. For getting work done onboard/making deadlines they crap on all other transport +comfortable.
I’d say distances up to 1000 kms high speed trains beat all other forms of transport on time alone. Their introduction in #China has revolutionised transport, massive benefits for smaller satellite cities connecting to larger cities re economic development, commuting, convenience
Cost is a more complicated calculation but you can’t just add it up in terms of ticket price needed to cover infrastructure. The considerable economic benefits from having the service need to be in the mix. For cities/towns up to 1000kms apart in #China it’s changed life/economy.
The @WHO presser in #Wuhan has started with the leader of the Chinese team Liang Wennian going through the kinda boring history of setting up the inquiry, terms of reference etc.
Seems to be already hinting that there will be another “stage” of this inquiry in another country / countries?
Sorry I miss typed earlier. Should read Liang Wannian.
The @WHO#coronavirus investigation team will hold a press conference here in #Wuhan#China starting in around 7 hours time. We’ll be covering it on @BBCWorld TV, World Service Radio and BBC website.
What to expect from today’s @WHO press conference: not, here is where the #coronavirus came from. Instead I’d imagine it’ll be along the lines of... because we’ve now found out X,Y&Z from here on in we’ll be turning our attention to these areas to study the possible virus origins
Hey trolls and apologists how do you feel about #China’s government already blocking Clubhouse? How long did it last?
In all seriousness. It’s actually a real pity. This seemed like a good platform for interaction between people. Oh well.
I mean really let’s all stop and think what’s just happened: the Communist Party of #China has blocked #Clubhouse. Why? Because ultimately it doesn’t trust its own people to speak to others beyond its control.