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Dec 2 9 tweets 6 min read
#Tianjin city is no longer requiring 72 hr covid test result from subway passengers. Image
#Guiyang permits hotels to admit guests with yellow health codes. Image
This is a big one: #Beijing public transport no longer requires 48 hr covid test results from passengers starting Monday, Dec. 5. Image
Shopping centers in #Beijing have been allowed to reopen Dec. 3, but dining in is still partially restricted in the city. 48 hr covid test result also required. Image
#Shanghai to stop requiring negative Covid tests on public transport and open-air public venues such as parks and tourist attractions beginning Dec.5. Image
Starting tomorrow #Wuhan no longer requires Covid test results for taking the subway. Image
Starting tmr #Shandong 1. No longer need personal ID & negative test results when buying drugs treating fever, cough and antiviral/antibiotics
2. No longer requires "test-upon-arrival"
3. No health code checks at open-air public venues and on public transport. Image
Starting tmr #Zhejiang cities of #Ningbo, #Hangzhou, #Jiaxing 1. no longer carry out large scale covid tests 2. No health code checks at all public venues save for a few exceptions 3. no longer check health codes when buying drugs treating fever, cough and antiviral/antibiotics Image
#Zhengzhou reopens all in-door entertainment venues (48 hr test result required upon visiting) 2. No longer requires negative test results entering/exiting residential communities, taking public transport, and entering other public venues. Image

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Dec 4
.@XHNews has released a collection of 24 photos that mark important moments of the life of Jiang Zemin. This is a thread of those photos.
1/ Portrait of Jiang upon graduation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1947.
这是1947年江泽民同志在上海交通大学的毕业照。 Image
2/ Jiang, second right, is photographed in Moscow. Jiang interned at the Stalin Automobile Factory from 1955 to 1956.
1955年至1956年,江泽民同志(右二)曾在莫斯科斯大林汽车制造厂实习。这是江泽民等在莫斯科合影。 Image
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Dec 1
Two Covid-related stories circulating today downplayed the dangers of Covid. A Thread
One is by Global Times, titled "Chinese scientists have confirmed! Omicron’ pathogenicity is now substantially lower", which cites the finding of a @WHUni_Official research team as saying /1
Omicron's ability to replicate itself in human cells is less than 1/10 of the original variation.
The researcher concludes, "The finding tells us that we shouldn't panic over Omicron. For the vaccinated general public, Covid virus is significantly less dangerous than before." /2
The other story is by Guancha, titled "Are there aftereffects of Covid? Professor: No evidence". The story quoted a Zhongshan University expert as saying that despite some researchers using "long Covid" to describe long-term symptoms after recovering from Covid, /3
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Nov 11
China releases latest 20-point guidance for Zero-Covid implementation. translation tk mp.weixin.qq.com/s/RcOteDHX_V1r…
1. For close contacts, adjust from "7 day centralized quarantine + 3 days health surveillance" to "5 day centralized quarantine + 3 day home quarantine"
2. No long designate individuals as "close contacts of close contacts"
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Nov 10
PBSC holds meeting on Zero-Covid policy, issues 20-point directive. Main takeaway: Zero Covid stays, but take steps to limit the impact of Zero Covid on the economy & society. tk
1. The meeting finds Covid continues to mutate, the epidemic is ongoing, outbreaks continue to emerge domestically. China has a large population w/ lots of vulnerable people, unbalanced regional development, insufficient total medical resources
This is highly similar to state media editorials before 20th PC. What's new is that today's meeting added that seasonal factors may exacerbate outbreaks.
Read 6 tweets
Nov 5
When forecasting changes to the Zero-Covid policy, it's crucial to bear in mind the reasoning behind the policy. On Oct. 11, days before the PC, People's Daily ran an editorial on the dangers of Omicron.
"The multiplication of both transmission and pathogenicity rates is an important indicator of the severity of a virus. Omicron is much more transmissible than influenza and previous strains of the new coronavirus, and some subbranches of the Omicron
variant have significantly increased immune escape, which still poses a greater threat to the elderly and people with underlying conditions. With a population of 267 million people aged 60 years and above and a large number of elderly people,
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Jul 28
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CPC Central Committee Politburo meeting on the economy today, Quick rundown: Overall evaluation: the country worked hard to produce commendable results, but the current economy faces tough challenges and requires that China maintains strategic composure.
Goal for H2: Keeping pandemic under control, steady the economy & ensure safety in development.
Balancing the economy & Covid: Sticking with Zero-Covid while ensuring operation of key contributing factors for economy. Monitor new variants and research for vaccines/treatments./2
Fiscal & monetary policy: Macro policy to actively promote demand. Fiscal & monetary policy must effectively make up for the demand shortfall. Monetary policy to increase credit support for businesses. Enhance supply chain stability and int'l competitiveness. /3
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