Thread by @RealCheckMarker

~ SARS Epidemic ~
Situation update for China for week of: March 23

#ZeroCOVID #Azvudine #PASC #SAND #LongCOVID #LeonardiEffect #AirborneAIDS #Incurable
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1 (1) - New cases have levelled off to 3,575/week

1 (2) China conducted a total of 40,000 tests the week of March 23, down from their peak of 1.9 million back in mid-December.

2 (1) Diagnosis and treatment of patients at "Fever" clinics and other physician clinics: 455,000 on March 23, down from the peak of 2.9 million in mid-December.
* "Fever clinics" are local testing & vaccine facilities

2 (2) Number of outpatient clinic visits in rural locations is down to 109,000.

2 (3) Number of outpatient clinic visits in cities is down to 346,000.

2 (4) The relative proportion of patients attending clinics who were diagnosed with influenza vs SARS.

2 (4) Cont'd - The rate of influenza cases is trending upward compared to the SARS positivity rate. This is the "test positivity rate" for both viral infections being tested across all clinics.

3 (1) Hospitalized patients infected SARS in the hospital is down to 5,881***
*** WITH and FROM are not distinguished. China has separate isolated hospitals to treat SARS patients so regular vulnerable patients going to the hospital for a broken leg don't end up with SARS.

3 (2) Hospitalized patients who are in ICU is down to 5 from the peak of 128,000 in late December.

3 (3) Deaths from SARS have dropped to ZERO.
From a peak of 4,273 back in early January.

4 (1) From September 26 , 2022 to March 23 , 2023 , a total of 35,513 genome valid sequences were produced with a total of 113 evolutionary branches.
The main genomic strains:
BA. 5.2.48 ( 45.4% )
BF.7.14 ( 24.3% )
BA.5.2.49 ( 9.6% )
DY.1 ( 8.5% )

4 (2) Surveillance of SARS variant strains since December: From December 1, 2022 to March 23, 2023, a total of 26,816 genome sequences were produced, with a total of 68 evolutionary branches.
The main current strains:
BA.5.2.48 ( 49.5% )
BF.7.14 ( 26.9% )
DY.1 ( 9.0% )

4 (3) SARS Genomic Surveillance by province:
BF.7 and subclades are the dominant strains in Beijing, Inner Mongolia and Tianjin;
BA.5.2 and subclades are the dominant strains in other provinces
@SolidEvidence @EllingUlrich @RajlabN @TRyanGregory @doctorsoumya @DrEricDing

@SolidEvidence @EllingUlrich @RajlabN @TRyanGregory @doctorsoumya @DrEricDing 5 (1) Progress in vaccination against SARS
Vaccination coverage rates of the whole population reached between 93.0% and 90.6% ***
*** China uses a single-dose vaccine that doesn't require a booster dose against variants, the first -dose equals a full-course.

@SolidEvidence @EllingUlrich @RajlabN @TRyanGregory @doctorsoumya @DrEricDing 5 (2) Vaccination against SARS for patients over the age of 60.

@SolidEvidence @EllingUlrich @RajlabN @TRyanGregory @doctorsoumya @DrEricDing There's substantial misinformation being propagated about China's SARS Pandemic Exit Strategy. Do you want solid evidence China has consistently and accurately reported their testing, cases and deaths?
We are not running out of cheap crap to buy!
cnbc.com/2023/03/23/woo…

@SolidEvidence @EllingUlrich @RajlabN @TRyanGregory @doctorsoumya @DrEricDing I will attempt to provide a weekly English language summary which China no only provides on their website in Mandarin.
It would incredibly useful if you could share this thread:

https://twitter.com/RealCheckMarker/status/1639654403807297540?s=20

@SolidEvidence @EllingUlrich @RajlabN @TRyanGregory @doctorsoumya @DrEricDing You can also help out by buying a coffee for Mr. Maidowski, who is part of our plain language communications team.
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