Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare advised citizens to avoid travel to China due to a surge in respiratory illness.
Some epidemiologists questioned the advisory, while others supported it.
The Chinese government insists the outbreak is under control, but Taiwan remains skeptical. (Trending: Greta Thunberg Caught on Video Going Full Anti-Semite)
On November 24, in Sanhe City, Hebei Province, due to the recent influenza epidemic such as mycoplasma pneumonia, Sanhe City Emergency Rescue Center organized staff wearing Dabai protective clothing to enter the premises field to carry out disinfection work.#China #Hebei pic.twitter.com/NISAcfrC25
— Spotlight on China (@spotlightoncn) November 27, 2023
Rajib Dasgupta, an epidemiologist and professor said “travel restrictions for respiratory infections are not an effective measure for interrupting transmission”.
“This is not a question about foreign affairs,” Wang snapped when a reporter asked about Taiwan’s travel advisory.
“It is safe to travel, do business and study here in China and there’s no need to worry,” he asserted.
“Oh, my God. It’s almost 2024 and this familiar scene is back!” one poster on Douyin, declared.
China’s Global Times admitted that hospitals are struggling to cope with the “surge in cases of respiratory illnesses in children,” but it claimed “the health system has not been overwhelmed as it did during the early stage of the fight against [Wuhan coronavirus].”
National Health Commission spokesman Mi Feng calling for “effective epidemic prevention and control measures in key locations with dense populations, such as schools, childcare institutions and nursing homes.”
“This includes minimizing personnel movement and visits,” Mi added.
The outbreak in China is said to be a severe cold and flu season, but some control measures from the pandemic are reappearing.
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