Fresh Covid Outbreaks in China

Fresh Covid-19 outbreaks in multiple cities across China sparked new concerns about whether the contagion in the eastern Chinese city Nanjing – a flight from Russia was identified as the source of the infections in Nanjing when airport cleaning staff were infected when cleaning the cabin – would lead to a nationwide resurgence in cases, and whether the current vaccines can successfully fend off the risks brought by the rampant Delta variant. 

Some have raised doubts over whether the rigorous prevention measures adopted over the past year will still work. 

Chinese epidemiologists and public health officials said on Sunday that the ongoing outbreaks – the most serious one since the initial outbreak in Wuhan – are still under control, but more efforts are needed to plug the loopholes in the epidemic control work, while stressing the need to advance the mass vaccination program.

I have no doubt that with the experience accumulated in fighting the outbreak in Wuhan and in containing the sporadic outbreaks in other Chinese locations, the latest outbreaks are expected to be successfully contained. If anybody can do it, it's the Chinese.

Still, China reported 71 new domestically transmitted Covid-19 cases for August 03, official data showed, the highest daily tally since January 30. The number of cases has increased for five consecutive days since July 30.

The Covid episodes in China illustrate that we cannot beat Covid anywhere until we beat Covid everywhere!