Xish

Earlier I discussed the insane excesses of Xi Jinping ' s " zero Covid " policy. The economic and social costs of the draconian, and doomed, effort to end transmission of the virus in China were unsustainable. The policy provoked the first mass protests of his rule, at great peril to the protesters, created supply chain shortages around the world, and severely damaged the Chinese economy. So yeah, not a good idea. But . . .He suddenly turned 180 on a dime and eliminated all mitigations measures. The result has been equally catastrophic. Eric Fiegl-Ding is an epidemiologist who became well known as an early Cassandra about the Covid pandemic. Some people have criticized him for being overly alarmist, but for the most part his warnings have stood up well, although his style is probably overly dramatic.Anyway he ' s now gone supernova over the situation in China.Whether he ' s right to worry that the disaster in China will lead to a resurgence elsewhere in the world I ' m no so sure, but in China it ' s bad. Very bad. I recommend you read the thread, but here ' s the first bleat:THERMONUCLEAR BAD —Hospitals completely overwhelmed in China ever since restrictions dropped. Epidemiologist estimate>60% of & 10% of Earth ’s population likely infected over next 90 days. Deaths likely in the millions—plural. This is just the start— Bodies are piling up outside the morgues because there isn ' t room for them, and the crematoria are backed up for days. Schools an...
Source: Stayin' Alive - Category: American Health Source Type: blogs