Beijing announced on Tuesday that it has discovered 629 cases of Chinese coronavirus infections in Tibet since the last outbreak of the disease in the Chinese Autonomous Prefecture in recent days, prompting China’s ruling Communist Party to lock down the Tibetan city of Shigatse Province last week. .
China’s central government administers Tibet and officially calls it the Tibet Autonomous Region, or “Sizan,” the Mandarin name for the region. China ValleyThe y, who belongs to the public relations department of the Communist Party of China, reported on August 10:[a]all counties and counties [of Shigatse] It was under tight control for three days on Monday [August 8]and people are not allowed to enter or leave unnecessarily.”
On August 10, health officials in Shigatse identified 13 new local Chinese coronavirus cases, although only two were labeled as “symptomatic”.
“[A] The 2-year-old boy and 56-year-old man were among the symptomatic cases in Shigatse that day, according to a statement by the city’s epidemic prevention and control department. Municipal health officials forcibly transferred two patients to public hospitals to treat their symptoms and forcibly isolated an unspecified number of “close and secondary close contacts,” according to the statement.
LHASA, CHINA – AUGUST 14: A volunteer distributes anti-epidemic supplies to an epidemic prevention officer on August 14, 2022, in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Lhasa will extend disinfection efforts in its major urban areas until 3 p.m. Thursday. (Photo by Li Ling/China News Service via Getty Images)
chinese daily newspaper He wrote about the Shigatse lockdown in more detail last week:
Shigatse has recently identified 12 high-risk areas spread across the Samdrubtse region, as well as the Gyirong, Drongba, and Nyanang districts. It added four new medium-risk areas to five regions, including Gamba, Nyanang, Dingri, Gyirong and Drongba. The rest of the city is classified as low risk. […]
All indoor cultural, sports and entertainment facilities such as bars, cinemas and libraries are closed. The city has also suspended activities such as mass gatherings, festivals, forums, educational sessions, religious events, kindergartens and nursing homes for three days.
A medical team from Shandong province arrived in the regional capital, Lhasa, on Tuesday afternoon to help Tibet fight the epidemic. The team will then work on the prevention and treatment of epidemics, according to Tibet Daily.
Lhasa, China – August 9, 2022: View of an empty street in the city of Lhasa in western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Tuesday, August 9, 2022. The city, which relies heavily on tourism, has implemented a partial lockdown after the age of 18. It reported cases of Covid-19 in August. 7. (Photo credit SU PING/Feature China/Future Publishing with Getty Images)
According to unconfirmed reports, Chinese government employees may have sprayed disinfectant solution on areas of Shigatse on August 14. video video footage circulating the internet that appears to show the alleged process.
Another anti-Covid street propaganda from Tibet, this time in Shigatse, said, “Let’s get through the challenges together, wait for the flowers to bloom and the epidemic to end.” (Music taken from the 1960 Hollywood epic Exodus about the establishment of the State of Israel). pic.twitter.com/QVIusHo5CQ
— Robert Barnett (@RobbieBarnett) 15 August 2022
Screenshots of the alleged public announcement widespread On August 14, he noted on Twitter that Chinese government workers sprayed disinfectant in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, 170 miles northeast of Shigatse, on August 16. Breitbart News—failed to verify the authenticity of the alleged footage or the alleged screenshots as of Monday’s press time.
Tibetan Radio and Television announced that disinfection against Covid – spraying trucks and crews – will continue in Lhasa. “Disinfection in Lhasa extended for 3 days… No going out, no visits, no gatherings.” People can leave Lhasa if they “test negative within 48 hours”. pic.twitter.com/9DnTK7gLE1
— Robert Barnett (@RobbieBarnett) 14 August 2022
The disinfection campaigns in Tibet are the latest in a series of similar policies that began in Wuhan in 2020. At the time, it remained unclear to scientists how contagious the pathogen was when found on surfaces, due to very little information available about the Chinese coronavirus. . . However, the World Health Organization (WHO) currently does not recommend mass street spraying to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Extensive outdoor spraying or fumigation is not recommended in areas such as streets or open markets for the COVID-19 virus or other pathogens at this time, the WHO website states. “Streets and sidewalks are not considered a route of infection for COVID-19. Even outdoors, spraying disinfectant can harm human health and cause irritation or damage to the eyes, respiratory tract or skin.”
Source: Breitbart
