On December 28, 2022 the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a negative COVID-19 test (PCR or antigen) will be required for air passengers (>2 years old) entering the United States from China effective January 5, 2023. The reason “to slow the spread of COVID-19” following a surge [3] in COVID-19 cases in the the People’s Republic of China which has occurred following the reversal of China’s strict “zero-COVID” [9, 10] policies earlier this December resulting from mass protests. [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Over 130 omicron virus versions have been detected in China resulting in outbreaks, but China is not being transparent with their genetic sequencing! It is reported by Sydney Morning Herald that China’s vaccine version, given a year ago has likely waned and is allegedly less effective than “Western-made messenger RNA versions”!
t is reported that “248 million people — nearly 18% of China’s population — came down with the virus in the first 20 days of December”, a rate of 37 million per day, but the CCP is not being transparent. It’s hard to know if overwhelmed hospitals are due to the virus or a result of the “zero covid” strict lockdown policies the Chinese people had to endure.
Allegedly half of passengers on a flight from China to Lombardy, Italy tested positive for COVID-19 [4]. It’s like 2020 Déjà vu!
By December 26, 2020 it is reported China’s ICU’s are full.