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Fearing Second Wave China apos;s Wuhan Ramps Up Coronavirus Tests

2021-01-03T12:46:04Z

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By XIHAO JIANG and Brenda Goh WUHAN, China, May 15 (Reuters) - Authorities in Wuhan have tested over 3 million residents for the coronavirus in April and May and aim to test all of the rest, state media said, as the city at the epicentre of the original outbreak faces the threat of a second wave of infections. Priority will go to residents who have not been tested before, and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] people living in residential compounds with previous cases of infection, or [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html Tour Quế Lâm] old or densely populated estates, the official Xinhua News Agency reported late Thursday, citing a Wuhan government meeting. Fears of a second wave just as businesses and schools reopen flared at the weekend after Wuhan reported a cluster of cases, the first since a lockdown was lifted on April 8. Those infections were previously asymptomatic - people who had the virus but had shown no fever or other symptoms. Authorities should have a clear indication of the number of asymptomatic cases once everyone in the city has been tested, Xinhua said, without giving a timeframe for [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html Tour Quế Lâm] that process. Reuters, citing an internal document to district officials, reported on May 11 that the city planned to conduct the tests for the rest of its 11 million residents over just 10 days. On Friday in open-air plazas, Wuhan residents waited patiently in long queues for their turn to take the test. "I think it's necessary," said Wuhan resident Tong Zheguang, 32. "There's a possibility of a recurrence of the epidemic." Jiang Liandi, 70, said: "Of course I'm a little bit worried. I'm also afraid there will be new infections." Wuhan has detected more than a dozen asymptomatic infections per day in recent days. Some experts say the mass testing is unprecedented in scale, and shows the level of concern. Others say the sheer size of the operation is bound to lead to errors. The city conducted 1.79 million coronavirus tests from April 1 to May 13, according to Reuters calculations based on daily reports published by the city's health commission. If Xinhua's report that 3 million tests have been conducted since April also uses figures from the health commission, that would suggest up to 1.2 million tests were administered on May 14 alone. But the health authority said late on Friday, without elaborating, that 72,791 tests had been conducted on May 14. That was up from 67,026 tests on May 13 and the second-highest total since it started publishing such data on Feb. 21. PREVENTING A REBOUND Recent outbreaks in the northeasterly Heilongjiang province and Jilin city have contributed to fears of other fresh outbreaks in China. On Friday, the mainland reported four new confirmed cases for May 14, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement on Friday. All were locally transmitted. "The epidemic situation is now fragmented domestically, but the task of preventing a rebound of the epidemic remains arduous," Zeng Yixin, a vice minister at the NHC, told a news conference. "The epidemic situation abroad is still severe and complex, and the pressure to defend against the outside continues to increase," Zeng added, referring to cases of citizens returning from abroad infected with the virus. China has stopped foreigners [http://www.search.com/search?q=entering entering] as a precaution against imported infections. Zeng also said some COVID-19 vaccines were set to complete their second-phase clinical trials in July. Confirmed cases in mainland China stand at 82,933 and the death toll at 4,633. China does not include people who have been tested and found to be asymptomatic carriers in its tally, and does not publish a cumulative number of asymptomatic cases. (Reporting by Xihao Jiang, Brenda Goh, Engen Tham, Wang Jing, Lusha Zhang and Ryan Woo; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore, John Stonestreet and Kevin Liffey)

Small And Medium Corn Processing Enterprises Are Hard To Take A Step

2021-01-01T07:09:27Z

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Reporters found in grain production and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html Tour Quế Lâm] circulation of the industry chain, most complaints are not from farmers, but the corn processing enterprises, especially private small and medium corn processing enterprises. "National food purchase price is high, and the private sector can not afford to lose". Qiqihar City, a processing company official Xie told reporters that their plan amount of corn processing has not done for a long time, and only [http://edublogs.org/?s=occasionally occasionally] some rice is processed, the amount is not great. " They can hold 30,000 tons of grain warehouse". (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); They are now starving in grain storage warehouse, the peasants no surplus. Plus the price of the status quo is now upside down, grain storage and processing enterprises are afraid. "Grain storage to interest, to shipping, to storage fees to subsidize national grain storage, but lost all his private." Xie said, private enterprises are outside the protection of national policy, but it may not be do not accept the policy effects brought about by market conditions. "In soybeans, for example, national protection purchase price set too high, the acquisition of the SMALL AND MEDIUM CORN PROCESSING ENTERPRISES can not process, the workers had to have disbanded , I have a friend who has four or five oil and grease plant, did not now how to start." Zhang said recently there is always circle of friends called to ask whether or not to plant their plants ready to sell. Not only processing enterprises have ceased production or semi-production, and even the traders are in a wait state. Find a good sale in the south side, and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] then transferred from Heilongjiang Province, grain traders sold out Old Song told reporters that he also closed down almost six months. "South of the aquaculture industry due to the impact of the financial crisis, many of which are in production or close down, the overall market demand is declining , so the grain trade is also difficult than in the past. Coupled northeast corn, soybean prices are hovering, if coupled with the rail freight and other costs , it is difficult to make money." Laosong said Debu do trade Fortunately, the line was stretched long, there is no limit warehouses, factories and other investment recovery, so the small boat U-turn, the market is not good when you can stop down the sidelines. "Traders can stop, but can not afford to stop processing enterprises, while playing the brand needs continuity, intermittent customers are lost on the other hand the workers could not afford ah." Zhang said, small and medium enterprises currently processing is in a "internal and external" state. Not only paid the internal market, but also the face of foreign brands layers squeeze. It is understood that, in competition with foreign brands, many domestic brands itself at a disadvantage. On the one hand, there are differences in funding, all foreign brands to enter the domestic market, most of them are group of companies, financial strength, brand, advertising investment can be said is an absolute winner. While domestic brands, especially lack of private brand of its own funds, bank loans are reluctant to insufficient collateral for these SMEs. Thus, the strength disparity is obvious. On the other hand, foreign brand management experience, speed dominate the market soon. In contrast, many domestic brands lack of unified management, marketing experience systematic market nationwide layout. "Purchasing and storage has been reducing a lot, so many small and medium processing enterprises have been discontinued, if sustained, processing companies have poured at least half." Xie told reporters. The state will improve food acquisition price protection, struggling to the final result until they can only be withdrawn from the market. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); For more information, please visit: [ ]

Places To See In Harbin And Lhasa

2020-12-31T17:03:33Z

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Unique in China, Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province and bears the marks of its closeness to Russia in both its architecture and its food. Because of its position on a branch of the Trans Siberian Railway, its role as a place of refuge for exiled Russian aristocrats after the Russian Revolution and a period of Soviet rule. St Sophia's Cathedral in the Butou district is the most obvious Russian building, built of red brick with a green onion dome, but there are also entire streets of old Russian style terraced housing, untouched since the Russians left. The cathedral is now the Harbin Museum of Architecture. Several other Russian churches escaped destruction during the Cultural Revolution, but they are mostly not in use. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival runs from January until the ice melts. The Snow and Ice Festival features giant carvings in snow, while the Ice Lantern Festival has large statues and buildings carved in ice with lanterns softly glowing inside. Just outside the city is the Siberian Tiger Park, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] dedicated to preserving these beautiful but endangered big cats. The squeamish should avoid the feeding sessions. The holiest centre of Tibetan Buddhism, Lhasa is the traditional seat of the [http://photobucket.com/images/Dalai%20Lama Dalai Lama]. One of the highest cities in the world, it sits at the foot of Mount Gephel. The name means Land of the Gods. At the east of the city you will find the Barkhor Street Market and the Jokhang Temple (Tsuglagkhang), while the western part is where all the hotels, restaurants and other tourist infrastructure lies. The Potala Palace (Podrang Potala) perches on Mount Marpo Ri. There has been a stronghold here for at least 1400 years, but the current version is chiefly the work of the Fifth Dalai Lama in the 17th century and the Thirteenth Dalai Lama in the 20th century It is a steep climb up to the palace and it spreads over several floors, so visiting the museum here is not to be advised before you acclimatize to the altitude. The Dalai Lama's main residence until 1755, and then the winter residence until the mid 20th century, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html tour du lịch quế lâm] the palace is now a museum with shrines, antiques and scriptures. The inner, Red Palace contains the tombs and shrines of the Lamas, while the outer, white palace contained residential areas and the administrative offices. The Norbulingka, a short distance to the south, was the summer residence and has been undergoing restoration. The Jokhang Temple was first built in the 7th century to shelter statues of the Buddha, most importantly the Jowo Sakyamuni Buddha. It is traditional for [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html Tour Quế Lâm] pilgrims to perform the koras by walking around the three concentric paths that encircle the temple. Although the city is at risk of becoming a theme park if care is not taken by the authorities, it still has the atmosphere of one of the holiest sites on Earth. Wherever you travel in the world you are unlikely to find anywhere as peaceful, tranquil and meaningful as the temples of the Dalai Lama. Adrian vultur writes for [ ] (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push();

China Finds Fall Armyworm In Northeast Cornbelt

2020-12-31T06:02:36Z

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BEIJING, Aug 21 (Reuters) - China has found destructive fall armyworm in Liaoning province in its northeastern cornbelt for the first time, state media reported on Friday. The destructive pest, which first arrived in China in January 2019, is moving north across the country at a much faster pace lately, due to the impact of Typhoon Hagupit, Beijing News said, citing plant protection authorities. The report comes as China moves to guarantee food security as various disruptions like flooding, drought and a global coronavirus pandemic, threatened to disrupt its grains supplies. The insect was also detected in Shunyi district in Beijing 10 days earlier than when the pest reached the capital city last year, according to Beijing News. Fall armyworms hit over a million hectares of farmland in China last year, damaging mainly corn and sugarcane crops, according to an official report. The government has warned about the likelihood of it hitting China's [http://www.empowher.com/search/site/northeastern%20cornbelt northeastern cornbelt] this year and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] said that danger from the pest would be more severe in 2020. Armyworm has hit 15.99 million mu (1.07 million hectares) of farmland in 24 provinces so far this year, including Liaoning province, according to government statistics gathered till Aug. 13, Beijing news reported. China's northeastern region, including Heilongjiang, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html tour du lịch quế lâm] Jilin, Liaoning provinces and the Inner Mongolia region, is known as the grain basket of the world's most populous nation, producing about half of the country's corn. (Reporting by Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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2020-12-31T06:02:27Z

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EXPLAINER-How Thousands In China Got Infected By Brucellosis In One...

2020-12-31T01:09:15Z

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BEIJING, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Brucellosis, a bacterial disease with flu-like symptoms, has infected more than 6,000 people in a single outbreak in northwestern China. Usually caused by contact with animals, the outbreak in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, was due to a leak at a vaccine plant, according to Lanzhou's health commission. People are still being treated at hospitals even though the outbreak happened a year ago. China's top legislative body passed a law last month to establish protocols for biosecurity risk prevention and control, and systems to respond to risks including sudden outbreaks. WHAT IS BRUCELLOSIS? Brucellosis is a zoonotic infectious disease, or a disease in animals that can spread to humans. It is caused by a bacteria that affects sheep, goats, cattle, swine and even dogs and is reported in many countries. Humans generally get the disease from direct contact with infected animals through the consumption of tainted animal products such as unpasteurised milk or cheese, or through the inhalation of airborne agents. Human-to-human transmission is extremely rare, according to the World Health Organization. Symptoms in humans include fever and weakness, which emerge over a few weeks. The mortality rate is low, though complications could lead to death. Some symptoms such as joint pain may become chronic and never go away. WHAT HAPPENED IN LANZHOU? The latest outbreak in Lanzhou was first uncovered in November 2019 when some students at the Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute tested positive for brucellosis. By the end of December, at least 181 people at the institute had been infected, according to the provincial health authority. The outbreak even spread to Heilongjiang province in the northeastern corner of China, where 13 people who worked at the veterinarian institute in August 2019 tested positive, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] state media reported. The government has tested 55,725 people in the city, of which 6,620 are positive for brucellosis as of now, the Lanzhou government said at a press conference, according to a report on Thursday by the state-owned Global Times. The outbreak originated at a biopharmaceutical factory owned by Shanghai-listed China Animal Husbandry Industry Co , according to a statement from Lanzhou's health commission in September. The factory had used expired disinfectants in July to August 2019 to make brucellosis vaccines, leaving the bacteria in its waste gas. The contaminated gas later formed aerosols that drifted downwind to the veterinary institute. IS BRUCELLOSIS COMMON IN CHINA? About half a million infected people are reported each year around the world, with China typically accounting for tens of thousands. In 2019, China reported 44,036 cases with one death, up from 37,947 cases and zero deaths a year earlier. The very first cases reported in China were in the [http://topofblogs.com/tag/southwestern%20city southwestern city] of Chongqing in 1905. China saw a widespread epidemic of brucellosis in the 1950s and 1960s, according to state media. Brucellosis is more common in pastoral areas in the west and north of China. It is categorized as a Class B infectious disease under a three-tier system Last year, China reported over 10 million cases of infectious diseases including brucellosis, scarlet fever, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html tour du lịch quế lâm] dysentery and dengue. (Reporting by Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)