“In everything we’ve dealt with in recent decades, whether it’s bird flu or the original SARS in 2002, even when there’s nothing to hide, they act suspiciously and opaque,” Anthony Fauci said in statements in the north. TV channel.-American NBC, the EFE agency quotes.
The epidemiologist, who will leave his post in December, thought that this could be because the Chinese government does not want to be seen as the culprit. “It’s not your fault if something happens in your country, but let’s find out what happened so we can talk about it transparently and prevent it from happening in the future,” he said.
Anthony Fauci, the face of the US in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, also felt that the restrictions in China were especially strict, not making it clear to the public what the goal was.
“The end goal was for everyone to be vaccinated. Then you can understand time limits [como os do início da pandemia]🇧🇷 But they ended up in long-term detention with no apparent benefit, which makes no sense from a public health standpoint,” he said.
China’s epidemic prevention measures are the most stringent in the world under the “zero case” policy of COVID-19. The strategy includes isolating all positive cases and close contacts, locking down entire areas or cities, and continuously conducting mass testing.
In recent days, anti-restriction demonstrations have spread to major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing.
The protests intensified on Thursday after ten people were killed in a fire at a building held in custody in Urumqi.
The Chinese capital, which has been under special outbreak protection since 2020, is now experiencing its highest infection rate, with more than 4,300 new cases identified on Saturday, 82% of which were asymptomatic, according to the latest official report.
These numbers, low by international standards but unacceptable by the Chinese authorities, have resulted in restrictions and restrictions that affect much of the capital’s population.
China broke the record for infections on Saturday, with almost 40,000 new cases, although more than 90% of cases are asymptomatic, according to data from the National Health Commission.
Official figures show that about 1.8 million people are currently in quarantine, as it is recommended to transfer those who are ill, including those who are asymptomatic, as well as, but separately, those who have been in contact with the infected, to hospitals or isolation centers.
