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COVID: China struggles to contain large outbreak
Title (Dublin Core)
COVID: China struggles to contain large outbreak
Description (Dublin Core)
This is a news story by DW News. It is a story about how the outbreak of COVID has not been very well controlled in China, with China reporting 13,146 new cases, the most since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. Despite these numbers, the Chinese government has claimed that there have been no new deaths despite the high number of infections. Shanghai is the worst affected region in China, in which as city of 25 million has been under lockdown. Vice President Sun Chunlan, who is on the Communist Party's Politburo claims that swift actions taken will help stop the spread of the virus. In Beijing, there have been lockdowns, mass testing, and travel restrictions placed on the populace. Residents of Shanghai are worried about the lockdowns exceeding four days, as it will limit their ability to obtain fresh food. Parents also fear being separated from their children for too long under strict quarantine. The article mentions Xi being in tough spot with this too, as these lockdowns will have an ill effect on an already fragile economic situation.
Date (Dublin Core)
April 3, 2022
Creator (Dublin Core)
DW News
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST580
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
news article
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Health & Wellness
English
Government Federal
English
News coverage
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
National Health Commission
Xinhua News Agency
Beijing
lockdown
Reuters
China
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
China
outbreak
virus
Omnicron
Shanghai
Beijing
President Xi Jinping
Vice President Sun Chunlan
economy
lockdown
quarantine
government
Collection (Dublin Core)
Asian & Pacific Islander Voices
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
04/03/2022
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
04/03/2022
04/05/2022
04/06/2022
04/10/2022
06/07/2022
08/02/2022
Date Created (Dublin Core)
04/03/2022
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This item was submitted on April 3, 2022 by [anonymous user] using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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