Crematories at capacity + End of mandatory quarantine

The worst fears are coming true. After Beijing abandoned zero-Covid, the leadership radically opened up and without any plan left the people to their fate. Reliable data is no longer available because testing is virtually non-existent. However, estimates predict millions of infected in the next few weeks – and millions of dead.

Reports of overflowing crematories are coming in from Chongqing, Guangzhou and Beijing, and images of hospitals with body bags everywhere are circulating on social media. It brings back memories of Wuhan at the beginning of the pandemic. But back then, the virus was new. Xi Jinping is personally responsible for this latest catastrophe. With just a little more foresight and less ideological stubbornness, he could have prevented this suffering. Virologists already fear that the next devastating variant could emerge in China.

With the Covid tsunami now going full steam across the country, holding on to the already insane quarantine rule for foreign visitors makes even less sense. Experts believe it will soon be lifted. The German business community may be pleased, as it will make traveling to and from China easier. But who would want to travel to a country on the brink of a health disaster anytime soon? Everyone should avoid China in the coming weeks.

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Felix Lee