Beijing life is back at full force - metro this morning #China Covid Curated #Going to China (Pandemic Travel)

China Covid Curated

Going to China (Pandemic Travel)

David

We are stuck with alternative data sources to try to guess that status of the outbreaks across the country. Subway usage data may be a useful indicator, and according to Bloomberg those data show that 11 large cities may have already passed the peak of infections. According to the National Health Commission the focus of epidemic prevention and control in China has shifted from "infection prevention" to "health protection and severe disease prevention 从“防感染”转向“保健康、防重症". There is also a renewed push to use Traditional Chinese Medicine formulations.

Todd Smith

 In response to the sudden surge in demand, some stores are selling 10 lemons for the price of one. Absolutely wild, the pump is real!

I heard people are panic-buying lemons in China for Covid? 🍋 This came after a doctor mentioned lemons in a press conference in Shanghai. Several Chinese e-commerce companies are out of lemons, and offline fruit retailers are hiking prices.

Derek

Starting to think gov is doing pump and dump schemes with all these grocery products!