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TexasTowelie

(118,360 posts) Sat Jan 4, 2025, 07:41 AM Jan 4

Here We Go Again - New Outbreak In China Overwhelms Hospitals; Chinese Economy - China Update

00:00 Introduction
00:11 New Virus Outbreak ‘Overwhelming Hospitals’ In China
04:57 Chinese Economy: PBoC, Yuan, Manufacturing, & EVs

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It appears that Trump is going to get a do-over. Any comments about he is going to screw it up again.

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Here We Go Again - New Outbreak In China Overwhelms Hospitals; Chinese Economy - China Update (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 4 OP

I got COVID for the first time just a few months ago. After going through that, I'm EXTREMELY worried about BComplex Jan 4 #1

Great. With Trump 2.0 all the sane and capable leadership at CDC etc. will be gone. What could go wrong? dutch777 Jan 4 #2

ty for posting- et tu Jan 4 #3

The viral outbreak in China is not new. It is HMPV, which was wnylib Jan 4 #4

Seems like clickbate. The regular news isn't concerned at all about this outbreak which the poster above Quixote1818 Jan 4 #5

BComplex

(9,218 posts)

1. I got COVID for the first time just a few months ago. After going through that, I'm EXTREMELY worried about

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 08:27 AM

Jan 4

viruses coming out of China. Germs appear to be just another one of their factories.

dutch777

(3,791 posts)

2. Great. With Trump 2.0 all the sane and capable leadership at CDC etc. will be gone. What could go wrong?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 08:50 AM

Jan 4

I better buy those Ivermectin and bleach stocks.

et tu

(1,917 posts)

3. ty for posting-

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:23 AM

Jan 4

always informative~

wnylib

(25,183 posts)

4. The viral outbreak in China is not new. It is HMPV, which was

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:54 AM

Jan 4

first identified in The Netherlands in 2001. It exists in most countries around the world. Outbreaks are more common in winter, like flu outbreaks are. The most vulnerable people are infants and seniors over 65.

https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/human-metapneumovirus-hmpv

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_metapneumovirus

Quixote1818

(30,465 posts)

5. Seems like clickbate. The regular news isn't concerned at all about this outbreak which the poster above