COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Friday / Saturday, April 1-2

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1. 1.

   NeenerNeener

   April 2, 2022 at 7:12 am

   Monroe County, NY:

   217 new cases. Well, at least it was under 300+ for the first time in 4 days.

2. 2.

   New Deal democrat

   April 2, 2022 at 7:14 am

   The only two countries in Europe that were having a BA.2 wave and have not peaked are France and Malta. Everywhere else either did not have a BA.2 wave, or is declining after a wave lasting 2.5-3.5 weeks. Canada is having a significant BA.2 wave, that started two weeks ago.

   Cases in the US declined to 28,800, the lowest since mid-August of last year, and lowers than all but 4.5 month in the last two years. Deaths increased to 800, due to a data dump from Indiana. Without that, they would have been 663.

   Cases in the Northeast continue to rise. They may have turned up in the West, but are flat in the Midwest and declining in the South. Notable increases are occurring in AK, AZ, WI, GA, AL, PR, MA, RI, CT, NY, and NJ. CA may also have started to increase.

   The proportion of BA.2 cases in the Northeast is probably approaching 90% by now, so those States should be getting close to their peak. In the country as a whole, by now BA.2 is probably about 2/3’s of all cases, so we should be in the teeth of whatever wave we are going to have.

3. 3.

   NotMax

   April 2, 2022 at 7:18 am

   Locally,

   Mirroring much of the U.S. and the world, Hawaii is seeing an uptick in the more transmissible BA.2 omicron variant.

   According to a state Department of Health report, BA.2 now makes up four out of every 10 new coronavirus cases in Hawaii.

   Health officials estimated that BA.2 grew from 13% two weeks ago to 40% of variants circulating in the state, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Thursday.

   “So it’s 40% now, and theoretically around two weeks from now it will be double that,” said Edward Desmond, State Laboratories Division administrator…. Source

   Elsewhere,

   With COVID-19 cases rising once again, New York City is keeping a mask mandate for children under 5 in place and will appeal a judge’s ruling that struck it down, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday.

   City health officials are recommending that everyone cover their faces in indoor public settings and will continue to require masks for children aged 2 to 4 in schools and daycare centers, Adams said.

   Adams had said previously that the mask mandate for young children would be lifted on April 4 if coronavirus numbers remained low.

   New York City is now averaging just under 1,300 new cases of COVID-19 per day, more than twice the number on the average day in early March. Hospitalizations from the virus, though, have not been climbing, and health officials have increasingly been looking at that metric to determine what level of public precautions are needed. Source

   Thousands of Malaysians working in Singapore returned home Friday as Malaysia fully reopened its borders after more than two years of pandemic closure.

   Many had lined up at the border since late Thursday and crossed over at midnight on foot or by car and motorcycles. National news agency Bernama said fireworks can be heard in the background along with shouts of “welcome back” as families waited for their loved ones at the Johor Causeway linking the countries. Source

4. 4.

   p.a.

   April 2, 2022 at 7:46 am

   I’ve got the concept, but not the punchline:

   Four covid strains walk into a Red State diner…

5. 5.

   Amir Khalid

   April 2, 2022 at 7:59 am

   Malaysia’s Ministry of Health reported 17,476 new Covid-19 cases yesterday in its media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 4,219,395 cases. It also reported 30 deaths for an adjusted cumulative total of 35,013 deaths – 0.83% of the cumulative reported total, 0.87% of resolved cases.

   Malaysia’s nationwide Rt stands at 0.87.

   125 confirmed cases are in ICU, 72 of them on ventilators. Meanwhile, 17,321 more patients have recovered, for a cumulative total of 3,977,403 patients recovered – 94.3% of the cumulative reported total.

   Six new clusters were reported yesterday, for a cumulative total of 6,932 clusters. 194 clusters are currently active; 6,744 clusters are now inactive.

   17,312 new cases reported yesterday were local infections. 164 new cases were imported.

   The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) administered 35,001 doses of vaccine on 1st April: 10,076 first doses, 2,662 second doses, and 22,263 booster doses. The cumulative total is 68,945,825 doses administered: 27,517,408 first doses, 25,808,303 second doses, and 15,832,244 booster doses. 84.2% of the population have received their first dose, 79.0% their second dose, and 48.5% their booster dose.

6. 6.

   Fair Economist

   April 2, 2022 at 8:20 am

   Flu Report for 3/21/22-3/27/22

   Positivity down from 7.7% to 6.5%. Lab cases down from 3,248 to 2,924, with 1,010 added to previous weeks. H3N2 continues its unprecedented dominance, 99.2% of all typed flus and 100% of subtyped Type A flus. Hospital admissions up slightly from 2,733 to 2,820.

   Mortality due to pneumonia, influenza and COVID down to 8.3% from last week’s 9.1%, into the normal range for a flu season. This reflects falling deaths due to COVID as there are very few flu deaths at present. Some regions are now seeing decreases and some still seeing increases..

   Flu appears to have peaked, presumably for seasonal reasons.

7. 7.

   rikyrah

   April 2, 2022 at 8:25 am

   I keep on reading what’s happening in Hong Kong, and I am sitting here, wondering when they will change their minds about the low.vaxx rate among the elderly. That STILL makes no sense to me,?

8. 8.

   rikyrah

   April 2, 2022 at 8:30 am

   As soon as it was announced that non-Whites were affected more…

   That’s when

    

   OPEN THE ECONOMY

    

   Began.

   And, they didn’t mind the elderly being collateral damage because they thought that they were killing “them”

    

   Remember the Lt Governor of Texas?

   How the elderly should be willing to sacrifice for the economy ??

9. 9.

   UncleEbeneezer

   April 2, 2022 at 8:55 am

   Some of my favorite Black comedians often joke that all you have to do to get the support of white people is tell them that something disproportionately harms Black/Brown people:

   “Our findings suggest that alerting the public to racial health disparities (such as those observed with COVID-19) has the potential to perpetuate systemic racial inequalities—by reducing White U.S. residents’ concerns about public health issues and support for policies aimed at protecting public health. Political and social power remains concentrated among White U.S. residents; thus, their attitudes toward public health issues have considerable implications for the establishment of public health policy. Our findings show that when COVID-19 racial disparities are highlighted, it can decrease White U.S. residents’ willingness to engage in safety precautions themselves and support for policies protecting public health. Thus, publicizing COVID-19 racial disparities could reduce support for the very policies that aim to limit the toll of the pandemic, creating a vicious cycle wherein raising awareness of systemic racial health disparities results in public responses that actually exacerbate these disparities. Given these findings, we argue that care should be taken when considering how we talk about racial disparities, and that additional research is needed to determine how to productively alert the public to racial health disparities.”

   Sadly, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if this is true for many issues like police reform, public education, affordable housing etc.  And this is a harsh reality for our messaging challenges.  The more emphasis you make on something helping Black People, the less likely White People will be to support it. :(

10. 10.

    Miss Bianca

    April 2, 2022 at 9:10 am

    @rikyrah: No lie told.

    Around here, the big freakout/backlash really began to spiral out of control when we had our Black Lives Matter march in May 2020. After that, suddenly we HAD to have the Fourth of July parade with no health precautions – easy peasy, just call it a “protest” nyah, nyah, take that, libtards! And then the COVID murders began…

    Mark you, the fact that there was absolutely *no* spike in our COVID numbers after the BLM march was because absolutely everyone (except the sheriff’s deputies and the vile “counterprotestor” pieces of shit) was masked. But why let a few inconvenient facts ruin a nice White Freakout.

11. 11.

    YY_Sima Qian

    April 2, 2022 at 9:20 am

    On 4/1 Mainland China reported 2,086 new domestic confirmed (44 previously asymptomatic), 7,789 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 domestic suspect cases.

    Guangdong Province reported 22 new domestic asymptomatic cases.

    • Dongguan reported 6 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 5 at Gaobu Township & 1 at Shijie Township, 5 are traced close contact under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening. 2 site are currently at Medium Risk.
    • Shenzhen reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 1 is a traced close contact already under centralized quarantine & 1 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure.
    • Zhaoqing reported 12 domestic asymptomatic cases, 1 is a traced close contact under centralized quarantine & 1 via community screening. The other 10 cases are traced close contacts of the 3 imported asymptomatic cases reported by the city yesterday. who apparently entered China illegally. All 13 cases are Vietnamese nationals, & workers at the same factory. 2 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
    • The rest of the province reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Zhuhai & Foshan) cases, both are recent arrivals from Shanghai & under centralized quarantine.

    Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 6 new domestic asymptomatic cases (2 each at Fangchenggang & Baise, & 1 each at Nanning & Beihai). 5 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 10 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 21 active domestic confirmed (9 at Fangchenggang, 3 at Baise, 8 at Qinzhou, & 1 at Guilin) & 265 active domestic asymptomatic cases (100 at Fangchenggang, 38 at Baise, 37 at Chongzuo, 71 at Qinzhou, 5 at Liuzhou, 6 at Guilin, 4 at Nanning, 3 at Beihai, & 1 at Guigang) in the province. 1 zone at Fangchenggang are currently at Medium Risk. 5 sites at Qinzhou are currently at Medium Risk.

    Hunan Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (1 each at Changsha, Hengyang & Yiyang) cases, all recent arrivals from Shanghai under centralized quarantine. 4 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 50 active domestic confirmed & 7 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks. 9 sites at Huaihua are currently at Medium Risk, as are 12 sites at Changsha, 1 village at Hengyang & 1 zone at Shaoyang.

    Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region did not report any new domestic positive cases. 5 asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There currently are 9 active domestic confirmed (2 at Hohhot, 1 at Chifeng & 6 at Tongliao) & 20 active domestic asymptomatic (12 at Hohhot & 8 at Tongliao) cases in the province. 1 residential compound at Chifeng is currently at Medium Risk.

    Tianjin Municipality reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic, mild) case. 31 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 11 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There currently are 243 active domestic confirmed & 192 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 7 sites are currently at High Risk. 4 sites are currently at Medium Risk.

    Shandong Province reported 8 new domestic confirmed (4 previously asymptomatic) & 27 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 12 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 56 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 478 active domestic confirmed cases & 2,142 active asymptomatic cases in the province. As not all of the administrative divisions in the province provide data on recoveries, I cannot track the count of active cases in all of the administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.

    • Qingdao reported 1 new domestic confirmed (moderate) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 5 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 5 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 122 active domestic confirmed & 110 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 2 sites are currently at High Risk. 3 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
    • Weihai reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic) case. 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 27 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 30 active domestic confirmed & 203 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 1 office building & 1 bath house are currently at High Risk. 9 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
    • Dezhou report 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, the new positive case is a recent arrival from elsewhere. 2 domestic confirmed case recovered & 1 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There currently are 47 active domestic confirmed & 10 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
    • Binzhou reported 4 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 5 sites are currently at High Risk. 4 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
    • At Weifang 6 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 30 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
    • Yantai reported 1 new domestic confirmed case, a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 18 active domestic confirmed & 16 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
    • The rest of the province reported 4 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, all mild, 2 each at Jinan & Rizhao) & 20 new domestic asymptomatic (5 at Zaozhuang, 4 each at Jinan & Liaocheng, 3 at Linyi, 2 at Rizhao, & 1 each at Jining & Tai’an) cases. 2 of the cases at Jinan are previously asymptomatic, 1 is a traced close contact under centralized quarantine & 3 are recent arrivals from elsewhere. All of the cases at Linyi are truck drivers coming from elsewhere (2 from Shanghai & 1 from Wuxi in Jiangsu), all of the cases at Zaozhuang & Liaocheng are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, all of the cases at Rizhao & Tai’an arrived from Shanghai on 3/29 & under home quarantine since, & the case at Jining was found via screening of residents in areas under movement control. 

    Shanxi Province did not report any new domestic positive cases. There currently are 6 active domestic confirmed (5 Xinzhou & 1 at Jinzhong) & 1 active domestic asymptomatic (at Changzhi) cases remaining.

    Hebei Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed & 66 domestic asymptomatic cases. 33 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 401 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 232 active domestic confirmed & 2,373 active asymptomatic case in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.

    • Langfang reported 5 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 township is currently at High Risk. 2 villages are currently at Medium Risk.
    • Tangshan reported 8 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 shopping center is currently at High Risk. 1 produce market is currently at Medium Risk.
    • Rest of the province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both mild, both at Baoding) & 53 new domestic asymptomatic (48 at Handan, 4 at Baoding, & 1 at Cangzhou) cases. The cluster at Handan was seeded by a couple returning from Shanghai on 3/23, but failed to stay home during their health monitoring period. Most of the cases are found via mass screening, concentrated in a single village. The cases at Baoding include 1 found via regular screening of persons in high risk occupations & traced close contacts, the case at Cangzhou is a truck driver arriving from Yingkou in Liaoning on 3/31.

    Liaoning Province reported 4 new domestic confirmed & 52 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 22 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 51 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 346 active domestic confirmed & 1,447 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.

    • Shenyang reported 3 new domestic confirmed & 44 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all are traced contacts under centralized quarantine or residents in areas under lock down. 1 sub-district is currently at High Risk. 3 residential compounds are currently at Medium Risk.
    • Dalian reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, a traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 1 from fever clinic. The the genetic sequence of the case from fever clinic is different from that of the ongoing outbreak in the city, or past imported & domestic cases. The authorities suspect that the case might have been infected by packages of clothing imported from South Korea. 4 sites remain at Medium Risk.
    • Yingkou reported 5 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 business is currently at High Risk. 5 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
    • Huludao reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, both traced close contacts under centralized quarantine.
    • The rest of the province did not report any new domestic positive cases.

    Heilongjiang Province reported 21 new domestic confirmed (all mild) & 29 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 17 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 16 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 218 active domestic confirmed & 231 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.

    • Harbin reported 16 new domestic confirmed (all mild) & 8 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all traced close contacts under quarantine or found via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 17 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 14 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 167 active domestic confirmed & 146 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 1 township & 1 village are currently High Risk. 9 sites remain at Medium Risk.
    • Jiamusi reported 5 new domestic confirmed (all mild) & 13 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all traced close contacts under quarantine or found via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. There currently are 40 active domestic confirmed & 57 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 1 residential compound is currently at High Risk. 8 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
    • The rest of the province reported 8 new domestic asymptomatic (all at Heihe) cases, all traced close contacts under quarantine or found via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 2 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 11 active domestic confirmed (4 at Mudanjiang, 4 at Daqing, 2 at Suihua, & 1 at Qitaihe) & 28 active domestic asymptomatic (8 at Mudanjiang, 6 at Suihua, 3 each at Yichun & Heihe, & 1 each at Qitaihe & Hegang) cases remaining.

    Jilin Province reported 1,730 new domestic confirmed (20 previously asymptomatic, 1,720 mild & 10 moderate) & 1,244 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 3,914 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 364 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. As the province does not consistently break down recoveries by confirmed & asymptomatic cases or by jurisdictions, I can no longer track the count of active case counts in the different jurisdictions.

    • At Yanbian Prefecture 4 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 41 active domestic confirmed 29 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the prefecture. 2 sites remain at Medium Risk.
    • Jilin City reported 178 new domestic confirmed (176 mild & 2 moderate) & 349 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1,278 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 1,023 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. 3 sites are currently at High Risk. 52 sites are currently Medium Risk.
    • Changchun reported 1,544 new domestic confirmed (19 previously asymptomatic, 1,536 mild & 8 moderate) & 444 new domestic asymptomatic cases. The recent surge in cases in the city are driven by outbreaks in construction sites & produce markets. 2,177 domestic confirmed case recovered & 44 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. 3 sites are currently at High Risk. 127 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
    • Siping reported 6 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, all mild) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all are traced close contacts under quarantine. 4 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 184 active domestic confirmed & 37 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city
    • The rest of the province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both mild, both at Baicheng) cases, both found via regular screening of pandemic response workers. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered (at Songyuan) & 3 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (2 at Songyuan & 1 at Meihekou).

    Beijing Municipality did not report any new domestic positive cases. 1 community remains at Medium Risk.

    Shanghai Municipality reported 260 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic) & 6,051 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 5,410 of the new domestic positive cases are traced close contacts already under centralized quarantine, & the rest from screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 23 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 535 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There currently are 1,577 active domestic confirmed & 38,162 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 13 sites are currently at Medium Risk.

    At Shaanxi Province 11 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 64 active domestic confirmed & 3 active asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks. 1 residential compound at Tongchuan remains at Medium Risk.

    Hubei Province reported 11 new domestic asymptomatic cases (5 at Suizhou & 2 each at Huangshi, Wuhan & Xiaogan). The cases at Wuhan are traced close contacts of domestic positive cases elsewhere, the cases at Huangshi are recent arrivals from Shanghai & under centralized quarantine, & the cases at Xiaogan & Suizhou are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed (moderate, at Shiyan) & 25 active domestic asymptomatic (6 at Suizhou, 5 each at Huangshi & Xiaogan, 3 at Huanggang, 2 at Ezhou & Wuhan, & 1 each at Xianning & Xiangyang) cases in the province.

    Jiangsu Province reported 12 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 54 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 4 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 33 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 56 active domestic confirmed & 433 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As not all of the jurisdictions in the province track recoveries, I cannot track the count of active cases in all of the administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.

    • Suzhou reported 16 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 11 are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 5 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure.
    • Changzhou did not report any new domestic positive cases. 9 sites remain at High Risk. 1 site remains at Medium Risk.
    • Nanjing reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, person coming from Shanghai on 3/31. 6 sites are currently at Medium Risk
    • Xuzhou reported 9 new domestic confirmed (all mild) & 12 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 4 sites have been elevated to Medium Risk.
    • Nantong reported 10 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 6 are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, 3 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure, & 1 via community screening.
    • The rest of the province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, 1 each at Huai’an, Zhenjiang & Wuxi) & 15 new domestic asymptomatic (7 at Suqian, 6 at Zhenjiang, & 1 each at Taizhou & Yancheng). 6 of the cases at Zhenjiang are found via community screening & 1 a recent arrival from Shanghai. All of cases at Suqian are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. The case at Huai’an recently arrived from Shanghai & under centralized quarantine. 5 sites at Xuzhou are now at Medium Risk.

    Anhui Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (mild, at Huainan) & 55 new domestic asymptomatic (35 at Huainan, 11 at Wuhu, 5 at Fuyang, 3 at Hefei, & 1 at Chuzhou) cases. All of the cases at Huainan are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine or via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 7 of the cases at Wuhu are recent arrivals from elsewhere & 4 are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 3 of the cases at Fuyang are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 2 are recent arrivals from elsewhere. The cases at Hefei are recent arrivals from elsewhere & the case at Chuzhou is found via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 18 active confirmed (5 at Wuhu, 2 at Tongling, 7 at Huainan, & 1 each at Fuyang, Hefei, Ma’anshan & Xuancheng) & 359 active domestic asymptomatic (10 at Ma’anshan, 9 at Haozhou, 63 at Wuhu, 146 at Huainan, 10 at Bengbu, 8 at Hefei, 83 at Tongling, 3 at Chuzhou, 2 at Anqing, 23 at Fuyang & 1 each at Huaibei & Suzhou) cases in the province. 3 sites at Huainan, 2 at Tongling, 1 at Fuyang, & 4 at Wuhu are currently at Medium Risk.

    Zhejiang Province reported 14 new domestic confirmed (3 previously asymptomatic) & 14 new domestic asymptomatic case. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported versus domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases in  the province.

    • Jiaxing reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 6 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all traced closed contacts under centralized quarantine.
    • Hangzhou reported 3 new confirmed (all previously asymptomatic) & 3 new asymptomatic cases, 2 of the new domestic positive cases are truck drivers from areas w/ active outbreaks & 1 is a traced close contact under centralized quarantine.
    • Ningbo reported 3 new confirmed cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine.
    • The rest of the province reported 7 new domestic confirmed (3 at Jinhua, 2 at Huzhou, & 1 each at Taizhou & Wenzhou) & 2 new domestic asymptomatic (2 each at Lishui & Wenzhou, & 1 at Shaoxing) cases. All of the cases at Wenzhou are recent arrivals from Shanghai & under centralized quarantine. All of the cases at Jinhua & Shaoxing are truck drivers coming from elsewhere.

    Gansu Province reported 9 new asymptomatic cases. 9 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 32 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 65 active domestic confirmed & 241 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.

    • Lanzhou reported 9 new asymptomatic cases. 8 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 29 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 56 active domestic confirmed & 193 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 1 village remains at High Risk. 1 village remains at Medium Risk.
    • At Baiyin 2 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 5 active domestic confirmed & 17 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
    • In the rest of the province 1 domestic confirmed case recovered & 1 asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed (all at Tianshui) & 31 active domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Dingxi & Gannan Prefecture, 5 at Linxia Prefecture & 24 at Tianshui) cases remaining.

    Fujian Province reported 13 new domestic confirmed (10 previously asymptomatic) & 68 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 77 domestic confirmed case recovered & 60 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 880 active domestic confirmed & 1,848 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.

    • Quanzhou reported 10 new domestic confirmed (9 previously asymptomatic) & 62 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 21 sites are currently at High Risk. 51 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
    • Putian did not report any new domestic positive cases. A middle school is currently at High Risk. 36 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
    • The rest of the province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, 2 at Xiamen & 1 at Zhangzhou) & 6 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Ningde & 4 at Fuzhou) cases. 2 sites at Zhangzhou are currently at High Risk. 3 sites at Zhangzhou & 2 at Xiamen are currently at Medium Risk.

    Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 9 new domestic asymptomatic cases. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 47 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.

    • Ürumqi reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 6 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
    • Bayingol Prefecture reported 8 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 7 at Heshuo County & 1 at Korla, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 38 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the prefecture.
    • Changji did not report any new domestic positive cases. There currently are 3 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.

    Hainan Province reported 8 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, all mild, 5 at Haikou & 1 each at Sanya, Qionghai & Lingshui County) & 6 new domestic asymptomatic (4 at Sanya & 1 each at Haikou & Qionghai) cases. 3 of the new domestic positive cases at Haikou are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 2 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. All of the cases at Sanya & Qionghai are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. The case at Lingshui County arrived from Shanghai on 3/29 & has been under home quarantine since.

    Guizhou Province did not report any new positive cases. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed (both at Guiyang) & 2 active domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Zunyi & Liupanshui) cases in the city.

    Jiangxi Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (all mild) & 41 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 6 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 53 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There currently are 33 active domestic confirmed & 270 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.

    • Nanchang reported 2 new domestic confirmed (mild) & 38 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 23 are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, 15 via screening of residents in areas under movement control, & 1 recent arrival from elsewhere. 6 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 48 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 29 active domestic confirmed & 176 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 3 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
    • The rest of the province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Shangrao) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic (2 at Ji’an & 1 at Fuzhou) cases. The cases at Ji’an are recent arrivals from elsewhere, & the cases at Shangrao & Fuzhou are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 5 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (4 at Yichun & 1 at Ganzhou).

    Henan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Xinyang) & 17 new domestic asymptomatic cases (11 at Zhoukou, 3 at Yongcheng, & 1 each at Luohe, Shangqiu & Xinxiang). 2 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 1 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There currently are 107 active domestic confirmed & 120 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks. 2 sites at Zhoukou, as well as 3 at Luohe & 6 at Jiaozuo, are currently at Medium Risk.

    Chongqing Municipality reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, both traced close contact under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently is 10 active domestic confirmed & 6 domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 3 dormitory buildings are currently at Medium Risk.

    Sichuan Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, both mild, 1 each at Chengdu & Leshan) cases, the new domestic positive case at Chengdu is a recent arrival from elsewhere on 3/29. 2 residential compounds at Leshan are currently at Medium Risk.

    Yunnan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic) & 6 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered & 18 new domestic asymptomatic were released from isolation. There currently are 41 active domestic confirmed & 220 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.

    • Kunming reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, both traced close contacts under centralized quarantine.
    • Dehong Prefecture reported 1 new domestic confirmed (previously asymptomatic) & 2 new asymptomatic case, all at Ruili, the 2 new positive cases were found via screening of residents under lock down. 2 sites remain at Medium Risk.
    • Honghe Prefecture reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 1 each at Hekou & Jinping Counties, 1 found via screening of residents under lock down & a response worker in “closed loop” via regular screening.

    Imported Cases

    On 4/1, Mainland China reported 43 new imported confirmed cases (22 previously asymptomatic, 1 in Guangdong), 80 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:

    • Chengdu in Sichuan Province – 22 confirmed cases (20 previously asymptomatic), both new cases coming from Canada; 13 asymptomatic cases, 8 coming from Hong Kong, 3 coming from Canada & 1 each coming from Singapore & the UK (via Singapore)
    • Beijing Municipality – 8 confirmed cases, 3 each coming from Hong Kong & Germany (via Vienna), & 1 each from Austria & Italy (via Athens & Vienna); 3 symptomatic cases, no information released
    • Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 2 confirmed cases, 1 each coming from New Zealand & Singapore; 8 asymptomatic cases, 2 each coming from Australia & the UAE, & 1 each from Hong Kong, South Korea, Iraq & Tajikistan (via Dubai)
    • Foshan in Guangdong Province – 2 confirmed cases, both coming from Foshan; 2 asymptomatic cases, 1 each coming from Uganda & Saudi Arabia, all off flights that landed at Guangzhou
    • Shenzhen in Guangdong Province – 8 asymptomatic cases, all coming from Hong Kong
    • Zhuhai in Guangdong Province – 5 asymptomatic cases, all coming from Hong Kong
    • Zhanjiang in Guangdong Province – 4 asymptomatic cases, all coming from Vietnam
    • Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province – 3 asymptomatic cases, all coming from Vietnam
    • Dongguan in Guangdong Province – 3 asymptomatic cases, 2 coming from Somalia & 1 from Singapore, all off flights that landed at Guangzhou
    • Jiangmen in Guangdong Province – 1 asymptomatic case, coming from Hong Kong
    • Chongzuo in Guangxi “Autonomous” Region – 2 confirmed & 5 asymptomatic cases, all coming from Vietnam
    • Shanghai Municipality – 2 confirmed cases, 1 each coming from Denmark & Japan
    • Qingdao in Shandong Province – 2 confirmed & 1 asymptomatic cases, all coming from South Korea
    • Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province – 1 confirmed case (previously asymptomatic); 4 asymptomatic cases, 2 coming from Japan & 1 each from Hong Kong & Mexico
    • Yunnan Province (location not specified) – 1 confirmed case, coming from Vietnam; 1 asymptomatic case, coming from Laos; all via land border crossings
    • Kunming in Yunnan Province – 4 asymptomatic cases, coming from Australia
    • Shenyang in Liaoning Province – 1 confirmed & 2 asymptomatic cases, no information released
    • Dalian in Liaoning Province – 1 asymptomatic cases, no information released
    • Chongqing Municipality – 5 asymptomatic cases, no information released
    • Changsha in Hunan Province – 3 asymptomatic cases, no information released
    • Xiamen in Fujian Province – 1 asymptomatic case, no information released
    • Fuzhou in Fujian Province – 1 asymptomatic case, no information released

    Overall in Mainland China, 4,307 confirmed cases recovered (77 imported), 2,973 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (122 imported) & 66 were reclassified as confirmed cases (22 imported), & 34,977 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 27,128 active confirmed cases in the country (661 imported), 58 in serious condition (all domestic), 63,886 active asymptomatic cases (1,118 imported), 19 suspect cases (all imported). 369,331 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.

    As of 4/1, 3,274.12M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 3.246M doses in the past 24 hrs.

    On 4/2, Hong Kong reported 4,475 new positive cases, 18 imported & 4,457 domestic (2,268 via RT-PCR & 2,189 from rapid antigen tests), 99 deaths + 17 backlogged deaths.

    On 4/2, Taiwan reported 404 new positive cases, 244 imported & 160 domestic (including 83 asymptomatic, onset of symptoms dating from 3/15 to 4/1). I think we are seeing the beginning of Taiwan’s Omicron wave, as there clearly has been cryptic community transmission for weeks.

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    smith

    April 2, 2022 at 9:24 am

    @p.a.: I’ve got the concept, but not the punchline:
    Four covid strains walk into a Red State diner…

    And are greeted by a reporter from FTFNYT wanting to know what they think about cancel culture and why Biden is failing as a president.

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    YY_Sima Qian

    April 2, 2022 at 9:31 am

    @rikyrah: Too late for Hong Kong. Probably half the population have already been infected (there has been > 1M recorded cases). Some of the elders are getting vaccinated, prompted by the tsunami. However, it takes 3 – 4 weeks between doses, & 2 weeks after the 2nd dose to reach maximum protection. A single dose doesn’t do anything against infection, & is mediocre against hospitalization.

    It is not yet too late for Mainland China, but this is probably the last chance to the get the elders vaccinated. Shanghai authorities really screwed the city by implementing lock downs far too late, & it is screwing the rest of the country by exporting cases everywhere.

    Taiwan’s > 80 y.o. cohort has ~ 60% fully vaccinated. That is better than Mainland China’s just over 50%, but far from the very high levels in western Europe.

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    lowtechcyclist

    April 2, 2022 at 9:35 am

    For now, it’s good news on the USA #COVID19 front. But avoid complacency

    Too late.

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    Peale

    April 2, 2022 at 9:46 am

    @rikyrah: yep. It was soon after the first study came out that the riots started in Detroit with the proud boys blocking ambulances from getting to hospitals. Like I’ve week after. Coincidence? I don’t think so. It

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    Central Planning

    April 2, 2022 at 9:47 am

    @NeenerNeener: But the positivity rate is up. Just over 5% now according to the app

    People are idiots. That’s about the only charitable thing I can say.

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    Sloane Ranger

    April 2, 2022 at 10:35 am

    Friday in the UK we had 69,811 new cases. The rolling 7-day  average is down by 12%. New cases by nation,

    England – 60,220

    Northern Ireland – 1218

    Scotland – 6935

    Wales – 1438.

    Deaths – There were 191 deaths within 28 days of a positive test reported yesterday. The rolling 7-day average is up by 17.5%. 134 deaths were in England, 6 in Northern Ireland, 41 in Scotland and 10 in Wales.

    Testing – 634,843 tests took place on 31 March. The rolling 7-day average is down by 8.4%.

    Hospitalisations – There were 19,575 people in hospital and 356 on ventilators on 31 March. The 7-day average for hospital admissions was up by 11.4% as of 28 March.

    Vaccinations – As of 31 March, 91.8% of all UK residents aged 12+ had had 1 shot; 86% had had 2, and 67.5% had had a 3rd shot/booster.

    That’s all until Tuesday as the UK no longer updates over weekends.

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    J R in WV

    April 2, 2022 at 10:50 am

    Here locally even the big public hospitals have made mask wearing optional — CRAZED!!! We’re wearing masks if we go near the place. Also at Kroger’s, etc, etc. I did have an intestinal virus last weekend, but otherwise haven’t had a cold or virus of any kind since January 2 years ago.

    Masks work, some work better than others.

    A cloth mask with 120 rhinestones attached, that won’t work much at all, all those holes. Industrial respirator with big external filters, one that eliminates the aroma of blue smoke from an old V-7, that works really well.

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    JMG

    April 2, 2022 at 11:23 am

    Report from NYC: Saw American Utopia last night. Great show totally recommended. Proof of vaccination required for entry, masks to be worn throughout show. Ushers checked, too. Both the restaurant where we are before the show (Joe Allen) and the bar in which we had a post-show drink required proof of vaccination for entry. So while I can’t speak for the rest of the city, Broadway has not dropped its guard. Seeing as how it depends on tourists, that’s wise.

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    bluefoot

    April 2, 2022 at 11:31 am

    @rikyrah: ​
      I remember saying this to a (white) friend of mine during the protests summer 2020 – we (POC) were out in the streets because between the response to the pandemic – the calls for opening up started after it was clear non-whites were disproportionately affected – and police violence, it was clear that much of the country considers us disposable and/or not fully human.

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    Soprano2

    April 2, 2022 at 1:12 pm

    @rikyrah:  Yep. I’ll never forget reading the first article about how non- white people were being affected more. I could feel my heart sinking as I read it, because I knew the “we’re all in it together” feeling was about to go away. That was in late April 2020!

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    Bill Arnold

    April 2, 2022 at 1:49 pm

    @Soprano2:

    Yep. I’ll never forget reading the first article about how non- white people were being affected more. I could feel my heart sinking as I read it, because I knew the “we’re all in it together” feeling was about to go away.

    A poignantly said part of this is that we can reasonably assume that the researchers were reporting in good faith, but did not understand how f’in racist many many people in the USA are.

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    Bill Arnold

    April 2, 2022 at 1:53 pm

    For those “done with COVID”, make yourself a pot of coffee and read this thread, including a few of the referenced scientific papers:

    PSA: COVID-19 isn’t “just a cold,” isn’t “a respiratory virus,” and “mild” doesn’t mean what you think it does.

    If you “aren’t scared of COVID”, this thread is for you.
    (1/?)

    Please R/T if it opens your eyes.
    — ?? Ian Ricksecker ??????? (@IanRicksecker) January 5, 2022

    Threadreader version:
    https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1478611650760437765.html

    The described studies are smeared across the several different major straints of SAR-CoV-2, and tissue-type tropisms may (we don’t know) vary. But in general, a virus with a novel (as a pandemic) way of entering cells should be broadly respected(/feared), and it is not in most places. (China being a notable very large exception.) A few studies are new to me, and I’ve been (informally) tracking these lines of research since winter(Jan) 2020.