If *this* doesn’t convince doubters of the vaccines’ safety, well…
A German man is under investigation after authorities discovered he’d received the coronavirus vaccine at least 87 times, the Freie Presse newspaper reported on Friday.
The report comes as Germany battles a wave of COVID-19 infections and struggles to raise its vaccination rates compared to other western European countries.
According to information attained by the Frei Presse paper, the 61-year-old man visited several vaccination centers in the eastern German states of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.
The man is believed to have gotten the jab up to three times a day at different jab sites — logging 87 coronavirus vaccinations in the state of Saxony alone.
A staff member at a center in the city of Dresden grew suspicious when he recognized the man, a spokesman for the German Red Cross, Kai Kranich, told the paper.
The next time he entered a vaccination center in the town of Eilenburg, outside of Leipzig, staff called the police and he was detained.
The German Red Cross pressed charges against the man on suspicion of his involvement in selling vaccination passports. Criminal investigations are currently ongoing in the state of Saxony, with authorities in other German states also investigating the man…
In Germany, over 75% of the eligible population are fully vaccinated, while around 58% have received a booster shot. The numbers are especially lagging in eastern German states, where the fully vaccinated rate lies at 64.5% in Saxony.
Germany’s vaccination rate is far behind its western European neighbors, with Spain logging 85% fully vaccinated and Portugal reporting a rate of over 91%.
What will the US Omicron BA.2 wave look like?
Follow the log-plot of NY and MA, the bellwether states where it is already >80% of new cases. They are starting at < 1/3rd of case burden cf their BA.1 wave
It's too early to know the magnitude, but likely much less than BA.1 peak /1 pic.twitter.com/qgUkM3zvBg— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 2, 2022
But you won't get any insight from a linear graph /2 pic.twitter.com/s0jN7l6NAE
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 2, 2022
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China’s transport ministry expects a 20% drop in road traffic and a 55% fall in flights during the three-day Qingming holiday due to a flare-up of COVID-19 cases in the country.
More than 27 Chinese provinces and regions have recently reported coronavirus cases, mostly the highly transmissible Omicron variant, forcing the authorities to impose stringent mobility restrictions or even city-wide lockdowns.
Chinese typically travel back to their home towns to worship their ancestors during the tomb-sweeping festival…
China on Sunday reported a total of 13,287 new daily cases for April 2, the highest level since February 2020.
The country’s “dynamic clearance” COVID policy has dampened consumption of transportation fuels in China. The two-stage lockdown in financial hub of Shanghai, starting from March 28, could reduce fuel demand by 200,000 barrels per day.
Authorities across China have also implemented anti-COVID measures at entertainment sites during the Qingming holiday, including limiting the number of tourists and requesting for negative nucleic testing results from inter-provincial travellers.
… Unlike other countries, which made jabbing the elderly and other vulnerable people a priority, China focused on its overall vaccination rate. It stands at nearly 88%. But only about half of over-80s have been fully vaccinated (see chart). Less than a fifth have received a booster shot. Some 52m people over the age of 60 have not received two jabs. In official statements, the government sounds alarmed. Its efforts to jab mature folk face big obstacles, though.
Start with the fact that many old people think covid vaccines might be dangerous. When they were rolled out in late 2020, the state only approved shots for healthy people under 60. It cited a lack of clinical-trial data for elderly and vulnerable populations. Many old people assumed that the vaccines could harm them. Some health workers did, too. “The first impression is really critical,” says Chen Zhengming, an epidemiologist at the University of Oxford. “Once you have formed your opinion it’s really difficult to change, it requires ten times more effort.”
Since then, the messaging surrounding covid vaccines has not helped. Jingoistic state media have criticised effective foreign-made jabs, which have not been authorised in China for seemingly political reasons. This has probably increased suspicion of Chinese vaccines, too, says Huang Yanzhong of the Council on Foreign Relations, a think-tank in America. Even though the Chinese kind have now been declared safe for old folk, some health workers still tell elderly patients with certain conditions, such as high blood pressure, not to get jabbed. That makes little sense, says Mr Huang. “Even if you’re concerned about side effects, when you weigh that against the risk of getting infected and dying, it’s a no-brainer.”
But the risk of getting infected with covid and dying is, for now, very low in China—and that makes the government’s job tougher. At least until recently, the state’s zero-covid policies have been effective. Many cities have never logged a case. Most old people have hardly been exposed to the virus, and have little fear of it as a result…
Shanghai asks entire city to self-test for COVID as frustration grows https://t.co/yjYkJ2slkP pic.twitter.com/H2tWeIIhwZ
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 3, 2022
A recent rise in Taiwan’s domestic COVID-19 cases will not affect plans to gradually re-open as hardly any of the new infections have caused serious illness, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Sunday.
Unlike large parts of the rest of the world, Taiwan has kept the pandemic well under control due to strict and early control measures, including an efficient contact and tracing system and largely closing its borders.
In the first quarter of this year Taiwan reported 1,266 domestic cases, and only one death, though the government has been on alert as infections spiked over the past week or so, while remaining at comparatively low numbers, with 183 new cases on Sunday…
Taiwan has maintained mandatory mask wearing, including while people are outside, and almost 80% of the population have had two vaccine shots while more than 50% have had three.
Taiwan is gradually relaxing quarantine rules for all arrivals on the island, In March, the government lowered the amount of time to be spent in isolation from 14 days to 10, and hopes to reduce it further in the months ahead.
However, Taiwan has not re-opened to most foreign visitors, generally limiting those who can come in to citizens and residents.
Taiwan has reported only around 24,000 COVID cases since the pandemic began and 853 deaths.
The world’s largest Muslim-majority nation of Indonesia welcomed the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan with a mass prayer at Jakarta’s grand mosque on Saturday, with plateauing coronavirus cases allowing for eased restrictions this year.
Thousands gathered after dusk at Istiqlal mosque in the Indonesian capital to join the Tarawih prayer, special prayers performed only during the month of Ramadan, donning masks and using check-in apps to take part in the event.
For the past two years Indonesia has grappled with one of the highest rates of COVID-19 in Asia, but this Ramadan, traditionally a time of community, reflection and prayer, cases have eased enough to allow for mass gatherings…
Amid the worst spikes in the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesian Muslims have been prohibited from praying at the mosque, and joining the annual mudik or exodus tradition, when millions travel to visit their families across the sprawling archipelago.
President Joko Widodo announced last week that mudik would be permitted this year after pandemic-related travel bans have prevented the practise for the past two years.
“The improving COVID situation has brought optimism as the Ramadan holy month is upon us,” he told a news conference…
The good news is that the BA.2 wave, with few exceptions, is on the wane in Western Europe@OurWorldInData pic.twitter.com/wf755M5dLe
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 2, 2022
Perfect. On the same day the bulk of free Covid tests in England are withdrawn, we learn infections have reached their highest *ever* level, with nearly 5 million people in the UK infected.
The sheer reckless stupidity of this government is breathtaking. https://t.co/4i8kCJwLiR
— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) April 1, 2022
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Data scientists are rolling out new analyses on Covid vaccine shipments & vaccine waste across the United States. The goal is to spur ways to improve vaccination efforts in the future & avoid trashing batches of vaccines https://t.co/XCJguBzx2O pic.twitter.com/POY3SORmh2
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 2, 2022
Should we be recycling Covid tests? https://t.co/jeH6AR88IK pic.twitter.com/R8v6YVFV7n
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 2, 2022
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Free Covid tests are ending for uninsured Americans https://t.co/ni1Nd6bAZT via @ABC
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 3, 2022
I think it was always obvious why Florida had big COVID death rates despite what appeared to be decent vaccination rates (despite DeSantis's anti-vaxxism), but here's confirmation: https://t.co/GTE1obVQua
— Scott Lemieux (@LemieuxLGM) April 3, 2022
— Charles Gaba ?? (@charles_gaba) April 3, 2022
NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY:
146 new cases according to the NYSDOH.
RaflW
I don’t want to be vaccinated 87 times, but I’m wondering what folks are thinking about boost two?
Partner and I did P-P-M, with a seven month space before boosting (in part to be at max for a Thanksgiving trip and to try to last better thru the long indoor winter up here).
I’m thinking six-seven months again (so shot in late May or so), and just less clear on Pfz or Mod. Is there updated layperson data or news on mix-max that anyone has seen that could help? News on a timeline for an omicron updated vax?
We’re eligible now, would boosting sooner be better? I’ve read one article that suggests B-cell response is better waiting longer. But the new subvariant may rise (will rise, but maybe not like Europe – spring timing may be assisting us some on that?).
Ken
I was probably over-sensitized by Greenspan’s classic “rare exceptions” line, but when I read Eric Topol’s “the BA.2 wave, with few exceptions, is on the wane”, I immediately think “Tell me about the exceptions.”
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health reported 14,692 new Covid-19 cases yesterday in its media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 4,234,087 cases. It also reported 56 deaths for an adjusted cumulative total of 35,069 deaths – 0.83% of the cumulative reported total, 0.87% of resolved cases.
Malaysia’s nationwide Rt stands at 0.85.
124 confirmed cases are in ICU, 64 of them on ventilators. Meanwhile, 20,383 more patients have recovered, for a cumulative total of 3,997,786 patients recovered – 94.4% of the cumulative reported total.
Two new clusters were reported yesterday, for a cumulative total of 6,940 clusters. 190 clusters are currently active; 6,750 clusters are now inactive.
14,474 new cases reported yesterday were local infections. 218 new cases were imported.
The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) administered 25,702 doses of vaccine on 2nd April: 8,752 first doses, 5,292 second doses, and 11,658 booster doses. The cumulative total is 68,972,658 doses administered: 27,526,342 first doses, 25,813,770 second doses, and 15,844,706 booster doses. 84.2% of the population have received their first dose, 79.0% their second dose, and 48.5% their booster dose.
germy
good cartoon:
Tony Jay
Did the first of my two post-Day 5 return to work tests this morning. Super Positive. Still feel weak, sore and swollen throat, headache, basically a big old blender of yack.
It’s just soooooo great that our caring Government have gone with the “it’s just a cold, proles, stop whining!” route against all the expert advice. And we’re ever so lucky that our professional News Media are definately going to get around to reporting on the chasm between deliberate Government disinterest and the huge increase in cases as if its an immediate public health crisis and not just a niche story about incomprehensible natural forces beyond the ken of mere mortals.
Any day now. Sure of it.
eclare
@RaflW: I have a couple of family things coming up, so I am getting booster #2 today (booster #1 was Oct 30). My first three were Moderna, getting Pfizer. Sounds like there might be a marginal benefit. If I didn’t have family things I might wait, but these people thought nothing of having a huge wedding in Mississippi last Nov with no mask or vaccine requirement. And never, for one minute, stopped going out to eat during the past couple of years.
NotMax
87 times? Expecting super-powers?
Siehe, Kapitän Nadelkissen kommt!
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eclare
@Tony Jay: I hadn’t seen you had covid! I hope you feel better soon!
Nicole
@RaflW: I’m scheduled for my 2nd booster this week (1st booster was 10/19). For me, I have a trip scheduled in early June, and will be going into some schools in May. As the gentleman from Germany, cited above, demonstrates, it can’t hurt.
germy
There’s a big supermarket chain in my town that I’ve been avoiding. Mainly because they’re assholes, from top management all the way down to the garbage people they employ.
Early in the pandemic, before vaccinations were available I went early in the morning (6am-7am was the time reserved for seniors) and guys were stocking shelves with no masks.
Last week my wife went, wearing her mask. Employees all maskless, and when the cashier saw my wife she did an exaggerated fake coughing fit and wiping her forehead like she had a fever.
My wife is better than I am, so she sweetly asked the cashier if she was having menopausal hot flashes.
New Deal democrat
I am going to disagree with Eric Topol’s estimate of what a BA.2 wave will look like in the US.
He finally noticed that Europe’s waves were peaking about 10 days after I said it was happening. That’s because I noticed that in the countries whose BA.2 waves started early, they peaked about 2.5-3.5 weeks later. I forecast and chronicled the peak in real time in the U.K., and now France also looks like it may have peaked a few days ago, 3.5 weeks after its wave began. The waves in the EU have typically peaked when BA.2 reached 80%-90% of all cases.
Topol forecasts the US as a whole will look like NY and MA. That’s simply incorrect. Even if each and every State *separately* has an increase like NY and MA, the *aggregation* of States won’t, because some started early (like NY, NJ, and MA) and others will start later.
The wave in NY, NJ, and MA started 2.5 weeks ago. One week ago BA.2 already represented 70% of all their cases. If the US States follow Europe’s pattern, with peaks 2.5-3.5 weeks after onset, the early States will hit 90% BA.2 cases this week, and should peak about that time, and then start to decline.
So some States in the US will be in post-BA.2 declines as others start their waves. The net result will be that in the US as a whole, the peak will be lower, and more gradual, than in any particular State.
On Tuesday, the CDC will probably report that BA.2 is about 70% of all cases. In other words, we should be right in the middle of our BA.2 wave right now. Instead, in the last two days the US has reported the fewest cases since the middle of last July.
I think a modest increase over the next several weeks to something like 40,000 cases is certainly possible. But that will be about it. So I disagree with Topol.
Nicole
@Tony Jay: I’m sorry you’re still feeling ooky, but I would like to offer you a hearty forthcoming welcome to the hybrid immunity club. One of us! One of us!
Ken
“Patient presented with delirium, and delusions that the media would publish a story making the Government look bad.”
sab
@RaflW: Spouse and I got our second booster day nefore yesterday. I had minimal reaction. My arm was barely sore, and I only needed one nap. Spouse, on the other hand, was in bed all day with chills and fever. But he’s fine today. So am I.
mrmoshpotato
Ummmmm……what? I’m at a loss for words (and pants.)
My gob is literally smacked.
NotMax
@NotMax
My German being rustier than the keel of the Pride of Walvis Bay, I welcome grammatical correction, BTW.
Dorothy A. Winsor
@RaflW: We got booster 2 last week because we’re flying to Europe on April 15 and getting on a river cruise boat. We were around the 5 month mark and I might have waited another month except for the planned trip.
eclare
@germy: Heeheehee….
eclare
@Dorothy A. Winsor: What river? Where are you going? I am living vicariously these days!
Scout211
@RaflW:
We are both eligible now for booster #2 and will make an appointment in a week or two. We are both Moderna X3 and plan to get another Moderna booster. I have read about the possible benefits of mixing the mRNA vaccinations but for me, mixing them doesn’t beat the higher dosage of Moderna vs. Pfizer. (Just my opinion).
pajaro
Spouse was boosted a week or so ago, I was yesterday. She had no symptoms at all. I was really tired yesterday, and a bit dizzy. I’ve got a headache today, some pain at the injection site, and I’m still feeling kind of weak, but otherwise I’m good to go.
Wag
@Scout211:
@RaflW:
there seem to be subtle epitope differences between Pfizer and Moderna wherein the combo of the two is better than either alone. I’m planning to get Moderna this week after 3 Pfizer jabs, most recent in September last year.
Tony Jay
@eclare:
Oh, me too. I’m really bad at not feeling great. I’m a looker-afterer, not a looked-afteree.
And wordz ar difficult
@Nicole:
Is that definitely a thing? This is almost certainly the second time Lady Jay has had Covid and she’s not in the least bit immune.
Then again, I am being super gloomy the last few days.
smith
@RaflW: I’m scheduled to get a second booster tomorrow (it will be P-P-P-M for me). My first booster was Oct 11, so it’s about 6 months. The studies I’ve seen about the persistence of booster protection looked only at 4-6 months post-vaccination, for the very good reason that not many people have gone more than 6 months beyond their booster yet. Those studies do show a significant decline in immunity in that time, especially in old people. With the new subvariant coming along, I decided that the sooner the better for my next booster. I’m also quite prepared to get another booster in another 6 months if it seems called for.
Lacuna Synecdoche
@RaflW:
Exactly what I did, right down to the timing. Got the second dose of Pfizer around late April – early May ’21, and a Moderna booster around late November – early December ’21.
As for a second booster, I going to get one, but I intend to wait until September – October ’22, for two reasons:
1) I want the booster to be relatively fresh for the Thanksgiving-New Year’s holidays, since another Covid wave seems likely around then, and
2) There may be another approved vaccine by then. If so, that’s probably what I’ll get for the 4th shot. If not, then I’ll probably get another Moderna booster – it’s a larger dose, and it seems to last longer too.
YY_Sima Qian
On 4/2 Mainland China reported 1,455 new domestic confirmed (118 previously asymptomatic), 11,691 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 domestic suspect cases.
Guangdong Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic) & 8 new domestic asymptomatic cases.
Guangxi “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic confirmed (at Yulin) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic cases (2 at Guilin & 1 at Baise). 7 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 22 active domestic confirmed (9 at Fangchenggang, 3 at Baise, 8 at Qinzhou, & 1 each at Guilin & Yulin) & 261 active domestic asymptomatic cases (98 at Fangchenggang, 39 at Baise, 35 at Chongzuo, 68 at Qinzhou, 5 at Liuzhou, 8 at Guilin, 4 at Nanning, 3 at Beihai, & 1 at Guigang) in the province. 1 zone at Fangchenggang are currently at Medium Risk. 3 sites at Qinzhou are currently at Medium Risk.
Hunan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (1 at Hengyang) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Changsha) cases, both traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 48 active domestic confirmed & 8 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 11 sites at Changsha, 1 village at Hengyang & 1 zone at Shaoyang.
At Inner Mongolia “Autonomous” Region 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 1 asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There currently are 6 active domestic confirmed (1 at Hohhot, 1 at Chifeng & 4 at Tongliao) & 19 active domestic asymptomatic (11 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 (mild) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 3 are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 1 via screening of persons deemed at risk of exposure. 36 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 9 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There currently are 208 active domestic confirmed & 186 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 7 sites are currently at High Risk. 4 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Shandong Province reported 6 new domestic confirmed (4 previously asymptomatic) & 8 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 30 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 171 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 454 active domestic confirmed cases & 1,975 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.
Shanxi Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed cases (at Datong), a recent arrival from Handan in Hebei. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 6 active domestic confirmed (5 Xinzhou & 1 at Datong) & 1 active domestic asymptomatic (at Changzhi) cases remaining.
Hebei Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 35 domestic asymptomatic cases. 32 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 241 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 201 active domestic confirmed & 2,167 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.
Liaoning Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed & 43 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 60 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 111 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 288 active domestic confirmed & 1,379 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.
Heilongjiang Province reported 5 new domestic confirmed (all mild) & 12 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 23 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 15 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 200 active domestic confirmed & 228 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Jilin Province reported 956 new domestic confirmed (28 previously asymptomatic, 934 mild & 21 moderate & 1 serious) & 3,499 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 2,137 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 566 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.
Beijing Municipality did not report any new domestic positive cases. 1 community remains at Medium Risk.
Shanghai Municipality reported 438 new domestic confirmed (78 previously asymptomatic) & 7,788 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 6,789 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. 22 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 510 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 1,993 active domestic confirmed & 45,362 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 13 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
Shaanxi Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed cases (2 at Baoji & 1 at Xi’an), all recent arrivals from elsewhere under centralized quarantine. 13 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 54 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 18 new domestic asymptomatic cases (14 at Suizhou, 3 at Huangshi, & 1 at Wuhan). The case at Wuhan arrived from Shanghai on 3/31 & under centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Huangshi is a recent arrival from elsewhere & the other 2 are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. The cases at Suizhou are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic confirmed case recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed (moderate, at Shiyan) & 43 active domestic asymptomatic (20 at Suizhou, 8 at Huangshi, 5 at & Xiaogan, 3 each at Huanggang & Wuhan, 2 at Ezhou, & 1 each at Xianning & Xiangyang) cases in the province.
Jiangsu Province reported 5 new domestic confirmed & 42 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 34 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 60 active domestic confirmed & 441 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.
Anhui Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed & 93 new domestic asymptomatic. 7 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 20 active confirmed & 445 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Zhejiang Province reported 11 new domestic confirmed (5 previously asymptomatic) & 8 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.
Gansu Province reported 7 new asymptomatic cases. 10 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 29 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 55 active domestic confirmed & 219 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.
Fujian Province reported 8 new domestic confirmed (5 previously asymptomatic) & 42 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 39 domestic confirmed case recovered & 26 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 849 active domestic confirmed & 1,859 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.
Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 4 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 3 domestic asymptomatic cases were released from isolation. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 48 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the region.
Hainan Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed (2 at Sanya & 1 at Danzhou) & 6 new domestic asymptomatic (5 at Sanya & 1 at Haikou) cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine.
Guizhou Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, at Xingyi in Qianxinan Prefecture, a person arriving from Shanghai on 3/29, last tested negative on 3/31. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed (both at Guiyang) & 3 active domestic asymptomatic (1 each at Zunyi, Qianxinan Prefecture & Liupanshui) cases in the city.
Jiangxi Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, both mild) & 38 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 5 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 36 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There currently are 30 active domestic confirmed & 271 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.
Henan Province reported 20 new domestic asymptomatic cases (16 at Zhoukou & 2 each at Yongcheng & Zhengzhou). 5 domestic confirmed cases recovered. There currently are 102 active domestic confirmed & 140 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 & 2 at Jiaozuo, are currently at Medium Risk.
Chongqing Municipality reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. 3 domestic confirmed cases recovered & 1 domestic asymptomatic case was released from isolation. There currently are 7 active domestic confirmed & 6 domestic asymptomatic cases in the city. 3 dormitory buildings are currently at Medium Risk.
Sichuan Province reported 6 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, all mild, 3 at Chengdu, 2 at Suining & 1 at Deyang) & 5 new domestic asymptomatic (3 at Chengdu & 2 at Leshan) cases. 5 of the cases at Chengdu are recent arrivals from elsewhere & 1 is a traced close contact under centralized quarantine. 1 of the cases at Suining is a traced close contact under centralized quarantine & 1 via screening of residents under lock down. Both of the cases at Leshan are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine, & the case at Deyang is previously asymptomatic. 3 residential compounds at Leshan are currently at Medium Risk.
Yunnan Province reported 6 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 5 domestic confirmed case recovered & 18 new domestic asymptomatic were released from isolation. There currently are 36 active domestic confirmed & 208 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.
Imported Cases
On 4/2, Mainland China reported 51 new imported confirmed cases (19 previously asymptomatic, none in Guangdong), 90 imported asymptomatic cases, 0 imported suspect cases:
Overall in Mainland China, 2,468 confirmed cases recovered (59 imported), 1,841 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (84 imported) & 137 were reclassified as confirmed cases (19 imported), & 23,422 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 26,167 active confirmed cases in the country (653 imported), 57 in serious condition (all domestic), 73,689 active asymptomatic cases (1,105 imported), 19 suspect cases (all imported). 372,642 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 4/2, 3,276.186M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 2.766M doses in the past 24 hrs.
On 4/3, Hong Kong reported 3,709 new positive cases, 10 imported & 3,699 domestic (1,822 via RT-PCR & 1,877 from rapid antigen tests), 96 deaths (9 fully vaccinated, including 1 boosted) + 15 backlogged deaths.
On 4/3, Taiwan reported 280 new positive cases, 97 imported & 183 domestic. The Taiwanese authorities reported that 99.8% of the domestic cases are mild or asymptomatic.
YY_Sima Qian
@Tony Jay: I hope you get better soon!
RaflW
Thanks for all the responses. This second boost doesn’t seem to be getting much play, and it’s nice to hear that others are being thoughtful and making decisions. I think late May mskyes sense for us as we have a big conference in Portland in late June.
Matt McIrvin
@RaflW: I got my fourth shot the day I heard the FDA had approved it for me. We’re traveling in late April, I had an in-person get-together with coworkers on Friday, and where we are now the BA.2 wave is clearly already underway. So there were many reasons to do it now. Maybe jumping the gun could have some kind of negative consequence down the line, but I think trying to time it precisely is a fool’s errand.
ColoradoGuy
M-M-P-M here, with Booster #2 on Thursday. Mild side effects, but definitely different than the Pfizer jab last September. Seems like Moderna always has one wacko side effect that lasts a few hours, then goes away.
ohthatguy
@YY_Sima Qian: Thanks for this. I live in Guangzhou, and life is pretty normal here. Things are a bit stricter with more places checking codes and more people wearing masks. Our school remains open but we have been told to make sure we take computers home every day in case we suddenly switch to online classes. No problems getting food, but most people I know have made sure they stock up in case we are locked in