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Growing Protests In China Over Zero-Covid Restrictions
NBC News Nov 26, 2022 The protests in Xinjiang broke out overnight after a deadly apartment fire killed ten people, including three kids. Videos on social media appear to show emergency crews slowed down by Covid measures around the high-rise, taking three hours to put the flames out. China’s government tried tweaking the Covid rules, but with record high cases, they’re bearing down again, but now, with pushback from citizens all across the country.
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- Residents and students gather in major cities including Beijing and Shanghai reflecting growing public impatience
- Authorities show little sign of relenting on the zero-Covid approach as case numbers and the personal toll mount
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Authorities in the southern metropolis have faced rare public unrest triggered by strict restrictions, while its medical resources are under pressure from a surge in cases
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Chinese authorities have ordered more lockdowns as COVID-19 cases continue to climb. In Zhengzhou city, six million people are under lockdown, after violent protests broke out at an iPhone factory over COVID isolation policies and working conditions. Residents cannot leave the area unless they have a negative COVID test and permission from local authorities. China recorded 31,444 new cases on Wednesday -- the highest since the pandemic began.
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As daily Covid-19 cases reached a record high on Wednesday, the economic impact appears comparable to when Shanghai endured a citywide lockdown in the spring, dashing hopes of a fast reopening.
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Authorities in the southern metropolis have faced rare public unrest triggered by strict restrictions, while its medical resources are under pressure from a surge in cases
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Strict containment measures are popping up across the country, including mass testing, lockdowns and quarantines as the Chinese mainland reported 32,695 new local cases for Thursday, the highest daily count since the pandemic began. Beijing, one of the multiple cities facing their worst outbreaks, reported 1,860 new infections that day, with 400 found outside quarantine areas
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Protests over COVID-19 restrictions by workers at Foxconn's iPhone factory in central China were met with violence by security personnel, videos circulating on Chinese social media have shown. Workers at Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory held protests on the factory campus, where they have had to stay since a closed-loop system was announced to counter the spread of COVID-19 without compromising productivity. Videos of the violence in Zhengzhou showed masked people facing off police in protective suits. Some of the protesters are seen in the videos smashing surveillance cameras and windows on the campus. "The authorities have failed to prevent the news from spreading beyond Zhengzhou," said Patrick Poon, a visiting researcher at the Institute of Comparative Law At Meiji University in Japan. "It’s rare to see such strong actions by workers in recent years. I’m pretty sure the authorities would use more force to try to contain the situation. It’s concerning to imagine how much worse the will crackdown become as authorities try to censor relevant news about the protest in Zhengzhou."
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- As daily Covid-19 cases reached a record high on Wednesday, the economic impact appears comparable to when Shanghai endured a citywide lockdown in the spring
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The nanoparticle technology from Neil King's lab is already serving as the basis for a COVID-19 vaccine that's currently in use in South Korea. Is an RSV vaccine next? In this clip, King describes the progress of the vaccine candidate, and what's coming next in the realm of protein-designed vaccines.
0:00 How nanoparticle technology can be used for numerous types of vaccines
0:30 Why is it important to develop an RSV vaccine?
1:12 Progress of RSV vaccine candidate
1:56 What's next for nanoparticle technology?
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