Authorities in Beijing have ordered... schools...
in the city... to end... in-person classes... from this Friday... in their latest strengthening...
of COVID-19 regulations... which also include...
citywide pre-emptive testings.
For more...
I have Fabian Kretschmer...
LIVE on the LINE.
Fabian... it's good to have you on.
1) Now...
Beijing's massive current screening campaign was launched...
after a number of cases were confirmed...
at a school in Beijing...
last Friday.
Do tell us more...
Fabian.
2) And...
Fabian...
what can you
tell us... about the prevalence of COVID-19 in Beijing... based on the most recent findings?
3) What is
the current treatment protocol... for COVID-19
patients... in China?
((I mean...
what happens...
once a person tests positive... and... how long is he or she required to remain in quarantine...
and does the isolation period differ depending whether or not he or she is symptomatic or
asymptomatic?))
4) I hear...
some residential compounds in Beijing
have
been sealed off... amid infection concerns.
How are people in these areas being accommodated?
((In terms of basic necessities, and other possible medical emergencies))
5) There has been quite a bit of international media coverage...
about residents... in Beijing...
hoarding food and other essentials... amid speculation of a complete lockdown.
What more can you tell us?
6) And...
what about you?
Have you stocked up... on some basic necessities?
7) Fabian...
what are the chances... of a Shanghai-style lockdown... in Beijing...
given the status quo... and what would be the broader social and economic implications...
of
such
a scenario?
8) Adding on... to concerns...
of
a possible
lockdown in Beijing...
I believe...
are
government calls... for people... to refrain from traveling outside of the capital city.
How does this advice look... to affect the upcoming Labor Day holiday...
there...
that begins on Saturday?
9) Fabian... public pushback against China’s “ZERO-COVID” strategy is prevalent in
Shanghai.
What is the public sentiment in Beijing?
10) Fabian... given the presence of public backlash over its stringent handling of the
pandemic... and the related economic and social repercussions...
do you envision...
China easing...
its strategy in the months ahead?
Alll right...
Fabian... as always...
thank
you
for the latest... from Beijing.