Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
08 August 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese CDC head denies saying 'no hurry to get vaccinated' Global Times 08 Aug 2021 -- Gao Fu, director of the Chinese Center of Disease Control (China CDC), refuted online claims that he had said there is no hurry to get vaccinated, which was in contrary to comments from China's top epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan, who said that Chinese vaccines are safe and people should be inoculated as soon as possible.
- Beijing further restricts entry by railway to strengthen 'safety barrier' of capital amid nationwide epidemic resurgence Global Times 08 Aug 2021 -- Apart from suspending selling railway tickets to people from medium- or high-risk regions or with a travel history in those regions within 14 days, Beijing has tightened epidemic prevention and control measures for rail passengers and restricted outbound travel from the capital to strengthen the "safety barrier" against the COVID-19 epidemic.
- More than 30 officials in 4 provinces punished for slack response, ineffective management in latest COVID-19 outbreaks Global Times 08 Aug 2021 -- More than 30 officials in four epidemic-hit provinces have been punished for their slack response and ineffective management in dealing with latest COVID-19 outbreaks across China, including a vice mayor, district leaders, heads of the local health commissions, hospital management staff and officials from the airport and tourism sector.
- Hubei governor calls for enhanced anti-virus measures in Wuhan Global Times 08 Aug 2021 -- The anti-coronavirus measures in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, should adopt a scientific, accurate, and fast approach, and avoid "one size fits all," Wang Zhonglin, governor of Hubei, said while examining virus prevention work in the city, which has seen a recnet flare-up in locally-transmitted cases.
- Over 1.77 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 08 Aug 2021 -- Over 1.77 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China by Saturday, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
- Hong Kong reports 7 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Aug 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported seven new imported cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, taking the total tally to 12,011.
- China's Wuhan samples over 11 million for COVID-19 testing People's Daily 08 Aug 2021 -- To promptly contain the latest COVID-19 resurgence, central China's Wuhan has collected over 11.23 million samples for nucleic acid testing, local authorities said Saturday.
- Nearly 1.76 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 08 Aug 2021 -- Nearly 1.76 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China by Friday, the National Health Commission said Saturday.
- 6 Nanjing officials punished for failure in COVID-19 prevention, control People's Daily 08 Aug 2021 -- Six officials from Nanjing in East China's Jiangsu province have received severe punishment due to their failures in COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control, according to a statement from the provincial disciplinary watchdog on Saturday.
- China's Hubei reports 6 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Aug 2021 -- Central China's Hubei Province reported six new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and three asymptomatic cases on Saturday, the provincial health commission said Sunday.
- Chinese mainland reports 81 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Aug 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 81 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.
- Spying Gets Craftier as China, Taiwan Up Use of Cyber Tools VOA 08 Aug 2021 -- Espionage between Taiwan and China has grown more sophisticated because of fewer people-to-people exchanges and more use of cyber tools, as relations between the two remain chill, analysts in Taipei say.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Remarks on the US President's Signing of the Hong Kong-related Memorandum PRC MofA 08 Aug 2021 -- "The so-called memorandum blatantly defames and attacks the Law of the PRC on Safeguarding National Security in the HKSAR and China's Hong Kong policy, which is another embodiment of the US side's vile behaviors in grossly interfering in China's Hong Kong affairs."
- China seeks to replace weakening global cotton industry body BCI Global Times 08 Aug 2021 -- Chinese cotton industry is moving ahead with plans to form a fairer and more transparent international industry standard-setting platform to replace the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), a Switzerland-based nongovernmental organization, as the latter failed to facilitate the positive and sound development of the global cotton supply chain, Chinese industry experts said on Sunday.
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