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18 April 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Shanghai Reports First Deaths from Omicron Outbreak VOA 18 Apr 2022 -- Shanghai has announced its first deaths since the omicron version of the coronavirus broke out in the Chinese city in March. The three elderly people who died Sunday all had underlying conditions and were unvaccinated, according to officials.
- Chinese censors, police go after list of Shanghai dead, zero-COVID critics Radio Free Asia 18 Apr 2022 -- Ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-backed censors have deleted an online list of people who died as a result of the Shanghai lockdown, and blocked the URL after internet users saved it to a blockchain-based site.
- Foreign students 'taken from Shanghai' as teachers resign from international schools Radio Free Asia 18 Apr 2022 -- The Shanghai lockdown has prompted an exodus of foreign students and teaching staff, as the city reported its first deaths from COVID-19.
- China's Shanghai reports three COVID-19 deaths, first since lockdown Press TV 18 Apr 2022 -- China has reported the deaths of three people from COVID-19 in Shanghai first time since the bustling commercial center was placed under lockdown last month.
- Chinese top health authority slams wrong claims about 'coexisting with COVID' and 'virus just like flu' Global Times 18 Apr 2022 -- China's top health authority urged local officials across the country to curb the epidemic spread as soon as possible, resolutely oppose the wrong claims such as "coexisting with COVID" and "the virus becoming flu,'' and adhere to the country's dynamic zero-case policy to reach the anti-epidemic result at the minimum cost, according to an article published on Monday.
- Shanghai reports three COVID-19 related deaths due to underlying diseases for the first time amid the latest flare-up Global Times 18 Apr 2022 -- Shanghai on Monday reported that three senior patients infected with COVID-19 died on Sunday, this is the first time the city announced COVID-19 related deaths amid this round of flare-up.
- 733 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital in Shanghai People's Daily 18 Apr 2022 -- A total of 733 patients were discharged from the hospital on Sunday after recovery from COVID-19 in Shanghai, local authorities said Monday.
- Port city Dalian registers 12 asymptomatic infections related to an apparel factory importing fabrics from neighboring countries Global Times 18 Apr 2022 -- A total of 12 asymptomatic COVID-19 infections reported on Thursday and Friday in the port city Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, are related with an apparel factory which imported fabrics from neighboring countries.
- HKSAR gov't official urges public to take 3rd, 4th COVID-19 vaccine doses timely People's Daily 18 Apr 2022 -- Patrick Nip, secretary for the civil service of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, Sunday urged the public to take their third and fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines timely.
- Chinese mainland reports 2,723 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 18 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese mainland Sunday reported 2,723 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 2,417 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's Monday report.
- 1,637 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 18 Apr 2022 -- A total of 1,637 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, the National Health Commission said in its Monday report.
- Shanghai: 2,417 local confirmed, 19,831 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases People's Daily 18 Apr 2022 -- China's economic hub Shanghai reported 2,417 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 19,831 local asymptomatic carriers on Sunday, the municipal health commission said Monday.
- China nucleic acid testing capacity at 51.65 mln samples a day People's Daily 18 Apr 2022 -- Chinese nucleic acid testing agencies can process 51.65 million samples per day, the State Council joint COVID-19 prevention and control mechanism team said Sunday.
- China's space station first to be open to all UN member states: Chinese FM Global Times 18 Apr 2022 -- China is implementing its first batch of international cooperation programs on board the Tiangong space station, and will hopefully upload those experiments by the end of the year. Foreign astronauts are welcome to Tiangong to make greater contributions to the shared future of mankind, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday.
- China to Cooperate With Countries Committed to Peaceful Space Use Sputnik 18 Apr 2022 -- China is ready to expand cooperation with countries that advocate the peaceful use of space, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Monday.
- China reveals missions of Shenzhou-14, Shenzhou-15 space crews People's Daily 18 Apr 2022 -- The crews of China's Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 missions have been selected, and are carrying out relevant training and mission preparations, according to a press conference on Sunday.
- High speed, AI trends for future helicopters: Chinese attack chopper designer Global Times 18 Apr 2022 -- High speeds and artificial intelligence (AI) are among the trends in the development of future helicopters, a top Chinese military helicopter designer said during a recent public lecture, giving a glimpse into the possibilities of the country's next-generation choppers, which could feature completely new designs and configurations.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 18, 2022 PRC MofA 18 Apr 2022
- HK Chief Executive candidate eyes border reopening with mainland as top work priority if elected Global Times 18 Apr 2022 -- The Election Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced on Monday the only validly nominated candidate - John Lee Ka-chiu - for the upcoming Chief Executive election, who told reporters that if he is elected, he will immediately launch the work aimed for border reopening with the Chinese mainland.
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