Covid Cases in China Spur Multiple Lockdowns

The rumors about Covid in China have reached epic proportions including 20,000 people testing positive at the Foxconn plant, thousands of holidaymakers locked in Shanghai Disney and more. We can’t tell you what is true, what is fiction but we have always followed a belief that where there is smoke, there is fire and although the Foxconn rumors may be fabricated, we would think there is some truth to it. Being from the US we know exactly how fast the new Covid variants spread the virus though the vast majority have either minor symptoms or are completely asymptomatic. Considering the spread is much worse when in a confined space, we continue to question the lockdown strategy. As for the official word, as of October 31, Guangdong is the province with the most daily positive tests at 789 followed by Xinjiang with 388. There are plenty of lockdowns going on, some in specific locations in some towns/provinces, some in the whole area. Meanwhile the Universal Beijing Resort, including the NUO Resort Hotel, is open. As for how many people will go to any of these places following the news of people locked in at MGM Cotai and Shanghai Disney, we just don’t know. We should tell you the official report on Shanghai was only 10 cases at the beginning of this week. We will assume that was before the Shanghai Disney lock-in.

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