Natasha Arora

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[Inty News @__Inty__]

Breaking News：Chinese Protestors in Shanghai chanting “Xi Jinping, step down！Communist Party, step down！”

This is huge!

[Huizhong Wu @huizhong_wu]

When a picture is worth a thousand words. Sunday afternoon’s protest in Shanghai. Source: AP via a protester

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Rare nationwide protests have broken out in cities across China. Many people expressed frustration over stringent Covid lockdowns, while others are demanding freedom of speech and even the removal of China’s authoritarian leader, Xi Jinping. https://t.co/7FWoVOqZfo

[Reuters @Reuters]

Hong Kong zero-COVID policies create mountains of plastic waste https://t.co/V673y5pKhd

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

If you're in Hong Kong and not angry about this (no matter your political leaning), then you should be ashamed.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam: "I could not stand seeing a lot of old people dying in my hospitals."

And now they're dead.

[ElTeee @teee_el]

The kind of shit we have to put up with daily:

[Timothy McLaughlin @TMclaughlin3]

“Four suicide attempts within a 27-hour period were reported at Penny’s Bay last week. Police and firefighters were called to talk down a 59-year-old woman who was threatening to jump from a building.” https://t.co/R2S0iERttN

[The New York Times @nytimes]

More than 100,000 people attended a peace rally and demonstration in Berlin on Sunday in support of Ukraine. Organizers, which included peace and environmental groups, unions and churches, had expected 20,000 to gather. https://t.co/FrODEswSjZ

[Mike Bird @Birdyword]

Two years to prepare

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

Reports pharmacies are receiving new stock of RATs.

This photo is from Watson's at Laguna City, Lam Tim. Limit of 5 per customer.

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

Secretary for Civil Service Patrick Nip says the vaccination rate in Hong Kong is expected to hit 90% in the next fortnight (albeit first dose %).

So I'll just leave this video here from January 27th.

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

HELP for Domestic Workers are fundraising to help FDHs during the pandemic, including assisting those kicked out of home due to testing positive for COVID-19.

They've already raised $567,643: thanks to the generosity of Hong Kongers. 💪

Donate here: https://t.co/CiUXInadLe

[David Owens @DrDOwens]

HK has some of the world’s leading virologists and Public Health experts. Some of the most respected research in the field of Covid has originated in Hong Kong. Current public policy is ignoring this evidence

My article 21 DQH's Oct 21 ☝️

@richardhorton1 Editor of Lancet 👇

[David Owens @DrDOwens]

As a doctor I have a duty to act in the interests of my patients and the community

This is the advice I am giving to my patients.

RAT +ve tests should isolate at home for 5 days OR until a negative RAT whichever is the latter

In English and Chinese

https://t.co/xy9UBDgZ8y

[EBriel @ArtMaterialist]

My local hospital.
Hong Kong, you've had two years to prepare for this.
via @tripperhead

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

Q: In Singapore, persons can go outside their home after testing negative on a rapid test. Can we learn anything from them?

Dr Chuang: *refused to answer*

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

The new satellite vaccination centre in Causeway Bay opened today to relieve pressure on the CVCs.

...annnnd it's already fully booked until March.

[Primrose Riordan @primroseriordan]

Exclusive: Mandarin Oriental chief pushes for his top execs to temporarily relocate from Hong Kong and says the city has become a “very, very poor” base for business due to border controls

w/ @ThomasHHChan
https://t.co/FBmtLXDdvF

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

"Some family members haven't got vaccinated yet, so they couldn't go and dine in at restaurants, and it's very inconvenient to them, because they have to buy their own food... to cook for themselves," she said.

🤔 If only there was some way to fix that.

https://t.co/Q8JaCwpneF

[Natasha Arora @Tash96JBFL]

Why is #HK trying to contain the impossible? Instead of straining the health care system - LET asymptomatic and mild #covid patients isolate at home! This is rooted in science and its worked for tons of other much densely populated countries. https://t.co/UlgNM1WSVf