BEIJING (AP) — China raised its emergency warning to its second-highest level and canceled more than 60% of the flights to Beijing on Wednesday amid a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital. It was a sharp pullback for the nation that declared victory over COVID-19 in March and a message to the rest of the world about how tenacious the virus really is.
China starts locking things down again because the nationwide daily case count is going back up (32 new cases per day, 7-day moving average). Meanwhile, 44 of 50 US states have well over 32 new cases per day, averaging 400 new cases per day. What is wrong with this picture?
Thailand reportedly has no new cases…but is taking no chances:
And rumour has it if and when it opens up…travellers from the US and the UK may not be welcome because of the trajectory of the illness in those countries.