In China, where the number of corona19 patients is rapidly increasing, abnormal symptoms were discovered after corona19 was confirmed, raising concerns about the emergence of a new mutation.
According to Taiwanese media such as Free Time, several Chinese people showed abnormal symptoms such as blackening of the face and tongue and severe swelling of both eyes after contracting Corona 19.
A man in Tianjin had both his tongue and teeth turned black after testing positive.
Black marks were also found in the crevices of the teeth.
The man complained of aches and pains all over his body.
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Face and tongue turned black after corona confirmation... "I don't even recognize my mother"
A video of a woman living in Anhui Province was also uploaded on Chinese social media Weibo.
After testing positive for COVID-19, the woman developed symptoms of high fever, hoarseness, vomiting and diarrhea.
By the 4th day she had lost all her weight, her lips and facial skin were peeling and her face was turning black.
She mocked herself for saying that women don't even recognize her biological mother.
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A man from Hebei Province showed symptoms of swelling in both eyes like walnuts, but the symptoms gradually disappeared only on the third day of the positive test.
Free Times added, however, that in this man's case, it could be a drug allergic reaction.
The media said that as these symptoms were discovered one after another, concerns were being raised among Chinese netizens that 'a new strain emerged in the process of Omicron's propagation in China'.
WHO "Infection information in China is opaque... Encouraging the emergence of new mutations"
Previously, concerns that a new mutation could emerge as China suddenly changed its direction from high-intensity quarantine policy, 'Zero Corona' to gradual daily recovery, 'With Corona' came from inside and outside China.
Zhongnanshan Institute of Technology, one of China's top authorities in the field of infectious diseases, was concerned that "a large-scale infection in a short period of time can easily cause the occurrence of a new mutation," and US State Department spokesman Ned Price also said, "The mutation continues in Corona 19." It is a fact that we have seen in the process of spreading," he said, pointing out that a new mutation could occur in China and become a global threat.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has also officially expressed concern about the emergence of new mutations.
WHO Director-General Ghebreyesus said on the 21st, "We are very concerned about the current situation where the number of severe cases of Corona 19 is increasing in China." "There is still too much uncertainty to conclude that the pandemic is over."
He added, "If Corona 19 infection information spreads in an unconfirmed state, it can encourage the emergence of new mutations."
It was pointed out at the same time as the recent surge in corona19 patients in China and the disclosure of opaque information.
China has been sticking to the harsh 'zero corona' policy for nearly three years, and since the end of last month, 'blank protests' against control have spread throughout China, and the Chinese government announced quarantine mitigation measures on December 7, effectively 'with corona' switched to policy.
Since then, Corona 19 has spread rapidly, and infected people are appearing one after another, especially in Beijing.
37 million new infections in China per day? Official announcement is 3,000 people
In fact, a new Omicron mutation has been reported in China.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced in a briefing on the 20th that "BF.7, BQ.1, and XBB have been found in Korea in the past three months."
According to the announcement, 49 cases of BQ.1 were reported in 8 provinces, and 11 cases of XBB were reported in 3 provinces.
Wang Guangfa, director of Peking University First Hospital, said, "The BF.7 mutation is prevalent in Beijing, and the vast majority of people infected with this mutation have symptoms, and there are relatively many patients with severe symptoms."
He also added that "we have not yet reached the peak of severe infection".
Considering that the recent infection in China is spreading rapidly in less than a month, it means that more new mutations can emerge in the future.
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In the midst of this, claims have been made that the number of new corona19 infections in China reaches 37 million a day.
Free Times reported, "According to the minutes of the 21st meeting of the National Health Commission of China floating on the Internet, there were 36.99 million new infections on the 20th alone."
It added that the top five provinces with new infections were Sichuan, Anhui, Hubei, Shanghai and Hunan, followed by Chengdu, Lanzhou, Hefei and Shanghai in order of city.
In addition, from December 1 to 20, the cumulative number of infections in China reached 248 million.
This means that more than 70% of the country's population (51.78 million people) was infected in one day, and 4.7 times the country's population was infected in the past 20 days.
It has not been confirmed whether the minutes cited in the report are actually the minutes of the National Health Commission.
The number of new infections per day officially announced by the National Health Commission on the 20th was 3,101, which is more than 10,000 times different from the reported figure.
Chinese authorities also admit that the number of Chinese people undergoing PCR testing for Corona 19 has sharply decreased recently, and the actual number of infected people may be higher than the official announcement.