COVID-19 Out of Control in China, Reports Estimate 248 Million Infected in 20 Days

What’s the true scale of China’s COVID-19 outbreak? A leaked document from the country’s top health body gives insight.

The same agency is halting updates of daily infection numbers. The country is no longer counting its total patient numbers.

There are no more quarantine requirements for China’s incoming travelers, despite an explosion of new cases overwhelming hospitals and funeral homes.

Beijing sent over 70 warplanes near Taiwan in just 24 hours. Tensions are brewing after President Joe Biden approved the latest U.S. support for the island.

Topics in this episode:

1. COVID-19 Out of Control in China, Reports Estimate 248 Million Infected in 20 Days
2. Top China Health Body Stops Updating Daily Infections
3. China to End Quarantine for International Travelers
4. China Hospitals ‘Overwhelmed’ by COVID-19 Surge
5. China’s Biggest Cities Edge Toward Living with COVID-19
6. ‘White Lungs’ Reappear in China, Similar to Early Pandemic in Wuhan: Reports
7. China Detects Over 130 Sublineages of Omicron
8. Shanghai Hosts Christmas Market Despite Virus Surge
9. China Send Record Jets near Taiwan Over U.S. Bill
10. How Jiang Zemin’s Persecution of Falun Gong Brought Endless Disasters to China: Expert