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In China, the fight to contain the virus is continuing despite encouragement that the number of new cases has fallen below 2,000 for the first time since January.
The Global Times newspaper reports that a “dragnet style” operation is under way in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, to make sure all those infected are “rounded up”.
If Wuhan fails to round up all #COVID19 patients, no matter how many makeshift hospitals we build, it would be inadequate to curb the epidemic, analysts said. https://t.co/wd8iOpfyKE pic.twitter.com/cjlH2UqkPM
The three-day campaign aims to fulfill five objectives: have all suspected victims receive nucleic acid tests; round up all infected patients; check all patients with fever; put under quarantine anyone who has had close contact with patients; and ensure all communities and villages implement 24-hour closed-off management measures.
It is not all gloom and doom in the economics department. It seems that in Hong Kong, where toilet paper is running short, some manufacturers are doing quite well. The Hong Kong-listed paper maker Vinda has seen its shares rise 41% this year.
Coronavirus survival starter kit, @DavidInglesTV always comes through with the chart goods. Year-to-date gains for #coronavirus related stocks:
Online healthcare platform Ping An Good Doctor 36%
Toilet paper maker Vinda 41%
Instant noodle maker Nissin Foods 13% pic.twitter.com/mHV3hNC95H
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