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This type of lockdown didn't even occur at the start of the pandemic, where the virus was way more deadlier than it is now, after going through numerous mutations, without having medication and vaccines, which enable us to have very limited casualties, compared to 2 years ago.
Not only is it saddening, but also suspicious, is China hiding something else, or is it just being paranoid, imposing tyranny over its citizens? Let me also point out that China has a history of lying to organizations such as WHO about the severity of such infectious diseases (same thing happened with both Covid and SARS).
I also found it peculiar it don't seem to be making the news on TV. Maybe they're not reporting about it coz it's election season. The only reason I'm seeing these is I get recommended vids from China-focused channels.
At this point can't really tell how serious the situation is, after all it's the CCP we're dealing with. They do seem to be taking extreme measures so it's possible it's some new strain they haven't publicized yet. They went from welding apartment doors to encaging entire streets.
Scientifically though, viruses usually become more transmittable after multiple mutations, however, their mortality rate drops. Especially with the Omicron variant, deaths have fallen significantly and we're talking about a country with 90% vaccination coverage, thus, I can't see why all this madness is occurring.
I'm not quite sure what's going on, however, I'm mostly tending towards that they are continuing a policy of zero cases, which can no longer be imposed due to the new variants.
Only time will tell.