地球，人間煉獄 (229期)：The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill. 台灣應借鑑新加坡。香港疫情，周一(3.27) 7,685確診，168人死亡。COVID: 上海上海分區分批封控以遏制疫情擴散(黃浦江為界). 特斯拉計劃將其上海工廠的生產至少暫停一天。中國的疫情專家自以為有妙方......中國清零策略須動用百萬人力管理。中度病情者誰來照顧？

地球，人間煉獄 (229期)：

Hong Kong has recorded 7,685 new Covid-19 cases on Monday and added 168 deaths.

專家：台灣應借鑑新加坡

陳時中28日表示，台灣本波疫情的觀察期為「10天左右」。有鑑於香港經驗，有記者提問長者施打率等問題，陳時中表示台灣目前的情況「比香港（當時）條件好」。

對於台灣近期疫情走向，美國奧勒岡州立大學全球衛生中心主任紀駿輝在接受德國之聲訪問時表示，「台灣應該要多向新加坡學習。」並指出台灣的老人疫苗施打率與醫療資源分配兩大重點。

紀駿輝稱，台灣各界目前還是著重關心案例數，但參照新加坡與南韓都是「病例一直暴增很多」，但「重症跟死亡率非常低。」面對解封，新加坡是從去年8月開始規劃逐步開放，「是做好準備才開放，不是隨便說開放就開放。」

紀駿輝進一步解釋，當時新加坡的疫苗施打率已是全亞洲最高，包含如何廣泛運用居家檢測跟居家隔離、如何把醫院量能準備好，萬一有需要，優先提供給長者，「這些措施都是在準備要開放時需要做的。香港就是完全沒做準備，就忽然被Omicron侵略了，所以它的防疫便一敗塗地。」

「中國當然是從香港學到教訓，所以他有開始做準備，但也不敢開放。」紀駿輝指出，台灣「因為老人疫苗施打率不足，人口自然免疫率也不足，所以這也是為何台灣遲遲不敢開放。」

• 上海實施封控，特斯拉工廠停產至少一天

Tesla plans to suspend production at its Shanghai plant for at least one day as the local government intensifies Covid-19 restrictions. 隨著當地政府加強對 Covid-19 的限制，特斯拉計劃將其上海工廠的生產至少暫停一天。
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上海分區分批封控以遏制疫情擴散

為防控當地以無癥狀病例為主的疫情擴散，上海市政府周日宣布計劃未來一周半內分兩個階段進行分區封控。而就在上周六，上海市政府官員還否認全面封控的計劃。

Technology, such as tracking software, helps. But much of the work involves clipboards, telephones and barricade tape 跟踪軟件等技術會有所幫助。 但大部分工作涉及剪貼板、電話和路障膠帶


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Shanghai is to be divided in half for a two-part lockdown which will see authorities roll out an experimental COVID testing regime


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Waves of fatigue. The inability to smell milk that has gone bad. A racing heartbeat. These are just a few COVID-19 symptoms that can linger after an initial coronavirus infection.
Even if someone doesn't have long COVID, it can take weeks to recover.


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發達國家的疫苗施打多，不重視確診數，而注意"重症"及死亡人數。中國的疫情專家自以為有妙方......

All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.

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All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. *Dropl

All pandemic long, the WHO fought the idea that the coronavirus was airborne. At the heart of their argument was a teensy error with huge consequences.
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