Local health authorities in China’s Qinghai Province have urged the public to report suspected infectious disease cases, while Macao has tightened entry health checks, following other regions, amid ongoing concerns over the death of a researcher who worked at an anti-plague institute in Siberia.
Meanwhile, a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) insider told The Epoch Times that Beijing has issued internal measures to deal with a possible plague outbreak, and public suspicion lingers amid social media posts of suspected cases.
The Xining City Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Qinghai issued a public notice on Oct. 13 urging citizens to report leads regarding infectious diseases. While the notice does not specify the disease or mention any confirmed cases, the list of reportable situations explicitly includes the onset of “suspected plague symptoms”—such as fever or swollen lymph nodes, as well as cases of sudden death accompanied by unexplained high fever….
More Regions in China Issue Plague Prevention Measures as Public Suspicion Persists
