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China’s state-run Global Times pushed back against a rising tide of international criticism and domestic discontent Sunday by insisting the brutal lockdown imposed on Shanghai is appropriate and necessary for containing the Omicron coronavirus outbreak, and reports of misery from the lockdown are Western media exaggerations intended to “delude the Chinese public.”

The Global Times sneered that Western criticisms of China’s draconian “zero-Covid” lockdown policies are just an “over-simplified” attempt to trivialize the omicron variant as “just a big flu.” 

“Experts believed that hyping this falsified notion is a trick used by some in the West to delude the Chinese public and attempt to weaken China’s adherence to the zero-COVID strategy, which could easily cause havoc in Chinese society,” the Chinese Communist newspaper raved.

Omicron is widely seen as more virulent but far less deadly than the original Wuhan coronavirus strain or its delta variant, fueling criticism that Beijing is wildly overreacting to the Shanghai outbreak and will nevertheless be unable to stamp out the disease with lockdowns because it is so highly contagious.

A man stands behind barriers during lockdown as a measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus in Jing'an district, in Shanghai on March 31, 2022. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

A man stands behind barriers during lockdown as a measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus in Jing’an district, in Shanghai on March 31, 2022. (HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Global Times claimed some Chinese epidemiologists have concluded omicron is more dangerous than previous variants, contrary to the experience of the rest of the world. The article printed quotes from various health officials nattering that everything is under control in Shanghai, even though a lockdown that was supposed to be imposed in stages and last only a few days has now been extended to the entire population of 26 million and just entered its third week.

This photo taken on April 5, 2022 shows people wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as they transfer daily food supplies and necessities for local residents during the Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai. - China OUT (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

This photo taken on April 5, 2022 shows people wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as they transfer daily food supplies and necessities for local residents during the Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

After months of talking about “herd immunity” as the explanation for China’s suspiciously low case counts and hospitalization numbers, the Global Times said Chinese epidemiologists have suddenly discovered herd immunity does not exist, so iron lockdowns are the only way to contain omicron outbreaks. The article tap-danced around the embarrassing ineffectiveness of Chinese vaccines by claiming Westerners acquired “immunity through large-scale infections, which also resulted in the loss of many lives.”

“China’s determination to stick to dynamic zero-COVID will not waver or be swayed by attacks or unfounded criticisms. The country will prove it can explore a way out of the pandemic, with minimal cost and sacrifices,” declared National Health Commission Wang Guiqiang.

 

On Monday, the Global Times editorialized that “dynamic zero-Covid” lockdowns are “the only way out of the current complex situation.”

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