Dr. Anthony Fauci made a Wednesday appearance on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” during which he was asked about how China is handling its “Zero COVID” policy involving lockdowns of the most frightening sort. As Katie covered earlier this week, people can be heard screaming from their windows while a drone flies by telling them to quiet down. Both Mitchell and Fauci went about their discussion in just about the most dispassionate way possible.
Fauci referenced how “China has a number of problems,” but he did also claim that “their approach” of “a strictest lockdown that you’d never be able to implement in the United States… prevents the spread of infection,” and went on to say about China, “Remember, early on, they were saying, and I think accurately, that they were doing better than almost anybody else.” . . .
Fauci also didn’t expand upon why “you’d never be able to implement [such lockdowns] in the United States.” Perhaps it’s because the Chinese people are under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party, and thus do not have the freedom to speak out.
WATCH — Fauci PRAISES communist China’s draconian lockdowns.
“Early on, [China] was saying — and I think accurately — that they were doing better than anybody else.” pic.twitter.com/yM4WYAIw34
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 13, 2022
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Biden Extends Mask Mandates for Americans Traveling; Ends Coronavirus Restrictions for Border Crossers
President Joe Biden’s administration is extending the federal mask mandate for Americans traveling on commercial buses and flights while carrying out plans to end Chinese coronavirus restrictions for border crossers and illegal aliens.
On Wednesday, Biden’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the federal transportation mask mandate — which has been in place since 2020 — will remain in effect for at least two more weeks.
“CDC continues to monitor the spread of the Omicron variant, especially the BA.2 subvariant that now makes up more than 85 percent of United States cases,” the agency wrote in a statement:
Since early April, there have been increases in the seven-day moving average of cases in the U.S. The CDC Mask Order remains in effect while CDC assesses the potential impact of the rise of cases on severe disease, including hospitalizations and deaths, and healthcare system capacity. TSA will extend the security directive and emergency amendment for 15 days, through May 3, 2022. [Emphasis added]
At the same time, Biden’s CDC is officially ending the Title 42 public health authority on May 23. The authority, first imposed by former President Donald Trump, allows federal immigration officials to quickly return illegal aliens to their native countries to protect Americans from illnesses, diseases, and viruses like coronavirus.
via joemiller
