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Following the US military, the Chinese military released a photo of US military reconnaissance aircraft as they flew close to each other in the South China Sea up to 6 meters apart. Prior to this, the US military released statements and videos criticizing the threatening flights of Chinese fighter jets, and after claiming that US reconnaissance aircraft provided the cause, the videos were also released.

The US Indo-Pacific Command said on the 29th of last month that a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy J-11 fighter was dangerous about 6 meters from the nose of a US Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft during routine operations on the high seas of the South China Sea. In response, the US military reconnaissance aircraft performed an evasive maneuver to avoid a collision. The headquarters then released a video of a J11 fighter flying past the window of a US reconnaissance aircraft.

In response, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theater Command said the US reconnaissance aircraft suddenly changed its flight direction and caused the Chinese fighter to drift to the left. This has had a serious impact on security,” he said. A related video has also been released.

The footage, shot from a Chinese J11 fighter jet, shows a US reconnaissance aircraft approaching the J11 fighter’s right wing.

A highlights of the new Omicron XBB strain. 1.5 is spreading fast. It is said to have the strongest immune evasion among existing low-level mutant strains of Omicron, and US health authorities are nervous.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the 2nd (local time), as of the 31st of last month, XBB. It has been revealed that 1.5 account for 40.5% of all cases of new coronavirus (new type pneumonia) infection. That’s a figure that nearly doubled in one week from last month’s 21.7% to 24%.

XBB extension. 1.5 was called “Stealth Omicron” BA. It is a subordinate system of XBB derived from 2. After first being identified in India last August, XBB has led to a new spread in Singapore. Earlier in the United States, several sub-strains of omicron were confirmed simultaneously last fall, and it appeared to be engaged in a “dominant species competition,” but XBB. 1.5 is spreading rapidly to other variants. XBB extension. The detection rate of 1.5 reaches 75% of the total. “We expect XBB.1.5 to increase in the United States,” CDC’s Dr. Barbara Mahon told CBS.

Experts are worried about XBB. 1.5 strong immune evasion. XBB has been listed as the “worst new corona variant in existence” in terms of immune evasion, but XBB. It is an analysis that 1.5 exceeds this.

According to CNBC and other sources, virologist Andrew Pecos explained, “XBB.1.5 has an additional mutation that makes it more capable of binding to cells than other variants.” “XBB.1.5 is the most infectious and immune strain we know of so far,” said Yunlong Cao, a professor at Peking University.

Prior to this, researchers from Columbia University in the United States explained in a research paper published in the scientific journal Cell last month that “XBB substrains are threatening as they have strong resistance to booster injections of the Omicron vaccine.” Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), was once concerned that “XBB sub-strains reduce the immune effect provided by booster shots.”

According to The New York Times (NYT), on a daily basis, the average number of hospitalizations for the new coronavirus in the United States over the past seven days was 44,243, up 7% from two weeks ago. in the same period there were 5,303, with an increase of 11% compared to two weeks ago. However XBB. There is no evidence that 1.5 directly induces more severe symptoms.

Under these circumstances, the rapid increase in the number of new coronavirus infections in China is raising concerns about the emergence of new mutant strains, and countries around the world are one after another embarking on restrictions on tourists from China.

Since 3, Morocco has implemented a super bullish policy to completely block entry from China regardless of nationality. An increasing number of European countries are also restricting tourists from China. France and Spain, which had initially shown a cautious attitude towards Italy’s request to adhere to the regulation, have now made it mandatory to present a certificate certifying their negativity to the new coronavirus. The UK has also moved to make it mandatory for travelers from China to undergo a COVID-19 test before boarding a plane from the 5th of this month.

The European Union (EU) held a meeting on the 29th of last month to prepare joint measures for tourists from China among its 27 member countries, but they plan to hold another meeting this week as they failed to come to a conclusion.

So far, at least 14 countries, including South Korea, the United States, Japan, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, India, Australia, Canada, Taiwan, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Morocco have restricted Chinese tourists.

An animal cruelty controversy erupted when a camera captured a puppy dyed to look like Pikachu, the popular character from the Japanese anime ‘Pocket Monsters’, in the stands of American professional basketball (NBA).

According to the British newspaper Daily Star on the 27th (local time), a spectator who came to the basketball stadium of the Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves that day brought a pet dog that looked like Pikachu, was dyed yellow, and the cheeks were dyed red. The tips of its ears are black and its back has a brown pattern similar to Pikachu’s.

The puppy was caught on camera during the match at the time, with a broadcaster remarking, “I don’t think the puppy was okay with that kind of tincture,” the paper said.

A video of a puppy dressed up as Pikachu went viral on Twitter and people all over the internet saw it and argued for and against.

Most people criticized the owner’s actions as animal cruelty, saying, “I’m sorry about the puppy,” “owner should be sent to jail,” and “owner seems to do anything for a ‘like’.” ”“When you dye a dog’s fur, it can cause a severe allergic reaction or stress,” she said.

On the other hand, some have countered that dyes made especially for puppies made from natural materials are not harmful to pet dogs. One person commented, “Dyeing a pet dog is like dressing up a cute baby.”