Recently, US journalist Ben Harnwell’s misrepresentation of a news caused information pollution on social media. The truth of this news, which gave rise to the claim that a new virus was seen in China, was very different.
The news made by a US journalist named Ben Harnwell in the past days caused information pollution on social media around the world. ‘As a ‘new virus’ claim in China In this news quoted, Harnwell, taking the messages sent to him by some Chinese as a source, “patients with bleeding eyes and noseHe said it was.
The cases seen in Xi-an, China, which Harnwell explained as ‘may be a new variant’, were real cases. However, the news he quoted was actually the subject of the Chinese Global Times newspaper, and the ‘cases of hemorrhagic fever are similar to early-stage COVID-19 symptoms.’ shaped it was a distorted version of the news.
Video of the news quoted by Ben Harnwell as ‘the possibility of a new variant’
The province where Xi’an is located hosts these cases every year
Shaanxi (Shensi) province in northwest China, the province where the city of Xi’an is located, has suffered from epidemic disease with a high death rate since the beginning of the winter season. recorded cases of hemorrhagic fever. Experts from the region’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention main source is rodents and that the vaccine is the most effective way to prevent the spread of the disease.
On the other hand, cases of hemorrhagic fever, not seen for the first time in this region or anywhere. If we talk about the region, starting from October every year, some regions of the state enter a period when cases are seen frequently. What caused the epidemic is the virus called Hantavirus, of which rodents are the main source. This virus can be transmitted through rat bites, consuming water or food that rats have come into contact with, or contact with the blood, urine or feces of infected rats.
Yes, Hemorrhagic fever is certainly not something to be taken lightly. The disease can cause fever, bleeding, kidney damage and, in severe cases, death. But what we want to convey here and what we disprove is, serving this disease and Hantavirus to the media as “new virus in China” or “new variant”. In addition, the quarantine mentioned in the news has a different reason.
China, which wants to keep the cases at the lowest level, has taken serious measures immediately in some regions where very low cases were seen before. In addition, China is preparing for the Winter Olympics, to keep cases to a minimum. continues to take serious measures.
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Turkish virologist also provided information on the subject
Regarding this development, a statement came from the Turkish Virologist Doctor Semih Tareen. Tareen’s information on the subject was as follows:
