Recently, mainland China has been hit by a major outbreak of the influenza A virus, but the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has not released statistics on severe cases and deaths related to this virus. Many people have been exposing a large number of severe cases and deaths due to the influenza A virus on social media platforms. Within just one month, 137 people have died in Hong Kong due to the influenza A virus. Additionally, some families of patients have discovered that the death certificates of their loved ones who died from the influenza A virus state other causes of death, leading to calls from the public for the CCP to disclose the true statistics on severe cases and deaths.
In Beijing, a mother named “Arina Chi” lost her son to the influenza A virus. As she was preparing to handle her son’s affairs, she discovered on the death certificate provided by Baobao Mountain Funeral Home that the cause of death was listed as “pulmonary hemorrhage,” despite the doctor clearly telling her and her mother that it was the influenza A virus. She questioned, “But the doctor clearly told me and my mother it was influenza. Is it not possible to leave the true cause of death? Is this a taboo? Or was he not taken away by the influenza A virus? Mom is puzzled.”
She said, “Mom wants to know the truth, but who can I turn to for answers? Only God, maybe… I’ll clarify my thoughts when I pass by Meng Po’s place.”
Many patients have expressed that hospitals are not conducting tests now, instead treating patients directly for the influenza A virus. Additionally, many patients have stated that the infection they have this time is neither influenza A nor influenza B, with doctors unable to determine the virus causing the illness.
An epidemic prevention personnel in mainland China told a reporter from Epoch Times that the country is withholding a lot of information on this matter out of fear of causing panic. It is highly likely that some individuals infected may have avian influenza or the new coronavirus (CCP virus), with high mortality rates among this group.
On mainland China’s social media, many individuals are puzzled. For instance, a netizen from Sichuan questioned three weeks ago, “Is it influenza A or the new coronavirus? Who knows?” A netizen from Shanxi also raised doubts three weeks ago, stating, “Perhaps it may not be a simple case of influenza A, with many possibly combined with other viruses.”
During the major outbreak of the CCP virus, the death toll reported by the CCP left the world astounded. Previously, Epoch Times reported that the CCP Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced that from December 7, 2022, to January 8, 2023, there were only 38 deaths due to the CCP virus.
At that time, a report from Peking University indicated that from December 7 to January 11, the national infection rate had reached nearly 64%, affecting approximately 900 million people. The national mortality rate was 0.003%, which netizens mocked as a death rate as low as 30 millionths, undoubtedly creating a new miracle in the history of human medicine.
A significant number of families of the deceased who succumbed to the epidemic had expressed that the cause of death for those in concentrated death tolls did not mention the new coronavirus, with death certificates stating death due to complications.
On January 14, 2023, under international public opinion pressure, the Director of the Health Political Department of the CCP Health Commission suddenly announced at a State Council press conference a data point that said, “From December 8, 2022, to January 12, 2023, in 36 days, there were a total of 59,938 cases of deaths related to CCP virus infections in medical institutions nationwide.” However, this number was criticized by the public as being fabricated.
At the end of last year, The Paper reported that during the Chinese New Year period, the epidemic in mainland China was severe, with hospitals overcrowded and numerous reports of deaths circulating online.
The reports indicated that many children had succumbed to this wave of the epidemic, with two severe complications being particularly critical – acute necrotizing encephalopathy, which the medical community considered the most severe complication of influenza viruses, resulting in death within a day of onset, along with viral myocarditis caused by influenza viruses leading to fatalities.
Many middle-aged individuals had also perished in this wave of the epidemic, as evident from the comments section in a single video on social media from mainland China.
In a particular video, a netizen from Chengdu, Sichuan, mentioned on January 16 that a colleague’s daughter, who had contracted the influenza A virus, had passed away at just over thirty years old.
This video had garnered 35,000 shares, over 10,000 likes, and 3,162 responses. Currently, one can still find this relevant video by searching for influenza A.
On February 12 in Guiyang, Guizhou, a healthcare worker at a township health center mentioned in the comments section that a high school Chinese language teacher born in 1996 and a postgraduate student had recently gotten engaged. “On the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, her husband carried her in, and within about ten minutes, from being able to speak to falling unconscious, then rushed to another hospital, she did not make it. It was estimated that it occurred within half an hour of entering the health center!”
On February 12, a netizen from Fujian, “San Fen Qiu,” expressed, “Don’t just talk about influenza A; even common colds need attention now. A friend I’ve known for 12 years passed away in December; she did not have a fever and thought it was a regular cold. When discovered, her body had stiffened for three days, and it was heartbreaking.”
On February 11, “Xiao Bao” from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, shared in a video that a 32-year-old woman infected with the influenza A virus passed away after taking a bath.
On February 11, a user from Anhui, “12138,” commented, “My mom said there was a widespread illness in the village, with vomiting and diarrhea… Is this also the new coronavirus? I asked if there were problems with the water they consumed, but they said people who returned a few days ago immediately fell ill upon arrival, and then everyone else fell ill.”
On February 11, “Reddy” from Fujian stated in the comments section, “Many colleagues from the countryside where I previously visited have succumbed to various flu viruses in the past few months. Everyone needs to be cautious.”
On February 10, “Ai Xue de Li Ming” from Hubei expressed in the comments section, “My husband’s cousin passed away because of the influenza A virus on the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, with no underlying conditions, it happened suddenly. He just told me that influenza had taken him and to be more careful, as there were several people with fevers at my maternal family’s home at the time.”
On February 9, “Lina” shared in the comments section, “A young man of 39 years, treated influenza as a common cold, had a fever for two days, gargled with brine, felt better, went to work in the afternoon, vomited blood, was afraid to go to the county hospital, and was sent directly to Hangzhou. After being in the hospital for a month, he still didn’t make it.”
On February 10, “Wang Zai QQ Tang” from Hubei stated, “The day before yesterday, during a meeting in our conference room, a leader had a heart attack and passed away directly, despite CPR for a long time. The funeral home was called to remove him in a black bag.”
On February 9, a netizen from Hebei, “Ren Jian Bing Mei Shi,” shared, “My mother was also taken by the influenza A virus; today is the second day.”
On February 8, a woman from Jiangxi mentioned, “A relative of mine died due to viral myocarditis caused by the influenza A virus, and it happened suddenly.”
On February 7, “Shui Zhou Miao Jing” from Chongqing said, “Within a week, six people around me have died from other illnesses caused by the influenza A virus, some were young, in their thirties, and some have already received terminal notifications. It’s too terrifying.”
On February 5, “Meng Ya” from Shandong shared, “My 17-year-old brother succumbed to pneumonia caused by the influenza A virus, passing away on the sixth day of the Chinese New Year; people are truly fragile.”
“176 Xiao Guai Shou” from Yunnan mentioned three weeks ago in the comments section, “A friend’s child in their home, a 30-year-old, had a strong physique but was taken by the influenza A virus. Even common colds need attention. Resistance had developed after prolonged use of cephalosporins and erythromycin; nothing worked this time. Everyone, wake up and avoid using antibiotics all the time! Regrets will come one day.”
In the comments section three weeks ago, “Tieshi Xinchang” from Gansu mentioned, “I saw a 7-year-old girl infected with the influenza A virus, thought it was just a common cold, but she passed away in just seven days. My 2-year-old niece had a cold for a week without improvement, showing symptoms of confusion. She was hospitalized at the LAN General Hospital for half a month before getting better. Influenza A is very severe.”
Three weeks ago, “Leon (Genshin)” from Chongqing stated, “Our colleague, a master’s graduate from Tsinghua University, and an only child, had only been working for a month before we lost contact with him. Later, we found out he had passed away in his rented apartment, at just 33 years.”
Three weeks ago, a netizen from Henan, “Cheng Zhang de Shiguang,” responded in the comments section, “This recent influenza A virus is really serious. My younger brother, the village’s first college student, around forty years old, passed away due to leukemia today. He was settled in Tianjin, and they have had to bring him back home. Everyone, wear masks when going out.”
Three weeks ago, a user from Jiangsu, “39 Du de Feng,” commented in the section, “A child from the key class of the first year of high school in our city died last night due to acute myocarditis caused by the influenza A virus.”
Three weeks ago, a blogger from Liaoning shared, “My friend, born in 1993, got a severe cold in the initial days but didn’t go to the hospital. Subsequently, things worsened, needing ICU, then passed away en route to another hospital.”
Three weeks ago, a netizen from Jiangsu stated, “My colleague’s niece passed away due to white lung caused by the new coronavirus, at just 10 years old, calling out ‘sister’ and ‘auntie’ to people. She was a very obedient child. Life is so fragile.”
These accounts of individuals who died due to contracting influenza A are only a portion of the nearly 500 comments reviewed by the reporter. Among the young and middle-aged individuals, there have been reports of over twenty deaths from influenza A. Under this post, there are over three thousand comments.