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China reports 522,000 new COVID-19 cases, one death in July amid fluctuating upward trend_我的网站

A |     【02月24日 KOREA WAVE】島根県が開催した「竹島の日」行事に合わせて現地を訪問しようとしていた韓国の歌手キム・チャンヨル氏が、日本当局から入国を拒否され、波紋が広がっている。キム氏は社団法人「独島」愛運動本部の広報大使の資格だったが、現地で強制退去措置を受けた。

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China reported 522,000 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in July, including 487 severe cases and one related death with cases showing a fluctuating upward trend, China's national disease control authority said. 
The current uptick in infections represents another regular cyclical wave, with its severity comparable to surges seen in the past two years. The upward growth curve has slowed markedly, and the country is now on the plateau phase of this epidemic peak, said the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese CDC) on Thursday. 
All tested infection samples were confirmed to be the Omicron variant, with the NB.1.8.1 strain and its sublineages accounting for the majority of circulating cases, the Chinese CDC said. 
A Beijing-based respiratory disease specialist told the Global Times that waning population immunity, continued virus mutations that weaken existing antibody protection, and increased summer travel have contributed to the recent modest rise in infections. However, there is no evidence that the virus has become more pathogenic. Nationwide infections appear to be nearing their peak and case numbers may begin falling in late August. 
    A screenshot from Chinese CDC report on new COVID-19 cases in July nationwide
According to sentinel hospital surveillance data, from June 29-July 5 to July 27-August 2, the proportion of influenza-like illness among all outpatient and emergency visits at China's 1,041 COVID-19 and influenza sentinel hospitals edged up with slight fluctuations, standing at 4.3 percent, 4.4 percent, 4.5 percent, 4.4 percent and 4.5 percent, respectively.
During the same period, the COVID-19 positivity rate among patients with influenza-like illness in outpatient and emergency departments rose for consecutive weeks.
Several factors drove the fluctuating rise in COVID-19 cases in July. Population immunity has waned, as more than six months have passed since the last major wave of infections for most people, while continued SARS-CoV-2 mutations have reduced the protection provided by existing antibodies, Li Tongzeng, a respiratory disease medic from Beijing You An Hospital to the Capital Medical University, told the Global Times on Friday. 
These factors, combined with increased travel and population mobility during the summer vacation, contributed to the recent small-scale surge. Based on patterns observed in recent years, COVID-19 infections tend to rise every six to eight months as population immunity declines, said Li.
The expert noted that while the virus continues to mutate, there is no evidence that it has become more pathogenic. Clinical data show that most patients develop only mild symptoms, with very few progressing to pneumonia or requiring hospitalization.
The Chinese CDC noted on Thursday that since COVID-19 was reclassified as a Category B infectious disease under Category B management, it has evolved into a prevalent, recurring respiratory infectious disease in China, with one to two epidemic fluctuations occurring nationwide each year.
Li also noted that residual immunity from previous infections also helps reduce disease severity, with most reinfections presenting as mild upper respiratory symptoms that resolve within about a week. The single COVID-related death reported nationwide in July further indicates that the current fatality rate remains very low.
Judging from historical epidemic patterns and current case growth trajectories, national infection figures may begin to decline in late August. Nationwide case numbers are now nearly at their peak, with declines already observed in some regions, said Li. 
The Chinese CDC also said on Thursday that surveillance had not detected any variants posing major public health risks, nor had the current wave caused notable disruptions to the healthcare system.
The public is advised to take appropriate protective measures, including wearing masks when necessary, maintaining good personal hygiene, adopting healthy lifestyles and getting vaccinated as recommended.
。これをめぐって日本の政治的報復だという指摘と、キム氏の広報大使資格をめぐる国内ネットユーザーの冷ややかな反応が交錯している。「独島」愛運動本部の関係者は22日、SNSで今月19日に米子空港で発生した状況を詳しく伝えた。

C | 本部側は「キム・チャンヨル広報大使とともに島根県の『独島』歴史歪曲の現場を確認しようとしたが、日本側が1999年の飲酒運転の前歴を理由にキム氏を即時退去させた」と明らかにした。

D | 共に訪問した本部関係者も5時間にわたる調査と所持品検査の末、「『独島』広報活動」を理由に上陸を許可されなかった。本部側は、この過程で発生した私設警備員の人件費や宿泊費など約220万ウォン相当の費用を自己負担せざるを得なかった点と、韓国領事館の消極的な対応を強く批判した。今回の事件に接したネットユーザーの反応は大きく分かれている。一部では「日本の卑劣な報復行為だ」として日本政府を糾弾する声が上がったが、他方ではキム氏の行動に冷淡な視線を送っている。

E | 特にオンラインコミュニティを中心に「各種論争が絶えなかったキム・チャンヨルがいつから『独島』広報大使だったのか」「過去の前歴が入国拒否の理由になったのに、これを愛国心で包もうとしている」といった批判的な意見も少なくない。キム氏は2017年から「独島」愛運動本部傘下の芸能人広報団所属として活動してきたが、その大衆的イメージが「独島」広報という重責にふさわしいのか疑問が提起されていた。韓国は竹島を「独島」と呼び、実効支配を続けている。（c）KOREA WAVE/AFPBB News。

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