[BBC NEWS] China Covid: Celebrity deaths spark fears over death toll

Opera singer Chu Lanlan died in December aged 40

The growing number of Chinese public figures whose deaths are being made public is prompting people to question the official Covid death toll.

The death of Chu Lanlan, a 40-year-old opera singer, last month came as a shock to many, given how young she was.

Her family said they were saddened by her “abrupt departure”, but did not give details of the cause of her death.

China scrapped its strict zero-Covid policy in December and has seen a rapid surge of infections and deaths.

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7 Comments

  1. derp
    January 5, 2023

    China wants to start 2020 all over again it was Dec 2019 when we heard of the increasing cases of the mysterious viral flu, look now Dec 2022 into Jan 2023 their cases are exploding and oh you know they have dropped all restrictions…

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    • Channel 1
      January 6, 2023

      @derp – Are we witnessing the start or a beta-test run for Plandemic (oopsie….) Pandemic #2?

      Stay tuned…

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  2. Bwa-Banday
    January 5, 2023

    Sadly, though there are no perfect vaccines against covid, the Chinese made one is the least effective and the world knows that. So, the Chinese are well aware that relaxing their zero covid policy would expose the lie of their vaccine effectiveness hence the reason for their prolonged lockdown. Now the people are fed-up with lockdown and fighting back, they must change that policy so chou-moon-patay. Even the UN is now pressuring them to be more honest when reporting their covid statistics.

    They better start buying the Phiser/Biontech or Moderna if they know what good for them. Part of the problem is the Chinese too proud and can’t afford to lose face. So, the death rate will continue to climb.

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    • make it make sense
      January 6, 2023

      All the vaccine manufacturers lied about the effectiveness of the vaccines. None of the vaccines are able to prevent infections. Pretty much everyone who took the vaccine has gotten infected since. In fact people who take multiple booster shots seem to be even more susceptible to repeat infections for some reason. That’s why they have to be trying to silence people from speaking.

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  3. Time-X
    January 5, 2023

    But many thousands of them (Chinese) are Dominican citizens, so why are they staying in China to die? We are covid Free here they must come quick! They are, “My Fellow Dominicans.” We have plenty room for them here. Fond Cole have room, Goodwill, Grand Bay, Mt. Daniel, Canefield East, Pt. Mitchel, Rosalie and Capouchin. All over Dominica has unlimited space. The Haitians will have to squeeze a little to make space for them. The Venezuelans too. Tout mond endsit. Toneh

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    • Rhonda
      January 6, 2023

      :mrgreen: Super sarcasm! Can’t hate this comment.

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