1. According to reports, scientists have used animal models to confirm that the new coronavirus will affect the eyesight of infected people, causing retinal inflammation, leading to blurred vision and poor depth perception. It is reported that the research was jointly led by the Menzies Institute for Health Research at Griffith University in Australia, the Convergence Research Center for Emerging Viruses in Korea, and the Korea Institute of Chemical Technology, aiming to study how the new coronavirus will affect people's eyes.
2.N95 masks and KN95 masks belong to the type of particle protective masks. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention clearly stated that the blocking ability of particle protective masks is the same as that of medical protective masks, and can be used as a supplement to medical protective masks in emergencies. However, due to the higher filtering properties of these two masks, wearing them for a long time can easily cause discomfort. For smokers, emphysema patients, obese people and other people who are already prone to breathing difficulties, wearing N95 masks may aggravate breathing problems. Therefore, when choosing N95 and KN95 masks, be careful not to wear them for too long.
3. The Infection Center of Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Memorial Hospital affiliated to Tsinghua University held an infectious disease forum on the 22nd. Zhang Wenhong delivered a speech on "Progress in Infection and Immunity Research". Zhang Wenhong said that the proportion of symptomatic patients in the north is much higher than in the south, and the proportion of symptomatic patients in Shanghai is between Beijing and Guangzhou. According to CCTV News, regarding whether the pathogenicity of the northern and southern strains is different, Li Tong, chief physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Beijing You'an Hospital, once said that the two northern and southern strains, BF.7 and BA.5.2, have been popular in most foreign countries, but no difference in their pathogenicity has been found.
4. Zoopla research shows that house prices in central London have fallen by 24% in real terms over the past five years, highlighting the impact of the epidemic on demand for housing in the city center and the decline in housing affordability. Researchers say this trend will continue next year, with house prices in the capital London likely to fall by 5% to 8% and elsewhere by 5%. The bleak economic outlook, higher interest rates and unemployment have led other property market economists to warn of falling UK house prices. Capital Economics predicts that UK house prices will fall by 8.5% in 2023 and a further 2.5% in 2024. Halifax, the UK's largest mortgage lender, forecast a fall of 8%, while Nationwide this week forecast a 5% fall.
5. Recently, the Biden administration announced new restrictions on technology exports to Russia’s Wagner Military Group to further cut off the contractor’s role in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Wagner Group, which was placed on a trade blacklist in 2017, will now be labeled a military end-user and face tough new restrictions banning it from using US equipment to access technology manufactured around the world.
6. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked: Hong Kong media reported that Beijing will adjust its entry quarantine policy after January 3. Can China confirm whether the entry epidemic prevention policy will be adjusted? "We will continue to optimize various arrangements to facilitate cross-border personnel exchanges based on the development of the epidemic situation," Mao Ning responded.
7. There is another big move in the reorganization of central enterprises. Sinosteel is included in Baowu , and the steel industry is deepening integration. As the three-year campaign to reform state-owned enterprises comes to an end, central enterprises have made another major move in the reorganization and integration. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission announced on the 21st that with the approval of the State Council, China Baowu Steel Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as " China Baowu ") and China Steel Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as " Sinosteel Group ") have implemented a reorganization. Sinosteel Group will be integrated into China Baowu as a whole and will no longer be an enterprise directly supervised by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. Wang Guoqing, director of the Lange Steel Research Center, told China Business News that the steel industry has entered a stage of high-quality development, and the current and next few years will still be a window period for integration and reorganization. Judging from the integration of Baowu and Sinosteel, the mergers and reorganizations of the steel industry have developed from production capacity integration to industrial chain integration.
8. digital RMB expansion to improve financial inclusion. The digital RMB pilot areas have recently been expanded again.According to the Digital RMB APP, in addition to the earliest pilot sites of Shenzhen, Suzhou, Xiongan and Chengdu, the current pilot scope has been expanded to Guangdong, Jiangsu, Hebei and Sichuan. In addition, Jinan City in Shandong Province, Nanning City in Guangxi Province, Fangchenggang City, Kunming City in Yunnan Province, and Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture have also been added as pilot areas. The further expansion of the scope of digital renminbi pilot projects will help extend the reach of digital renminbi services and improve financial inclusion.
9. Sunbathing in the morning is good for health. Sunbathing should be done before 9 o'clock in the morning. At this time, the sun is mild and does not irritate the skin. It can also supplement calcium and vitamin D to prevent the occurrence of many diseases.
