Are we heading into a “dark winter”?  Many were hoping that the outbreaks that we have witnessed over the past few years would fade away and that life would soon return to normal.  Unfortunately, the truth is that “normal” is never coming back.  Even as you read this article, mad scientists all over the globe are monkeying around with some of the deadliest bugs ever known to humanity, and as we have seen it is way too easy for a “mistake” to happen.  Our ability to create deadly diseases far exceeds our ability to control them, and once a pathogen gets loose it can spread around the world in the blink of an eye.  So whenever a new outbreak erupts, we need to watch it very carefully.

This week, it is being reported that public health workers wearing white hazmat suits have been spraying the streets in northern China.

Footage of this has created quite a stir on social media, because we witnessed the exact same thing at the beginning of the COVID pandemic…

Public health workers wearing full protective gear have appeared on the streets of northern China, according to footage on social media, evoking memories of the country’s stringent anti-virus measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The hazmat-clad personnel were seen spraying disinfectant in public spaces in Sanhe, in China’s northern Hebei Province roughly 50 miles east of capital Beijing, according to the poster of the images and video footage. It remains unclear whether this was a local government initiative or central government directive.

This spraying is happening at a time when “mask-wearing crowds” are overwhelming hospitals all over China.

Chinese authorities insist that it is just the flu and other common diseases, but of course not everyone is buying that explanation…

Alarming footage shows mask-wearing crowds inside a Chinese hospital amid fears over a mystery pneumonia sweeping the country.

Beijing insists a new virus is not to blame for scenes of chaos, which have prompted officials to encourage residents to don coverings, socially distance and stay home if unwell.

Instead, health chiefs have pinned the rise on flu and other routine bugs, with China now battling its first full winter without a Covid-induced lockdown.

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