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[The World of Chinese] Three stories of Shanghai quarantine

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The Omicron Variant

Omicron variant is highly infectious and hard to detect, but it isn't as virulent as other types of virus. In just four days, my mother lost five kilograms. Omacron can reduce your appetite, but besides that, she was constantly stressed out by reports of horrible conditions in the shelter hospitals. If anyone could have beat this thing on their own, it my mother. She's a tough woman. Back when she worked in the state own factory, she'd been awarded the country's highest honor for a female worker. The disease affected her the worst.

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