【Text/Observer Network Xiong Chaoran】Affected by the Aomi Kerong mutant strain, the epidemic situation in the United States has worsened again, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently updated the epidemic prevention guidelines, recommending that the public wear N95 or KN95 masks with better protection effect.
Previously, hundreds of U.S. congressional members of the U.S. Congress received KN95 masks from congressional doctors with the eye-catching "MADE IN CHINA" (Made in China), which has embarrassed and even annoyed some people. Nowadays, some deputies have jumped out to find nothing wrong with China's masks, but they have been ridiculed by netizens.
On January 20, local time, Rep. Bryan Steil, a Republican from Wisconsin, posted a photo of a "Made in China" KN95 mask on twitter, along with a product certificate marked in both Chinese and English.
Source: Brian Steele From the US media
He tweeted: "Speaker Pelosi issued N95 masks to every House office, unfortunately I can't read the instructions. ”
Stiller tweeted screenshots
However, Steele's tweet about Chinese masks was "full of slots", but it was immediately ridiculed by a large number of netizens.
"That's a certificate of conformity, not an instruction manual, that's a KN95 mask, not an N95 mask." But you admit that you can't read English, and that's so brave. ”
Screenshot of netizen social media The same below
Frank Noschese, an American high school physics teacher, took a picture of his mask and packaging and pointed out that Steele's words were "too dishonest." Noschese said he bought the same mask as Steele, but the color is different black, and there are Instruction manuals in English inside and on the packaging, and the brand's KN95 mask is sold exclusively in the United States.
It is worth mentioning that as early as November 2020, Steele was infected with the new crown virus. After sending out this tweet, someone replied to him: "Just put it on, man, you'll be fine." ”
Someone taunted: "It's so simple that children know how to use it, why can't you, smart guy?" First, cover your nose and mouth with it. Second, put earrings on your ears (yes, 1 lap per ear). Third, pinch the nose (lateral) patch to keep it tightly worn. Fourth, breathe. Truth be told, all the problems we face, this is ???! ”
Of course, after the news reached the Chinese social media microblog, there were also Chinese netizens complaining.
Shen Shiwei, a columnist on the Observer Network, said under Steele's tweet: "The key is not whether he can read English, but his xenophobia." ”
Recently, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated the agency's epidemic prevention guidelines on wearing masks, emphasizing that masks such as N95 and KN95 have better protection effects, and acknowledging that cloth masks can only provide minimal protection. More than two years after the coronavirus outbreak, the United States seems to have finally figured out the question of "how to wear a mask".
On January 13, local time, Fox News White House reporter Jacqui Heinrich revealed on Twitter that in view of the spread of the Omiljun variant, the congressional attending physician recently asked to upgrade the masks worn by House personnel to N95 or KN95. However, the KN95 masks provided by the office of the attending doctor to the parliamentarians are all "made in China".
According to photos posted by Heinrich on Twitter, in addition to the brand and KN95 words printed on the front of these masks, there is also a prominent "MADE IN CHINA".
Screenshot of Heinrich's Twitter
On the same day, Rep. Brad Wenstrup of Ohio, a member of the House Republican Caucus of Doctors, said: "Unsafe supply chains pose a greater risk to our overall national health." ”
Winstep said the masks that lawmakers were "forced to wear" in the U.S. Congress were made in China. He said with some displeasure: "This is just one example of how we can't protect and treat Americans without relying on our adversaries." These Chinese masks further highlight the need to get rid of [our dependence on China], on which our national security and health depend. ”
Republican Rep. Greg Murphy of North Carolina smeared the coronavirus as "coming from China" and pointed the finger at Democrat House Speaker Pelosi, saying she was "happy to publicly support a Chinese manufacturer, send taxpayer money overseas in front of Congress, and further publicize our dependence on China." ”
When these U.S. lawmakers smear China, they may have forgotten how much masks from China helped the United States fight the epidemic after the outbreak. According to data released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, China exported about 43.85 billion masks, about 1.19 billion pairs of surgical gloves, about 950 million sets of protective clothing, about 54.03 million pairs of goggles, and 17,585 ventilators to the United States.
Looking at the recent epidemic data in the United States, since entering January, the number of new confirmed cases has exceeded one million cases several times a day. As of 6:21 Beijing time on January 21, 2022, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of covid-19 in the United States reached 69149005, and the cumulative number of deaths reached 859839.
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