{"id":158085,"date":"2022-05-23T15:52:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T15:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=158085"},"modified":"2022-05-23T15:52:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T15:52:28","slug":"chinese-conspiracy-theories-say-monkeypox-deliberately-leaked-by-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/chinese-conspiracy-theories-say-monkeypox-deliberately-leaked-by-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese conspiracy theories say monkeypox deliberately leaked by US"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Conspiracy theories swirl in China that monkeypox was deliberately leaked by the UNITED STATES &#8211; following widespread misinformation over Covid-19<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Chinese social media users have latched on to an NGO report which modeled a fictional scenario for a monkeypox outbreak as proof the US spread the virus<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Nuclear Threat Initiative runs through scenarios of how countries can prepare for nuclear fallouts, chemical weapons, cyber attacks and biological outbreaks<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>In the hypothetical scenario published in November 2021, a modified strain of monkeypox results in more than three billion cases and 270million fatalities<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chinese social media users are saying the US could be the source of the rise in monkeypox cases, which have now spread to at least a dozen countries.<\/p>\n<p>A hashtag on the US reporting two cases of monkeypox has attracted more than 51 million views on Weibo as of Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The infectious disease became a tending topic on the platform after cases were found in the UK, Spain and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese state media has accused the United States of intentionally spreading Covid-19, which originated in China, but has so far held back from taking the same approach with monkeypox.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/05\/23\/15\/58178169-10845749-image-a-103_1653317339055.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chinese social media users have latched on to an NGO report which modeled a fictional scenario for a monkeypox outbreak as proof the US spread the virus deliberately<\/p>\n<p>The social media speculation is centered around a 2021 report on biosecurity preparedness planning by a US non-government organisation, known as the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI).<\/p>\n<p>The report describes a hypothetical scenario for an outbreak of monkeypox which has been taken out of context by Chinese social media users to suggest the US knew of the pandemic beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>The NTI was created by Ted Turner, an American philanthropist who also used his wealth to create the United Nations Foundation, along with democrat politician\u00a0Sam Nunn.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation models responses to weapons of mass destruction, focusing on nuclear, cyber, biological, radiological and chemical attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Weibo influencer Shu Chang, who has 6.41 million followers, said the report constituted &#8216;a plan by the US to leak bioengineered monkeypox virus&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Many Weibo users seemed to agree with her, with more than 7,500 users liking the post, according to Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/05\/23\/15\/58178153-10845749-image-a-101_1653317272728.jpg\" height=\"613\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Monkeypox cases are pictured in the US as of 5\/23\/2022.\u00a0As of Friday there were 80 confirmed monkeypox cases worldwide, including at least two in the United States<\/p>\n<p>After the Covid outbreak, the NTI partnered with the Munich Security Conference (MSC) to conduct a tabletop exercise aimed at reducing\u00a0biological threats.<\/p>\n<p>The example they chose for the exercise was &#8216;an unusual strain of monkeypox virus&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>In the exercise, the two groups modelled the outbreak of the monkeypox strain in a fictional country called &#8216;Brinia&#8217; which eventually spreads globally, measured over 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>In the scenario, the initial outbreak was caused &#8216;by a terrorist attack using a pathogen engineered in a laboratory with inadequate biosafety and biosecurity provisions and weak oversight.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the exercise, the fictional pandemic resulted in more than three billion cases and 270million fatalities worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The hypothetical scenario occurs on June 5, 2022, starting with an outbreak in Brinia after a terrorist group from neighbouring country &#8216;Arnica&#8217;, which is also fictional, develops the virus illicitly.<\/p>\n<p>The independent Arnican terrorist group \u2014 known as the SPA \u2014 had worked with sympathetic laboratory scientists to engineer a highly contagious and deadly pathogen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/05\/23\/15\/58178145-10845749-image-a-102_1653317276667.jpg\" height=\"566\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Around 21 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the UK, with Boris Johnson saying he is &#8216;keeping an eye&#8217; on the virus but insists it is not a &#8216;repeat of Covid&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The terrorists disperse the virus\u00a0at a crowded train stations in Brinia, timing the attack to take place during a national holiday, allowing the virus to spread further.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities report 1,421 cases and four fatalities in the fictional country, which has a population of 250 million in the scenario.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Because monkeypox is not naturally found in Brinia, local and international experts consider this outbreak to be unusual,&#8217; wrote the NTI.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Brinian government welcomes international outbreak investigations and requests medical support from the WHO.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>As the virus progresses, it spreads to another fictional country:\u00a0the &#8216;Republic of Dranma&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Dranma adopts heavy restrictions to slow the spread of the virus,\u00a0shutting down mass gatherings, imposing social-distancing measures, and implementing mask mandates &#8211; akin to the strict lockdowns imposed by some nations during the Covid-19 outbreaks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/05\/23\/15\/58178149-10845749-image-a-100_1653317269466.jpg\" height=\"369\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The map shows confirmed cases of monkeypox, with 80 cases confirmed so far. The World Health Organisation said on Monday it has no evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated<\/p>\n<p>Another fictional country, called &#8216;Cardus&#8217;, keeps its economy open and downplays the virus as well as its potential impacts, and as a result\u00a0experiences much worse mortality rates.<\/p>\n<p>In the hypothetical version, researchers soon learn that the monkeypox strain is resistant to existing vaccines, including the smallpox vaccine &#8211; whereas scientists observing the actual spread of the virus today believe the smallpox vaccine will be effective.<\/p>\n<p>The hypothetical version used in the report is also much more contagious than the wild strain of monkeypox, with a basic reproductive number of three used to model for the &#8216;modified strain&#8217; compared to the 2.13 rate which is actually observed in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>The strain had also been modified in the NTI&#8217;s scenario, whereas the World Health Organisation said on Monday it has no evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated.<\/p>\n<p>As of Friday there were 80 confirmed monkeypox cases worldwide, including at least two in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>NTI could not be reached with a request to comment before press time.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10845749\/Conspiracy-theories-swirl-China-monkeypox-deliberately-leaked-US.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conspiracy theories swirl in China that monkeypox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":158084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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