Thanks ROBMED for this update. Good that the consulate did something.
And again this shows: "If it looks to good to be true it probably is"
Can we get this clearified: What do you means with a Chinese Greencard?
Peters99 conclusions here and on the parallel discussion, are what scientist call hearsay. To really find out if there is malaria in an area one has to do a proper study and know what the parameters are. One has to take into account as well that in areas with malaria the local population has build up some level of resistance and they experience malaria more as a common fever. A household survey is needed because one does not see malaria patients walking in the street. As well asking adults only is not a good thing because in area with malaria the grownups don’t suffer that much and malaria is more regarded as a children’s disease.
There can be a tendency as well to downplay the issue in order to not worry you, not to scare away tourist or possible investors, not to look backward.
Only observation does not work; example: I never saw a blind person in Kunming so there are no blind people in Kunming.
@Burgon
Malerone is a brand name drug also the patent expired some years ago. Still there is no Chinese supplier. Since it has been marketed mainly as a prophylactic it was mainly aimed at the tourist/traveller section and this enabled Glaxo Wellcome to keep the price very high. These factors make it very unlikely to find the drug here in Kunming.
The area you go to has not a high prevalence of malaria and if you pick it up it can be treated well and effectively nowadays, this makes the need for prophylactic treatment less of an issue. Still it is good to take precautions because there is a change of Dengue fever as well. Thus long sleeves and trousers and closed shoes (Or like Peter99 double socks) and DEET on exposed skin when you really go into the jungle or stay in farmer huts.
The “Yunnan International Travel Healthcare Centre” that Napoleon mentioned (I presume because a entry exit clinic does not exist) is at Min Xiou Section near metro station Rixin Two blocks south of the station along the river). Doubt that they have the medication but might be able to sent you to the right place.
See:
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Or:
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Indeed than this does not work.
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Czech visa service center opens in Kunming
Posted byRead the text:
"Not only will the visas allow tourists to visit the Czech Republic, but also all other countries in the Schengen Area. Under the Schengen Agreement, tourists may use visas for any one country included in the treaty in order to enter any other country."
Forgotten British consulate getting Chinese facelift
Posted byThe old British consulate is located at N: 24-02-03 E: 98-29-32 at the former rice and oil market at the old West Gate (Xi Men which is no longer there). It is next to the stadium in the middle of town. The area around is under redevelopment and should become a town park. The building is totally restored but they left the war damage in the outside walls intact.
Jinghong dam release aimed at easing SE Asian drought
Posted byI should not be trolling because this is indeed serious business.
Jinghong dam release aimed at easing SE Asian drought
Posted by@Alien.
The above was just a compilation of entries from vicar in an other discussion.
I already contributed his blabla in reaction to the sentence: "The water crisis in Southeast Asia has been blamed largely on climate change strengthened weather phenomenon El Niño." Just trolling a bit.
Indeed I am not a Vietnamese farmer.
Jinghong dam release aimed at easing SE Asian drought
Posted byAnd what's wrong with the world being warmer anyway? People are moving to warmer climates all the time. The places that had coldest winters on record last/this year will certainly be hoping for a warmer period. Adapting to climate change shouldn't need to be that expensive or scary. When the ice on the river Thames used to form so hard between the 17th and 19th centuries, people weren't saying they were all going die if they didn't change their lifestyles. They had frost fairs on ice. Today's warnings on climate change are at biblical proportions and only being used as the idea of hell is losing its hold. In fact the average climate is manipulated by the sun's heat intensity at the time and the orbital position of the earth in relation to the sun which does change over long periods, during which humans were not around for the most dramatic changes. You can also argue that the hotter the sun, the warmer the earth, hence more C02. Proof of major climate change over millions of years all around us, stone forest for example. Try and get the picture of the large chunks of ice collapsing into the ocean during the SUMMER and the polar bear standing hopelessly on the last small block of ice on earth out of your mind. If you were right, the artic cap would be totally gone by now as the use of fossil fuels has been constantly increasing since the idea of climate change by human error came into existance. And from NASA. The largest amount of ice in antartica since 1979, yes, in 37 years. How much fossuil fuel has been burnt since then I wonder. A lot more than the numerous previous ice and warming ages. It's been unpredictable for the past few billion years. Putting the majority of attention and money on agenda focused, tax rising, control grabbing schemes is not working. To save ourselves from natural climatic conditions beyond our control we must turn our attention to how best we can protect ourselves against it because if we are honest to ourselves we will never be able control or prevent extreme weather conditions in our lifetimes.