'Painful lesson': how a military-style lockdown unfolded in Wuhan

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a face mask walks next to barriers set up to block buildings from a street in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease outbreak, March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

But at least up to Jan. 16, Wuhan’s government said that no new cases of the disease had occurred for about two weeks, and the city continued as normal. Diners packed restaurants, shoppers flocked to commercial districts, and travellers headed to train stations and airports for their Lunar New Year holidays.

Leading the group was 83-year-old Zhong Nanshan, an epidemiologist credited with raising the alarm in China about the spread of another coronavirus, SARS, in 2003. Over two days, the team investigated the source and scale of Wuhan’s outbreak, inspecting the seafood and wildlife market and other sites.

The scientists’ visit was the third by an expert group since the end of December as suspicion in Beijing grew that the virus was transmissible and local officials had concealed the challenges they faced containing the disease, according to an academic on the Jan 18 trip and a scientist who visited on Jan 2. Another trip took place on Jan 8.

The experts recommended that Wuhan be put under quarantine and that hospital capacity be rapidly expanded, according to two sources who were briefed on the discussions. Zhong himself had suggested the lockdown measures, they said. Zhong and the commission did not respond to requests for comment. The Wuhan government and the National Health Commission in Beijing did not respond to requests for comment.On Jan 22, senior officials in Wuhan received a written government notice telling them not to leave the city, or report their whereabouts if they had, according to two local government sources.

catecadell ywchen1 That's BS. China was trying to contain it since last fall. ......and I still don't believe the lying, stinking, mass murderers. Communist propaganda!

catecadell ywchen1 just keep licking chi-na's ass. your prime minister should be happy.

catecadell ywchen1 This pandemic unveiled the world's cooperation is not good enough and health care system is bad. People don't know about what is contagion at all, don't know how dangerous contagion is

catecadell ywchen1 Great people.

catecadell ywchen1 Military-style? LOL

catecadell ywchen1 I hope there are reports on what really happened inside Wuhan. There are reports that people are being locked up by apartment or by building. We saw video jumping off the building. Reports said traffic is stopped, then how are people going to the hospital?

catecadell ywchen1 The wuhan lockdown was just too late, they let the virus spread to the rest of the world and that’s why the whole world is suffering from the pandemic. Not at all a success.

catecadell ywchen1 Wuhan has lifted the lockdown | but is it the right time to do so ? Latest updates | cases per million population👇 COVID19Pandemic COVID19outbreak

catecadell ywchen1 Did they contain it though?!

catecadell ywchen1 That containment worked out well I see 😳

catecadell ywchen1 THEY FUCKED UP THE WHOLE WORLD

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catecadell ywchen1 It is obvious that the government decided school reopen since they will be required to pay additional compensation by extending school closure and they do wish to avoid this payment.

catecadell ywchen1 Also, the government pushed to reopen schools despite of protests by a number of parents and children. Because of this crazy decision, children are forced to go to schools under fear of infections now.

catecadell ywchen1 Most of Japanese citizens are not eligible for the compensation since the Japanese government announced that they are going to compensate only for the households whose annual income decreased by half.

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