The AP obtained a statement from the Chinese World Health Organization's representative who stated to the AP that essentially a scientific experiment is currently ongoing in Wuhan, China with the quarantine of the city:
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Chinese WHO Rep.: Quarantining 11 million people city "new to science" “We cannot at this stage say it will or it will not work.”
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All that's left is the eventual nuking of the city.
This is very scary.
I often wonder what'd happen to tourists who just happened to be in a quarantined city. Like, are they gonna rent hotel rooms for unforeseeable times? What'd happen to them if they're running out of money?
It's just a few hundred people, at least that we know of, but Chinese New Year is coming up and that entails the largest migration of people in the world. Large movements like this tend to increase the rate of disease transmission so the Chinese government decided to step in. It's also a contrast the the slow response of the SARS outbreak, and they're erring on the side of caution this time.
I know a lot of people are using pop culture and movies as reference but please be considerate and realise this is not a zombie flick. This is a densely populated city linked with many other super cities in and out of China. The virus is sars-like, people are dying and rightfully worried.
Quarantine is not new. The scale, ease of transport and timing with the Lunar New Year is what makes this so difficult. The nature of the virus is also what makes it urgent.
Quarantine is not new. The scale, ease of transport and timing with the Lunar New Year is what makes this so difficult. The nature of the virus is also what makes it urgent.
Well... I hope somehow this all goes okay. Quarantining that many people seems almost impossible.
2020 sure came out swinging huh. That size of a quarantine is huge, but its not my main concern. While the outbreak is a serious threat and not something to be taken lightly, not anyone is a teeny tiny bit concerned about this maneuver? If Chona can mobilze and operate on that level for an efficient quarantine, you are gonna start seeing entire ethnic minority cities shut down real quick in the name of public health safety, why do you think they call it an experiment. This shit is gonna be the next tool of ethnic cleansing.
I find it hard to fathom that they can totally contain a city of 11 million people, but I suppose countries do the same thing at their national borders.
It only seems impossible because you're thinking in terms of Western democracies. In China, the government has all the authority and the people are pretty willing to step in line. So it just requires the closure of all the highways, the trains, and the airports and Wuhan is effectively isolated from the rest of the world. Other countries can theoretically do the same thing but it'd be a lot harder for them to pull it off.
Hoping for as few deaths and civil liberty violations as possible for the people of Wuhan. This is really sad and scary.
I hope it works while treating everyone well. All the unrest in Hong Kong makes me wonder about the rest of the country.