Honestly, I just hear this kid whining about “why didn’t the government solve everything before it was even a big problem”. And what “hell” conditions is he describing? Public transport shut down (probably wise), gas stations closed - but he’s not sure, it may be a rumor, and there are long lines at the hospitals (duh).
Bodies in the streets? Rioting and civil disorder? Anybody he knows dead? Loss of electricity or clean water? Nope.
The first cases apparently appeared in early December. The gov't arrested 8 people who tried to speak out on social media, incl. a doctor who stated that this could be devastating. The gov't did nothing/said nothing for weeks. Finally, at the END of December, the gov't came out with it. By then probably millions infected all over. At this point, the mortality rate looks to be pretty low. Morbidity (rate of illness) is very high. This guy did point out that people were walking around Wuhan without masks up until a few days ago, apparently not taking it seriously until the gov't required everyone to wear a mask. Now the Chinese military has moved in to "manage" the hospital (ie, prevent anyone from rioting/causing civil disorder, I'm sure). As far as long lines at the hospital--that's a huge understatement. One vid I saw showed people literally wall to wall in the hospital corridor, demanding answers and care. People are turned away and told to go home, as stated in this vid. And the gov't is showing that they do not care. I hope they are bringing food in for people, as there is none in stores/markets. Just heard from a friend who has online students in China. One confirmed that yes, there are dead bodies in the streets in Wuhan b/c the doctors don't have time to deal with them.
Honestly, I just hear this kid whining about “why didn’t the government solve everything before it was even a big problem”. And what “hell” conditions is he describing? Public transport shut down (probably wise), gas stations closed - but he’s not sure, it may be a rumor, and there are long lines at the hospitals (duh).
Bodies in the streets? Rioting and civil disorder? Anybody he knows dead? Loss of electricity or clean water? Nope.
The first cases apparently appeared in early December. The gov't arrested 8 people who tried to speak out on social media, incl. a doctor who stated that this could be devastating. The gov't did nothing/said nothing for weeks. Finally, at the END of December, the gov't came out with it. By then probably millions infected all over. At this point, the mortality rate looks to be pretty low. Morbidity (rate of illness) is very high. This guy did point out that people were walking around Wuhan without masks up until a few days ago, apparently not taking it seriously until the gov't required everyone to wear a mask. Now the Chinese military has moved in to "manage" the hospital (ie, prevent anyone from rioting/causing civil disorder, I'm sure). As far as long lines at the hospital--that's a huge understatement. One vid I saw showed people literally wall to wall in the hospital corridor, demanding answers and care. People are turned away and told to go home, as stated in this vid. And the gov't is showing that they do not care. I hope they are bringing food in for people, as there is none in stores/markets. Just heard from a friend who has online students in China. One confirmed that yes, there are dead bodies in the streets in Wuhan b/c the doctors don't have time to deal with them.
I have to agree. There could be millions killed but the fallout from panicked hysteria will probably be worse than the disease itself.