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As the Western world struggles to contain the pandemic of coronavirus, the China plans economic recovery for the next few years.
According to official data, China has managed to break the contagion curve and thus avoid the Second wave which is hitting Europe instead. But how did he do it?
Covid in China: only 20 new confirmed cases, 0 deaths
China as of October 26 only reported 20 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, all imported (11 cases in Shanghai, 2 cases in Inner Mongolia, 2 cases in Shaanxi, 1 case in Hebei, 1 case in Shanxi, 1 case in Fujian, 1 case in Guangdong and 1 case in Sichuan); 1 new suspected case, imported from abroad (in Shanghai) e no new deaths.
We think that on Saturday the first local cases of Covid-19 in mainland China in the last 10 days: it is 137 asymptomatic people in Kashgar, in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, linked to an infection in a clothing factory. Swabs made in 2.8 million people.
Note that China does not classify asymptomatic positives as confirmed cases and so far no cases of people with symptoms not imported from abroad have been reported.
Unlike the United States and Europe China has the virus under control, and that gives it a huge advantage, say some experts. But is it really so? Is the data real or is there a cover-up for the truth?
It would not be surprising to find that Chinese officials are keeping news of a major epidemic secret to avoid further controls on their persecution of Uyghurs or to prevent Han Chinese from leaving the region for fear of contagion.
As it did
An article published in the medical journal The Lancet – Infectious Diseases noble “China’s Successful Control of Covid-19” It illustrates the reasons China was able to keep the pandemic under control despite being the epicenter of the virus and the country with the most sick and dead initially. This was possible mainly thanks to:
- a centralized epidemic response system
- very strict restrictions (during the confinement, only one family member could leave the house to buy basic items, for example)
- an effective national contact tracing system
- the ability to increase the production of masks and clinical gowns
- the acceptance of the mandatory use of the mask by the population without controversy or hesitation
- a control of local transmission that later gave way to preventing the spread of the virus from imported cases.
Most Chinese adults have experienced SARS and this has made society very careful and aware of what a coronavirus outbreak can cause. “Other countries don’t have such fresh memories of a pandemic”says Xi Chen of the Yale School of Public Health. Another difference with Europe is that only 3% of the older Chinese population lives in retirement homes, high risk places. “China’s speed of response was crucial”, adds Dr. Gregory Poland, director of the Vaccine Research Group at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, USA.
“In China there is a population mix that is serious about respiratory infections and willing to take non-pharmaceutical interventions, with a government that can impose severe restrictions on individual freedom, which would not be considered acceptable in most countries. Westerners. “, reports the article. “The commitment to the common good is ingrained in their culture; there is no hyper-individualism that characterizes the United States and that has driven much of the resistance to countermeasures against the coronavirus “continues Dr. Poland. In late August, Wuhan hosted a mega music event in the pool, with thousands of people. The event was targeted by foreign media, but the Global Times, state-owned media, said the event “It was a reminder for countries fighting the virus to remind them that strict preventive measures have a payoff.”.
The Chinese economy recovers
So while the rest of the world battles the coronavirus, the Chinese economy is increased by 4.9% in the third quarter of the previous year according to government data showing what is possible when Covid-19 is under control. The data for industrial production, services and retail sales are especially positive. The International Monetary Fund establishes that theThe Chinese economy will grow by 8.2% in 2021, a much faster pace than the United States or the eurozone.
