Dealing With Demons
By Larry Romanoff for the Saker Blog, April 06, 2021
ENGLISH PORTUGUÊS SPANISH
The
Lockdown
At
the outbreak of the epidemic, China implemented the most comprehensive and
rigorous measures ever taken. Wuhan was locked down on Jan. 23, with several
other cities in Hubei Province quickly thereafter, then the entire province. (1) All
public transportation was suspended. Airports, train stations, bus depots, boat
and ferry docks were closed, all toll highways shut down and most roads
blocked. All The subways and buses stopped running, and all people were to
remain in their homes. The initial lockdown in late January involved about 20
million people, extending to about 60 million within a month, this at a time
when China had only about 500 infections. The move, unprecedented in modern
times and undoubtedly a difficult decision, spoke volumes about the gravity of
the situation and the seriousness with which the government viewed the public
health threat. China's President Xi issued a rather stern warning at the time,
that "Governments of all levels are obliged to resolutely take all
preemptive measures to rein in the fast spread of the virus and be completely
transparent about their local situation so that the country can unite to fight
the pandemic together, and ensure that the world has a true picture of the
situation. As Xi made clear, the mistakes of the past must not be
repeated."





