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China Silicon Valley In Lockdown Due to COVID Outbreak
Chinese authorities took urgent action to contain a Covid-19 outbreak in Shenzhen, a metropolis of 17.5 million people on the Hong Kong border. The metropolis has now been placed under complete lockdown, forcing residents to work from home if possible.
Shenzhen is a well-known technology and financial powerhouse, and any effect on the former might send shockwaves down the IT supply chain. The lockdown, which began today, is scheduled to finish on March 20. However, the government's experience with the lockdown shows that the date may be pushed further into the month.
The Associated Press provides further context for the lockdown and the period preceding China's decision to shut down Shenzhen entirely. It reports that 60 new Covid cases were reported in Shenzhen on Sunday, which prompted the government to impose a total lockdown. While 60 instances may seem little, the government must act with urgency and caution against a virus that has the potential for exponential proliferation. For example, nearby Hong Kong recently succumbed to a large wave of illnesses, with over 32,000 cases identified and 190 deaths reported on Sunday. Compare that to the 60 documented cases in Shenzhen and 1,412 reported cases throughout the whole Chinese mainland. And, let us be honest, 60 officially recorded instances does not always equate to 60 genuine cases.
It isn't the first lockdown for the region and it doesn't look like it will be the last pandemic-caused lockdown of a vital tech hub in China, especially as the trigger number of infections seems to be relatively low.
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#6000722 Posted on: 03/14/2022 11:24 AM
I would be surprised if anything was done about them. A friend of mine spent half a year in China finding herself which, I have to say, did her a world of good. She said to me never eat the meat in China, it's kept extremely poorly.
Food health and safety in China is akin to installing a smoke detector in Hell. You know there's a problem.
I wonder if the wet markets full of wild animals, where these diseases originate in the first place, are still running the same as ever, even when cities are placed in lockdowns elsewhere. It would be quite ironic.
I would be surprised if anything was done about them. A friend of mine spent half a year in China finding herself which, I have to say, did her a world of good. She said to me never eat the meat in China, it's kept extremely poorly.
Food health and safety in China is akin to installing a smoke detector in Hell. You know there's a problem.
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#6000838 Posted on: 03/14/2022 06:22 PM
Omicron B spreads between people through the air (and most masks) and is extremely infectious - it's impossible to contain without a permanent full lockdown of everything that everyone obeys. In a country like China with that many people in poor overcrowded cities it's an exercise in futility.
I wonder if the wet markets full of wild animals, where these diseases originate in the first place, are still running the same as ever, even when cities are placed in lockdowns elsewhere. It would be quite ironic.
Omicron B spreads between people through the air (and most masks) and is extremely infectious - it's impossible to contain without a permanent full lockdown of everything that everyone obeys. In a country like China with that many people in poor overcrowded cities it's an exercise in futility.
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#6000839 Posted on: 03/14/2022 06:25 PM
They never managed to track Corona back to a wet market or animal.
I wonder if the wet markets full of wild animals, where these diseases originate in the first place, are still running the same as ever
They never managed to track Corona back to a wet market or animal.
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#6000843 Posted on: 03/14/2022 06:49 PM
I bet they know exactly where it came from, they just aren't telling you - I mean they are hardly going to say "woops it was us, come sue us for the massive loss of life and the huge financial cost".
They never managed to track Corona back to a wet market or animal.
I bet they know exactly where it came from, they just aren't telling you - I mean they are hardly going to say "woops it was us, come sue us for the massive loss of life and the huge financial cost".
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I wonder if the wet markets full of wild animals, where these diseases originate in the first place, are still running the same as ever, even when cities are placed in lockdowns elsewhere. It would be quite ironic.