Limang tamang hakbangin, isinagawa ng Tsina para mapigil ang COVID-19

On January 23rd, the Chinese government ordered people in Wuhan, where the new coronavirus was first discovered, not to leave the city, effectively putting it on lockdown.

It was a tough decision to make, and China took it in less than three days after it became evident that human-to-human transmission had occurred.

At the time, no one knew what the consequences would look like.

You can see that Hubei Province is in the center of China, and Wuhan is a city of more than FOURTEEN million people.

Keep in mind that Wuhan was quarantined just ONE day before the Chinese New Year's Eve, which fell on January 24th.

That time coincides with Chunyun, the world's largest annual human migration, with three billion trips expected during that month as people returned home to celebrate the new year with their loved ones…

So imagine what would have happened if China had not made that decision.

No.2: Emergency hospitals IN TEN DAYS

China is known for "China speed," but the country has outdone itself in times of crisis.

Building a hospital in ten days from scratch is no easy feat…

But with almost every hospital in Wuhan flooded with patients and amid surging numbers of new infections,

There was only one option available – and that is to build more hospitals.

It normally takes at least 6 to 8 months to construct a new hospital.

The first facility China built in Wuhan has 1,000 beds and 30 intensive care units.

China mobilized military and medical staff from all over the country to help build and operate the hospital…

So once again, the lesson learned here is SPEED IS A TOP PRIORITY.

No.3: Self-quarantine for 14 DAYS

So here we are in Beijing. We have a strict "14-day self-quarantine rule".

If you were in contact with people who traveled from or to Hubei Province you will be quarantined for 14 days…

If you travelled outside the city you will be quarantined for 14 days…

If you share a room with someone who has traveled outside the city you will be quarantined for 14 days…

If your body temperature is over 37.3 degrees Celsius you will be quarantined for 14 days…

If you have people nearby who are infected by COVID-19 you will be quarantined for 14 days…

But why 14 days - because that is exactly the incubation period for COVID-19, according to scientists of course.  

No.4: Control of daily activities

But even for those who decided not to travel and stay where they are, things weren't exactly easy.

Movie theaters, parks, museums and art galleries were all closed and only a handful of restaurants stayed open in the first few weeks of the outbreak.

Business only operated in convenience stores and supermarkets – and even there, specific measures were in place.

Like everywhere else, wearing a face mask was – and still is – a MUST.

You also can't set foot inside any closed public space without having your body temperature taken at the door.

And in certain neighborhoods, residents had to fill out a form with information about the places they've visited, the public transport modes they've taken and the people they've dealt with…

No.5: Working from home

Such an unprecedented epidemic can easily dealt a heavy blow to China's economy.  

So to stop that from happening we can't just stay home and doing nothing.

People weren't just sitting AT home. They were working from home.

And they weren't just finishing their work online.

They were also shopping, ordering food and socializing without setting foot outside.

When facing hardship, different countries respond differently.

During this emergency, China chose urgency.

Everything the country did, it did with minimal time for maximal effect.

The new coronavirus is a global threat for all humans,

And at this stage, speed is the most important thing in prevention work.

We know that precautions must be taken because life is just too precious to lose.

News Source:

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-03-12/Five-things-China-did-right-to-contain-COVID-19-ONFwEhLuXC/index.html