During and post Covid-19 pandemic, China was among few prominent countries to show positive economic growth. This was despite, covid originating from the country. Economy was not However the only sector where China did contain the situation. China was also effective in controlling the spread of infection in the country. Authorities have been effective in curbing the spread of virus inspite the its harsh techniques employed.?
According to BBC, ¡°China was the first country to impose restrictions to combat this pandemic and it will be one of the last to ease them¡±.?
China is relying on a very strict and at the same time very hectic procedure to contain covid-19 in the country. The strategy, even though effective to a great extent, is extremely stern in its implementation.?
When people in China test positive for covid-19, they are separated, and authorities impose targeted movement restrictions and PCR testing in geographical areas, as well as work promptly to track down connections who may have been exposed and isolate them as well. Those who fail to act promptly enough, as well as those who do not follow the covid-19 regulations, will be penalised.
The procedure on paper appears very basic. Keep an extremely strict eye on any new case of infection and if found test and quarantine everyone in actual or apprehensive contact of the infected. Fast, extensive and effective tests and contact tracing method has led to controlled covid 19 in the world's most populous country. China has somewhat relied on transitional ways with more significance on tracking the covid patients, followed by testing of all potential contacts.?
A significant part of this strategy is technological tools that help the authorities to identify new cases, and their areas and also their potential contacts. This is aided by the mandatory health apps that every citizen is supposed to possess. This app aids the authority to detect his or her traces and identify the potential threats. Further aided by strict health workers.?
In the process, any new case or cases can result in testing of the whole building, locality or even a city. This can be followed by quarantine to be enforced on a group of potential contacts or even lockdown.?
In Qingdao, the entire city was tested ¡ª 10.92 million in five days ¡ª after infections were reported at a local hospital. In Shanghai Disneyland, 33,863 visitors suddenly had to undergo mass testing because a visitor the day before got infected.
In China, even a few cases will result in the same stringent measures as hundreds or thousands of new infections.
Secondary contacts are isolated as well, rather than just contacts. Despite the fact that 986 new cases were discovered in Shijiazhuang, authorities ordered 15 entire villages, totaling more than 20,000 people, to be relocated into centralised isolation.
This strict strategy has not only resulted in lesser covid cases in China but has been effective in fewer deaths in the country. The impact of Covid-19 lives lost and socioeconomic advancement has been considerably minimised as a result of control. Maintaining strict containments has greatly reduced the impact of Covid-19.?
According to a recent report, people, including pregnant women, toddlers, and the elderly, are being forced to stay in packed metal boxes with a wooden bed and a toilet for up to two weeks, even if only one person in their area tests positive.
The lockdown in China is more stringent and more controlled as compared to lockdown around the world. Since the start of the pandemic, the government has not changed its strategy in this matter.?
The restrictions got to an extent where an area is cut off from the rest of the country, to ensure the cases don¡¯t reach other areas. Air and land routes are snapped in case of new cases. At the same time international travel is not freely open till date. These restrictions are being enforced ahead of the Winter Olympics to be held in China next month. And all of this continues in spite of more than billion vaccine doses being administered till date.?
Regarding the technique employed by China to curb the Covid-19, BBC wrote, ¡°Around the world people are getting used to post-lockdown life with vaccines doing the heavy lifting against Covid-19 as restrictions are eased. In China however, a hard elimination policy remains where the pandemic first began¡±.
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