Although China’s case numbers have been suspect, it does appear that they have the epidemic under control. This did not happen by accident. You don’t have to take the Chinese government’s word for it. Here is a Japanese Youtuber talking about the containment measures in Nanjing, China:
Note that:
1. Everyone is wearing face masks.
2. Everyone has to ‘check in’ with their smart phones at every location by scanning a QR code, for contact tracing.
3. You can see the location of every positive case on a map.
4. Areas with active infection are blocked off physically- the entire block. It is surrounded by plastic barriers and they have somebody guarding the entrance.
5. Anyone who just arrived in Nanjing is quarantined for 14 days. Food delivery is dropped off without face to face interaction.
6. Centralized HVAC in the high rise apartments are turned off.
Let’s hope our representatives are taking note of what other countries are doing because the hour is late here. Very late.