As the coronavirus spreads around the world, International health authorities are hoping countries can learn a few lessons from China _ namely, that quarantines can be effective and acting fast is crucial.
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020, file photo, people wearing face masks walk down a deserted street in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. As the coronavirus spreads around the world, International health authorities are hoping countries can learn a few lessons from China, namely, that quarantines can be effective and acting fast is crucial. On the other hand, the question before the world is to what extent it can and wants to replicate China’s draconian methods.
Now that the virus has reached every continent except Antarctica, with South America’s first confirmed case this week, the World Health Organization is proposing a challenge for others: Be more like China. “Few other countries have the ability to implement a lockdown at that scale,” said Dr. Raina Macintyre, a global biosecurity expert at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
The eastern city of Hangzhou has implemented an electronic database of colorful barcodes indicating each resident’s health status, depending on travel history and symptoms. The government is working with tech giant Alibaba to implement the system nationwide. Security has been increased at apartments, with residents required to have entry passes or limit their time outside.
There were mistakes along the way. Chinese authorities initially said the risk of infection between people was low, even nonexistent, when the opposite turned out to be true. Medical workers who tried to warn others early on were accused of “rumor mongering” by police. South Korea, Iran and Italy have seen outbreaks in the past few days, and experts said that efforts to stop the spread of the virus will almost certainly fail.
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