Cars queueing at a highway toll station in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province, as they prepare to leave the city after authorities lifted a more than two-month ban on outbound travel.
Posted on 04/08/2020 12:52:18 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Singapore (AFP) - Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:
- Joy as exodus from Wuhan begins -
Voicing joy and excitement from behind face masks, tens of thousands of people fled Wuhan after a 76-day travel ban was lifted on the Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged.
Previously quiet train and bus stations bustled as an exodus began from the city of 11 million, with some passengers wearing hazmat suits.
Up to 55,000 people are expected to leave Wuhan on Wednesday just by train, according to government estimates.
- Markets drop after two-day rally -
Most Asian equities retreated after a two-day rally as investors closely track developments in the coronavirus crisis, while the oil market continued to fluctuate ahead of a crucial producers' meeting.
- Chinese city locked down after influx of imported cases -
A Chinese city on the Russian border has placed residents under lockdown after an influx of imported cases in nationals returning from Russia.
Suifenhe city in northeastern Heilongjiang province has tightened controls on residential compounds starting Wednesday after a flurry of new cases.
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Cars queueing at a highway toll station in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province, as they prepare to leave the city after authorities lifted a more than two-month ban on outbound travel.
“after a 76-day travel ban was lifted on the Chinese city” /racists
Here we go again
There are three things that you ought to expect out of Wuhan over the next month: (1) Probably 10-percent of the town (11-million) will leave and never return. (2) Industry in the Wuhan region will marginally pick up and operate. (3) If there were 200,000 deaths in the city...because of the exits, you won’t notice the missing people.
Fourth thing - there will be more COVID-19 cases as the people flee the city.
Also, re 1) That number does not include those that ‘left’ because they were deceased...
One thing they don’t mention in the article is the extensive tracking of its citizens that China uses. I have no doubt that only ‘cleared’ people are allowed to travel at this point. People who have or may have the disease are still grounded.
And, unlike the West, China does enforce their measures.
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