In all seriousness, there are way too many threads regarding covid on this board so creating a new one to get opinions on various matters:
Okay so, pretty much 90% of the world is in lockdown. China, the main source of the virus, isn't on lockdown. How did China manage to withstand the virus out of nowhere, while it was a goddamn plaguefuck of a place for ~3 to 4 months?
Also, countries are severely mad at China, for lying about the virus. Apparently, there is new evidence in light stating the virus originated from the Wuhan Lab, and then it spread through their
wet markets, whose existence is being denied by china. China claims there is no such thing as a wet market, while there is a shitload of evidence proving otherwise. To add to this, the US government has officially sued China for the spread of the virus, and for lying about all crucial information about the virus.
Next, I am still shocked on why some countries/states are easing out on the lockdown while the number of cases has been on the rise. The state of Texas is apparently removing their lockdown effective next week. Why, WHY, the number of cases will only rise and become much worse, just like in
1918. I understand that people need to work for an economy to survive, but thus far the precautionary measures taken have been outright awful.
And my oh my, coming out of this pandemic, I don't even know where to begin with. From the looks of it, a lot of countries are gonna shit on chinese markets and ask them to go fuck themselves. This could be a chance for something different to happen, as in inflated countries like Zimbabwe, Venezuela could come out on top as competitors for chinese markets, given enough capital. The recession is going to be tough, the biggest one human kind could have ever possibly imagined, and while US could get away with printing money from thin air, other countries won't. I am hating every single moment of this, thinking about this, and that we have to live through this.
Stay home, stay safe! Take care of you and your family.
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Well, China was already on total lockdown way ahead of any other country in the world. When the rest of the world was doing their usual day to day business, China was already very much aware of how the virus is a world more infectious than other viruses. And by the time the rest of the world realized things are getting serious and started to act on it, China has already built hospitals, ramped up production of health equipment and other efforts to curb the spread, and so on.
Furthermore, the country's totalitarian system cannot be overemphasized in their relative success in controlling the spread of COVID-19. When the leaders say stay at home, everybody stays at home. When the leaders order shops and everything to closed down, everything will follow. When the leaders say gatherings are not allowed, there are no gatherings. And when the leaders say farmers should continue producing food despite the lockdown, they submit without a question asked. The populace is fully subservient to their leaders. Well, at least in times of pandemic, this must help a lot.
On the contrary, where people have freedom, they party when gatherings are not allowed. They go to the streets when staying at home is highly advised. And where democracy works, responses are snail-paced, bureaucracy is vibrant, and urgent intervention always comes late.