BEIJING, KOMPAS.com – the city Anxin, Provinsi Hebei, China Total quarantined alias locked up after found 13 positive cases Covid-19.
All of these cases are related to the Xinfadi Market cluster in Beijing, the capital of the State of “Panda”. Anxin City is located about 150 kilometers (km) southwest of Beijing.
Of these cases, five of whom were people without symptoms (OTG), as reported by South China Morning Post (28/6/2020). Today, about 400,000 people in Anxin are closely monitored.
Handling team corona virus in the city said the condition was very severe. Therefore restrictions are needed to prevent further spread of the virus in Anxin.
No outsiders or foreign vehicles can enter Anxin. If there is a need, each family can only delegate one person to the outdoors and only once a day if.
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Residents will also be recorded with an identity card and their body temperature checked every time they enter or exit the village, community, or building entrance.
All cadres of the Chinese communist party, for all levels and positions, were asked to “take good care” of their family and friends.
Cadres and members of the communist party were also asked to monitor anyone who violated regulations in their area of residence.
The corona virus handling team said residents must monitor each other and the police must punish anyone who violates the rules.
The local government also recruited 80 volunteers in the implementation of epidemic prevention, where they must have an academic degree or at least in college.
An internet user on the microblogging site Weibo, who claimed to be a local citizen, denied the serious conditions in his area.
“We are only implementing stricter measures to stop the spread of the virus,” he wrote.
“Increasing the prevention policy does not mean the epidemic is out of control, but we must end this battle [dengan Covid-19] immediately. This is a defining moment, “wrote one netizen.
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According to a local government circular, the region began imposing temporary transportation restrictions from June 18 to “reduce transmission routes”.
A professor of public health from Capital Medical University, Cui Xiaobo, said a large panic was not needed. “I think [situasi di wilayah Anxin] not too scary; no need to panic, “he said.
“[Anxin] not as dense [populasinya] Beijing – the place is relatively sparsely populated. As long as the population doesn’t flock to large numbers, it shouldn’t be a problem, “he continued.
Cui also warned that quarantine the total impact on the economy.
“Economy and economic recovery are a process. Once a city is totally quarantined, the process will stop, and that will make it even more difficult to turn the wheel back,” added Cui.
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