Contrary to the authorities’ announcement, China is falling into chaos as the spread of COVID-19 in China grows out of control. Residents’ dissatisfaction with the authorities, which revealed that the deaths occurred for the first time only on the 19th, is growing, and the hoarding of medical supplies to prepare “self-rescue measures” is leading to “swiping shopping” in Taiwan beyond mainland China.
On the 20th, a post written by a woman in Hezhou, a Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on China’s SNS Weibo said that her daughter died of COVID-19 a few days ago. He was tested positive for gene amplification (PCR), but died about three days later during self-isolation. The Hezhou Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, “It is true that the child was infected with COVID-19, but the exact cause of death cannot be confirmed because he has not been treated at the hospital since he was tested positive.” Chinese authorities announced that there have been no deaths related to COVID-19 since the easing of quarantine measures, but only two people occurred on the 18th. Because of this, Chinese residents’ dissatisfaction and distrust of statistics continue to rise.
In this situation, residents are eager to come up with self-rescue measures. As COVID-19-related medicines and preventive goods are sold out in China, efforts to save them outside mainland China continue. According to Taiwan’s Tsuyusbao, many COVID-19-related drugs, including Bonatung, have recently been airlifted to China, and it is difficult to find related drugs at local pharmacies in Taiwan. In addition, the local price of N95 (KF94) masks in China has risen up to 10 times, and the price of related goods in China is also rising significantly. No one in central Shanghai or other cities passes as much as when the blockade is carried out.
ASIA JOURNAL
KS CHOI
