Posted on 03/23/2020 8:39:56 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Of all the places in the world to ride out the coronavirus crisis, I can think of few better than Hong Kong. Yes, its government has made a few mistakes, most prominent among them a lack of preparedness in crucial areas. But Hongkongers are a tough and critical lot and the errors have been swiftly pointed out and, often enough, rectified.
Put my predilection down to experiences with previous health emergencies, good infrastructure and a population with a spirit grounded in self-preservation.
Hong Kong stands out, along with Singapore and Macau, as having relatively low rates of infection, despite their proximity to mainland China and large number of travellers. The surge of returnees from Covid-19-hit parts of Europe and North America are dramatically altering case numbers as the wave of carriers among them show positive test results.
A debacle over tracking bracelets given to arrivals that did not work is the latest show of unpreparedness, but it is just a minor misstep. The city will remain a beacon of know-how because its people are used to having to fend for themselves in times of need and have the wherewithal to be prepared.
From the earliest signs of the disease in Wuhan, in December, Hongkongers were readying themselves for the worst. A number already had stocks of face masks from months of confrontation with police during democracy protests.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in 2003 that began in southern China and claimed 299 lives in the city had shown the worth of cleanliness, hand washing and sanitiser. By the time the first coronavirus cases were confirmed on January 22, panic buttons were being pressed.
Calls for border shutdowns with mainland China were swift, but dismissed by Hong Kong authorities.
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LARGEST PSYOPS in world history. Should be open season on ‘rats and propagandists for the damage they have done, the anxiety, stress and destruction they have caused.
It already is.
The markets will keep going up, buoying everyone away from the lies and despair.
Chuck and Nancy will be desperate to catch the upturn with a compromise bill that will be late and barely a credible help to claim credit for the “recovery.”
Forgot Taiwan. You can’t forget Taiwan. Island nations are our natural allies.
Do we need to develop rules about tracking devices? I can see their usefulness in a pandemic. But I can also see them being abused.
Let's put them on Flu Bro's.
Hong Kong has relapsed - seems the people coming back because it’s ‘safe’ are bringing the disease with them. Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.
“Hong Kong has relapsed - seems the people coming back because it’s ‘safe’ are bringing the disease with them. “
... or people catching it more than once.
Communist Hong Kong China? Are you kidding me? I’ll take ANY town the US outside of major metropolitan cities, thank you!
That's my biggest fear. Because the second time the virus might view the host as having 'underlying health problems'... at which point it would start killing off our young...
no he wouldn’t. Hong Kong numbers are rising and quarantines are back in effect
You realize this Rag is A communist chinese run .
seems? count? Let’s count...
State by state deaths (which can be easily fudged,,,attributed to CoVid-19 divided by cases ...which can be easily fudged...attributed to CoVid-19) or deaths divided by population of that state. Do that math. STAT. SHUT DOWN A NATION PROPAGANDA SUPER SPREADERS.
LARGEST PSYOPS in world history. Should be open season on ‘rats and propagandists for the damage they have done, the anxiety, stress and destruction they have caused.
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