China is only reporting a minimum number of new cases. But, consider this story which illustrates that what they do is much much more important than what they say. And this has immense implications to what happens elsewhere if we're not really careful about relaxing restrictions too soon.
Asia Analyst: There’s A Major Indicator That China Is Having Another ‘Big’ Outbreak
“What’s really of concern, though, is that this is probably jumped to other cities, especially those on the east, so for instance, Shanghai, Beijing, are probably experiencing a substantial number of cases that China’s not talking about,” Chang continued. “And the reason why we can suspect that is because in Shanghai, many of the tourist attractions have indeed been shut down in the last three or four days, after being reopened just a week before. So that’s a real indication that there’s a problem in the big cities.”
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Politico reported last week that hundreds of miles west of Shanghai authorities had placed a county with a population of 600,000 in quarantine after a coronavirus outbreak.
Asia Analyst: There’s A Major Indicator That China Is Having Another ‘Big’ Outbreak
“What’s really of concern, though, is that this is probably jumped to other cities, especially those on the east, so for instance, Shanghai, Beijing, are probably experiencing a substantial number of cases that China’s not talking about,” Chang continued. “And the reason why we can suspect that is because in Shanghai, many of the tourist attractions have indeed been shut down in the last three or four days, after being reopened just a week before. So that’s a real indication that there’s a problem in the big cities.”
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Politico reported last week that hundreds of miles west of Shanghai authorities had placed a county with a population of 600,000 in quarantine after a coronavirus outbreak.
