It seems that China has been struck by lightning cases of Covid-19, which is creating a Helter-Skelter situation for Chinese citizens. Earlier this month, due to large-scale public protests, China rolled back its harshest form of preventive measures ‘the Zero Covid-19 policy’.
Before we get further, let’s understand the Zero Covid-19 policy which the country had adopted. The zero Covid-19 policy focused on efforts to curb and control the levels of infection through mandatory hospitalization, and harsh lockdowns and even the asymptomatic persons were kept under isolation during the initial stage of the covid-19 surge. According to the official Chinese records, almost 3,5 billion doses of Chinese vaccines Sinovac and Sinopharm have been administered to the people.
Even Shanghai –the financial capital– was completely locked in the month of March. Though widely criticized for its iron curtain of policies, China somehow managed to control the escalating cases of Covid-19 earlier this year; but as of now, the situation seems to be turning grim. According to a citation said by a US-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation; there are predictions of a large tsunami of infections which is likely to bring a series of unpleasant events throughout the country. Thus, it seems that the iron curtain policy of Zero Covid-19 has backfired on a large sector of the population since the citizens have not been acquainted with the virus, resulting in no development in immunity.
In view of social medial posts posted by the citizens, there has been a discrepancy in the official government data in lieu to given by the local citizens, there are videos showcasing that drugstores are being mobbed by a flood of customers who are keen on buying medications for sore throat, headache, cough. According to other media reports the prices of Lianhua Qingwen, a common flu treatment medications price raised up to 500% as soon as the zero Covid-19 policy was lifted.
According to online discussion, if this spree of infections continues then New Lunar Year for china may not be prosperous as it use to be. At the moment the world has come to terms with the virus, stating that we’ll have to live with the virus, but one should not become so careless at this stage via keeping weapons down instead the world should embrace a better future by preparing for more remedies against the virus.
