Since the day Covid-19 entered our lives, we have tried many methods to defeat the virus and its variants. China’s last method, on the other hand, wanted a definitive result. This method, which they call ‘Zero Case’, focuses on eliminating the virus as soon as possible rather than preventing its spread. So is this possible?
Your method if it works China will go back to the days when Covid-19 never existed. However, this is a very difficult road considering that Covid-19 has spread all over the world. As a matter of fact, the authorities in China are aware of this.
For this method since the button is pressed very strict and strict rules was put into practice. Even people walking on the street were forced to be tested for Covid. In fact, these images created an event in many media on social media.
The zero-case policy divided the country within itself, protests began.
As you may remember, there have been some protests in China recently and this situation It can affect technology giants such as Apple, Samsung. had come to the fore. The reason for the protests is that there has been a strict quarantine process in the country since the beginning of Covid-19. Of course, with the zero-case policy on top of that, the people started shouting in the streets that they did not want any more quarantine.
This small-scale crisis at Foxconn it ended today. However, strict quarantine rules still apply in China. Of course, the rules also affect all life in the country.
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Quarantine camps are being built in certain parts of China, and inspections continue to increase.
After the quarantine camp for 4,000 people built in Shijiazhuang last year, this time in Guangzhou. Camp with 90 thousand isolation capsules started to be built. These images, reminiscent of the horror movies we watched, also prove how strict the country’s Covid-19 policy is. Of course, not only quarantine camps are built.
When a few Covid cases are seen in any region of China, the relevant region is quarantined and all people in the region are collectively tested. People with Covid cases continue to be quarantined at their homes or government facilities. In areas designated as quarantine zones, Schools and businesses are closing.
Moreover, the closure of places such as businesses and stores is carried out in a short time after the detection of the case. For this reason, people from being locked in stores they make an ‘escape plan’ from the places where they shop and work because they are afraid. The government, on the other hand, insists on reducing to zero cases and has its own reasons.
On the other hand, China is the most populated country in the world. Therefore, it is much more difficult to defeat the virus circulating in such a large crowd.
Approximately 1.5 billion Having a large population also makes it difficult to beat Covid-19, a social virus. Because the number of cases in China is still quite high. That’s why the government says a zero-case policy is necessary to prevent new deaths.
As a matter of fact, the number of cases in the country recently first time He broke the record by exceeding 40 thousand. Considering that China’s target is zero cases, we can foresee that the quarantine rules may continue for a long time.
So, is it possible to fall into zero cases?
We are known for both his informative posts on social media accounts and his work on viruses for 20 years. Virologist and Biotechnologist Dr. Semih Tareensincerely answered our questions on this subject and said:
“In theory If the whole world is closed for 2 months, the pandemic will end. But we must understand that this is impractical and also not possible in a country with a population of over 1 billion people like China. Unfortunately, China has used inactivated vaccines, which are much less effective than the BioNTech vaccine, which is not very supportive of the zero Covid policy.”
New Zealand, which has a smaller population, was almost successful in reaching zero cases.
New Zealand, with a population of 5 million, tried to reduce the number of cases to zero and was almost successful. In the country 100 days without a single case After that, viruses reappeared. New infections arose from international travel and from unknown sources.
In other words, to reach zero cases in a country, all international travels to be permanently blocked, domestic and foreign trade to come to a standstill must. This will seriously affect your country’s economy. As a matter of fact, although international round trips are not prohibited, the Chinese economy has also received its share of strict quarantine rules.
Any chance of going into quarantine again?
Dr. According to Semih Tareen; Turkey, USA and again in many other countries probability of closing hardly possible. However, Tareen states that they cannot predict whether a full shutdown will occur in China, which has a very different government policy and execution style than the United States and Turkey.
When we asked if new variants would come, Tareen “New variants will come out all the time. This is the evolution and reality of biology” gave the answer.
So when do you think Covid-19 will end all over the world? Do you find the strict quarantine rules in China necessary? Don’t forget to tell us in the comments…
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