Day: February 1, 2020

Here are some more videos taken during the Chinese New Year Coronavirus emergency. At this time, and when these videos were taken, the Chinese government pretty much locked down most cities, and placed travel restrictions everywhere else. Everyone must wear a mask, and everyone must stay indoors unless it is an absolute emergency and they NEED to get out.

... These are the same type of precautions recommended during the cold and  flu season. I only began wearing a mask after the lockdown started Jan  23. Right now, I am following the public health recommendations, and  staying in my apartment as much as possible. Currently I am trying to  figure out if I can work remotely, reading papers at home, even though  face-to-face is much more effective. A health hotline has been set up so  that foreigners at our lab can get medical help, if necessary. The  biggest problem is eating. 

...

 I went to the grocery store today, and everything was orderly. There  were no shortages; but then again, I was there early and a line was  forming at the vegetables.

  In this health emergency, it is everybody's responsibility to protect  others and ourselves. I do not want to spread the disease and I do not  want to catch what other people have. Currently you cannot drive. There  is no public transportation. My friends are scattered across Wuhan, and  right now, all over China and the world, since it was Spring Festival.  The only way to get in contact is by phone and the messaging tools like  WeChat and QQ. The social isolation I hope will slow the spread of the  coronavirus, but some people are trying to run away from it.

  The US government airlifted a group of Americans out of the city. I  decided to stay. I have a job here. I have friends here. It is a  commitment and a contract. This thing will pass. I really like the  street I live on. I like the food. I like hot and dry noodles. I like  the Wuchang fish. I like the atmosphere in Wuhan, and people are down to  earth. I walk down the streets and go to shops. When you live somewhere  awhile, you become part of the community; it does not matter if you are  a foreigner or not. I will continue to stay in isolation until the  outbreak is over, and I will go back to work.
  
-Stephen C. McClure spoke with Li Lei. 

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Video 1 – Construction of a hospital in ten days.

The Chinese do not mess around. They have decided to build two hospitals in Wuhan to handle patients, and they are making it happen. It is absolutely astounding.

 As two makeshift hospitals are being constructed in Wuhan, Hubei  province, in a bid to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus,  ministry-level government departments, organizations, businesses and  people from all walks of life are lending a helping hand to the  projects.

 Central government subsidies will mainly be used to buy medical  equipment to ensure concentrated treatment for infected patients,  according to the National Development and Reform Commission.

 More than 2,000 workers from five design and construction units－the  China Institute of Architectural Design and Research, the China  Construction Third Bureau, Wuhan Hanyang Municipal Construction Group,  Wuhan Construction Group, and Wuhan Airport Development Group－have  participated in the Huoshenshan Hospital project, according to China  Business Journal.

 Meanwhile, Xinhua News Agency has reported that the Wuhan bureau of  State Grid Corp, the national electricity provider, has already  installed substations and laid cables at the construction site.

 A Sinopec Group gas station near the site is providing free services  for all vehicles carrying building materials. The company has also  provided 16,500 liters of diesel fuel and 1,000 cans of lubricating oil  to back up construction work.

 Communication companies, including China Telecom Corp, have built 5G  base stations to ensure easy contact between the project's engineers and  will lay cables for normal digital communications once the temporary  hospitals begin operations.

 Employees of an environmental technology research company in Beijing  have provided services to prevent wastewater seepage during the  construction process.

 Meanwhile, officials in Pingyu county, Henan province, have sent an  impermeable membrane, which had been intended for a landfill project, to  the construction site. 

 - Donations and volunteers flood sites in Wuhan  

Video 2 – Scanning people boarding a bus.

Under the current state of emergency everyone must wear masks and be constantly scanned for fever. Here we see people being scanned prior to boarding a bus.

Video 3 – Community unloads hospital supplies for the new hospital.

As the new hospitals are going up, supplies are being made and brought in. It’s not just masks and gowns. It’s complete operating rooms, beds, and general hospital equipment. Everything is being replicated, from the operating room to the lowest janitor gear.

  On Sunday night, a logistics company in Hubei transported 240 metric tons of steel to the site.

 A company in Guangdong province, which produces medical ventilators,  donated 144 machines worth 175,000 yuan ($25,000) to Huoshenshan  Hospital on Monday.

 In addition to construction materials, food and electrical appliances have also been donated by businesses across the country.

 China Mengniu Dairy Co said it had provided milk worth 8 million yuan  to construction workers and frontline medical employees. 
Meanwhile,  Midea Group, an electrical appliances manufacturer, donated more than  550 air conditioners to the Huoshenshan project and sent 100 employees  to install the machines, according to the company's social media  account.

 On Sunday, the new facilities also received 1,100 televisions and 400  air purifiers from Skyworth Digital Technology Co. The televisions will  allow voice calls between doctors and patients, thus lowering the  cross-infection risk, according to Beijing News.
 Meanwhile, a group of military veterans from across the nation volunteered to help the Huoshenshan Hospital project.

 Jiang Jing, a former member of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, journeyed to Wuhan from Zhanjiang, Guangdong province.

 "I am responsible for managing warehouse resources, handing out  medical supplies including masks and raincoats, and arranging meals for  construction workers," he said.

 Retired soldier Wang Guohui drove more than 300 kilometers from  Shenqiu county, Henan, to bring 4 metric tons of homegrown vegetables to  the workers.

 "The Wuhan people are united and striving to conquer the enemy. I  want to make my own tiny contribution. I only felt at peace when I had  brought the vegetables in person," said Wang, when he arrived at 9 pm on  Jan 24, Lunar New Year's Eve.

 Liu Yingjie, a construction worker from Shanxi province, drove 800 km  to the site with some colleagues. After a break of just four hours, the  men started work installing the prefabricated wards.

 "Given the acute situation, we must finish the project as quickly as  possible so patients can be treated," Liu said, adding that his father  led a team of construction workers during a renovation project after the  2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan province. 

- Donations and volunteers flood sites in Wuhan 

Video 4 – Roadblock medical scan.

There are roadblocks everywhere. Here’s a typical one. You must get the scan or you will be apprehended. They are making sure that sick people are contained. Now this virus is really tricky in that you can be totally healthy and still infect people. But, all things considered, they are doing an admirable job keeping the sick isolated from the general population.

 It's 4 am on Monday when my colleague, Yi Bingkun, and I finished the  night shift. It's the 50th hour since we arrived in Wuhan to help fight  against the novel coronavirus. The situation here is far more grievous  than what we imagined, with more suspected cases and an acute shortage  of medical staff. We are here to bring them hope, but it seems that we  assume more responsibilities.
  The ward was almost overloaded during our first night shift and we  continued to receive more patients. My colleague and I plunged into work  without delay after wearing protective suits.

  However, an emergency occurred when a patient went into sudden  cardiac arrest when we had just changed shifts. Kun (my colleague Yi  Bingkun's nickname) rushed to give chest compressions to the patient and  I called a doctor for help.

  The patient, unfortunately, died of severe illness after all rescue  measures failed. The patient's family, however, sent their gratitude to  us. Their every single "Thank you" makes me feel warm and that the  efforts we've made are worthwhile. 

- Nurse battles coronavirus on the frontline 

Video 5 – Disinfecting vehicles.

Military protocols are being used in the disinfection of vehicles, gear and equipment. These trucks did not appear out of the blue. The PLA has a complete army of these vehicle to handle nation-wide biological warfare attacks.

Video 6 – Police roadblock

Here is another police roadblock. It’s pretty common and it is more or less the same set up when I left my relatives house to go to the airport.

• Intl community praises China’s response to novel coronavirus.

Video 7 – Can only ride the bus wearing a mask.

If you do not wear a mask you will not be permitted to be in public. You must wear masks in public. As this is a super contagious disease.

High Contagiousness 

Indeed, if we  compare how SARS spread out in 2002-2003, it is hard not to notice how  much more contagious nCoV-2019 is compared to SARS. 

It took SARS three  months to reach to the point of 300 cases between November 2002 and  February 2003. In the climax of SARS, the daily number of newly  registered cases in Mainland China never exceeded 200 cases. 

In  comparison, on 28th January 2020 alone, 1459 new cases of nCoV-2019 were  reported nationwide, including 315 cases in Wuhan. In just a week  between 20-28 January, the number of patients with nCoV-2019 exceeded  the number of all SARS patients confirmed in Mainland China between  2002-2004! 

Mainland China had just 5327 cases of SARS, but nCoV-2019  already had 5974 registered cases by the end of January 28th, 2020. 

- Coronavirus: Summary to date & insights  

Video 8 – Throwing away all the food.

When the government told everyone that they had to stay inside… not only in Wuhan, but in the entire nation, so many events were canceled. Not just the millions of parties and dinners, but also weddings and other oddball and religious celebrations. All the restaurants are suffering. Here we have all the meals in a big banquet being thrown away because the event was canceled.

Given the decorations, it appears to be a wedding party.

Video 9 – Not wearing a face mask.

Some people just don’t “get it”. You must wear a face mask and you must avoid people. You only go out if it is an emergency. But, some people, they think that they can flaunt the rule of law and do as they please. Here we have a dimwit woman demanding to do as she pleases and she doesn’t care if she lives of dies.

Video 10 – Fumigating the city.

Here we have a typical fumigation team. All the cities are being disinfected and fumigated. No exceptions. Everyone is assisting and working on this most terrible issue and event.

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