Covid-19 case free
Friday, 6 March 2020 21:00![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elusivekSo... today the 10th confirmed Covid-19 patient has been declared recovered and released from hospital.
There are no more confirmed Covid-19 cases in Macau.
I was amused by this Japanese article.
https://wedge.ismedia.jp/articles/-/18875?layout=b
On an LJ friend’s post, I commented that in Macau we’ve closed down schools and offices and all that, to try to contain the virus. Granted, Macau is a small city so (623,000 in 2019) so these drastic measures are still acceptable.
This friend replied that the government can’t just do that, which I agree, depending on where we are talking about. Macau is small, just a city with borders. Next door Hong Kong is larger and has already lost control. Other big countries too.
It has worked for Macau. We are now Covid-19 free.
The part in the above linked article that I found amusing was where it said “measures taken in Macau is equivalent to an economic suicide”.
Well, yes, quoting our Chief Executive, “we claim to be a rich city. We have the money. If we don’t spend it now, when do you want to spend it?”
So yeah. Closed government services. Public areas closed off. Schools shutting down. Enforced Casino shutdown. Spas, beauty parlours, spa places, all shut down. Do not offer dine-in options in restaurants, take out only. Do not hold gatherings. Do not go to crowded locations. Government cracking down on sellers raising face mask prices. Government selling affordable face masks, guaranteeing each citizen and worker can buy lots of 10 pieces, for 10-day use.
Drastic? Yes. But it has worked for us.
There are no more confirmed Covid-19 cases in Macau.
I was amused by this Japanese article.
https://wedge.ismedia.jp/articles/-/18875?layout=b
On an LJ friend’s post, I commented that in Macau we’ve closed down schools and offices and all that, to try to contain the virus. Granted, Macau is a small city so (623,000 in 2019) so these drastic measures are still acceptable.
This friend replied that the government can’t just do that, which I agree, depending on where we are talking about. Macau is small, just a city with borders. Next door Hong Kong is larger and has already lost control. Other big countries too.
It has worked for Macau. We are now Covid-19 free.
The part in the above linked article that I found amusing was where it said “measures taken in Macau is equivalent to an economic suicide”.
Well, yes, quoting our Chief Executive, “we claim to be a rich city. We have the money. If we don’t spend it now, when do you want to spend it?”
So yeah. Closed government services. Public areas closed off. Schools shutting down. Enforced Casino shutdown. Spas, beauty parlours, spa places, all shut down. Do not offer dine-in options in restaurants, take out only. Do not hold gatherings. Do not go to crowded locations. Government cracking down on sellers raising face mask prices. Government selling affordable face masks, guaranteeing each citizen and worker can buy lots of 10 pieces, for 10-day use.
Drastic? Yes. But it has worked for us.
