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SINGAPORE – The community’s involvement in responding to the virus in China was key, even though the many lockdowns and travel ban came at great economic and social cost, said infectious diseases specialist Dale Fisher, who was part of a joint WHO-China mission last month.
Prof Fisher, from the National University of Singapore told The Straits Times: “It’s extraordinary, the absence of people on streets, the absence of cars, the shops closed.
“And as you look at high rise buildings, it’s full of people complying with China’s request to socially isolate and bring this disease under control.”
China is still ramping up its capacity to deal with the virus because they “don’t believe its going away anytime soon”, including building new isolation rooms and acquiring more equipment.
Compared with it, countries like Italy, Japan and South Korea have not fared any better.
“For all the criticisms against China originally, you can look at the current places, and ask the same questions,” he said.
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