Is quarantine in China for the sake of politics or public health?

China continues its zero case Covid-19 policy, even when omicron enters the country. Liang Wanian-
head of china Covid-19 task force. Conveying that, if we give up all the efforts we have done will have no
result we will continue to use policy of "zero case of Covid-19"

The policy tries to stop the virus as quickly as possible once it is detected, rather controlling it. Mass test,
tracking, strict isolation and extension of the regional quarantine are carried out, so that the area can
immediately have zero case of Covid-19.

China started the policy in Wuhan province in January 2020, weeks after the coronavirus was first
detected in China.

Then did it work?

If seen from the number of cases of covid-19 the step was successful. The rate of spread of the virus and
the death rate in China is very low

Since January 2020, there have been more than 14,000 deaths reported that's just a tiny fraction of
cases from America, nearly 1 million cases in the America, and China's population is four times the
population of the America.

Did the policy work?

The policy may be successful but will be difficult to maintain. An example is the omicron variant which is
much more contagious than the previous variant. People lose their temper when it comes to strict
lockdown. More than forty Chinese cities are currently in full or partial quarantine. Moreover, the cost
of regional quarantine is getting more expensive. In Shanghai, for example, non-essential business
activities were closed for more than a month.

Could there be a policy change? This is very influential on the domestic economy, so the government is
worried about it.

James Meiger Economic Reporter for Bloomberg China said that he doesn't think the government is
concerned about it, as is the uncontrolled spread of Covid-19 throughout the population. There is also
the notion that vaccines made in China are less effective against omicron. So, if China changes policy
now, it could have dire consequences however, perhaps more important than that is the National
Congress of the Chinese Communist Party taking place this fall, where the XI President Jin Ping is
expected to be elected for a third time.

The last thing Beijing wants is to surprise a large-scale outbreak that derails a leadership transition
ahead of the Party Congress. So, now it looks like China is sticking to its zero-case policy.
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Is quarantine in China for the sake of politics or public health?

China continues its zero case Covid-19 policy, even when omicron enters the country. Liang Wanian-
head of china Covid-19 task force. Conveying that, if we give up all the efforts we have done will have no
result we will continue to use policy of "zero case of Covid-19"

The policy tries to stop the virus as quickly as possible once it is detected, rather controlling it. Mass test,
tracking, strict isolation and extension of the regional quarantine are carried out, so that the area can
immediately have zero case of Covid-19.

China started the policy in Wuhan province in January 2020, weeks after the corona virus was first
detected in China.

Then did it work?

If seen from the number of cases of covid-19 the step was successful. The rate of spread of the virus and
the death rate in China is very low

Since January 2020, there have been more than 14,000 deaths reported that's just a tiny fraction of
cases from America, nearly 1 million cases in the United States and China's population is four times the
population of the United States.

Did the policy work?

The policy may be successful but will be difficult to maintain. An example is the omicron variant which is
much more contagious than the previous variant. People lose their temper when it comes to strict
lockdown. More than forty Chinese cities are currently in full or partial quarantine. Moreover, the cost
of regional quarantine is getting more expensive. In Shanghai, for example, non-essential business
activities were closed for more than a month.

Could there be a policy change? This is very influential on the domestic economy, so the government is
worried about it.

James Meiger Economic Reporter for Bloomberg China said that he doesn't think the government is
concerned about it, as is the uncontrolled spread of Covid-19 throughout the population. There is also
the notion that vaccines made in China are less effective against omicron. So, if China changes policy
now, it could have dire consequences however, perhaps more important than that is the National
Congress of the Chinese Communist Party taking place this fall, where the XI President Jin Ping is
expected to be elected for a third time.
The last thing Beijing wants is to surprise a large-scale outbreak that derails a leadership transition
ahead of the Party Congress. So, now it looks like China is sticking to its zero-case policy.

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