Ignoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives

[onthedarkside]

 

When China suddenly scrapped onerous “zero-COVID” measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a massive onslaught of cases, with hospitals turning away ambulances and crematoriums burning bodies around the clock.

 

Chinese state media claimed the decision to open up was based on “scientific analysis and shrewd calculation,” and “by no means impulsive.”

 

But in reality, China’s ruling Communist Party ignored repeated efforts by top medical experts to kick-start exit plans until it was too late, the Associated Press found.

 

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2023-03-21/ignoring-experts-chinas-sudden-zero-covid-exit-cost-lives

 

[ukrules]

3 hours ago, onthedarkside said:

But in reality, China’s ruling Communist Party ignored repeated efforts by top medical experts to kick-start exit plans until it was too late

It wasn't too late, the exit happened at just the right time to save their asses from a murderous country wide rebellion.