Also, Apple: Chinese workers flee Covid lockdown at iPhone factory <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63447755" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63447755</a> . Elsewhere in India, Apple is up its game. India's Tata to add Up to 45,000 woman workers at iPhone parts plant to deal with the shortage of parts created by zero lockdown policy <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-01/india-s-tata-to-add-up-to-45-000-workers-at-iphone-parts-plant" rel="nofollow">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-01/india-s-t...</a> . More and more stuff is moving to other parts of Asia. So how long can China keep up with this zero policy as factories move production elsewhere? According to Wikipedia (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns#Variation_by_countries_and_territories" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns#Variation_b...</a>), a few countries and territories did not use the lockdown strategy at all: including Japan, Belarus, Sweden, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tanzania, two states in Brazil and certain United States states. There are so many lessons to learn from this pandemic, and I hope future generations of Earth have fewer troubles dealing with deadly pandemics.<p>Lockdown may be a temporary solution. The long-term solution is to maintain better hygiene (masks, washing hands) and get the vaccine without turning into political drama all over Twitter.
As long as they keep the “TRON Lightcycle Power Run” ride open, it's still better than being stuck inside an IKEA (previously: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-62547503" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-62547503</a> ); at least you get some outdoor area.
They're still able to have fun there. Rides continue to work :)<p>On the other side, in some parts of Europe there's a discussion to let the infected go to work (even with symptoms and of course, if one's feeling capable of work) - but, still, go to work with other infected/work with infected.<p>I can understand that with so high density in people even one infection can lead to big massive spreads and thus to overloaded capacity of local hospitals in less than 48h - but, it's too much. I don't have a suggestion how to handle that either.
The Best would be everyone just stick a few weeks to the measures and diminish the countless spots to a few controllable one's. If that would be possible, we would not only reduce the cases, but also slowly minimize the spreading. May be 1-2 months, everything wouldn't be a problem any more..<p>Nike: just do it :)
Struggling to understand China’s endgame here. Assuming they achieve zero covid, surely they will be left with a population that is still vulnerable to covid, while the rest of the world (which has largely stopped caring) will have developed immunity the hard way, and therefore China must maintain permanent quarantine/isolation to avoid reintroducing the virus?
Every time I see events like this happen, I get extremely skeptical of the idea that China will somehow replace the US as leader of the world. I’m not sure if I’m justified in thinking so, but I just cannot imagine actions like this leading to a creative, innovative culture.
Report is rather sensationalized like much on the reports from BBC, and does not provide closure on the story.<p>From another news source (CBS):<p>"The park closed Monday for testing of staff and visitors, Walt Disney Co. and the government said in separate statements. The city health bureau said guests all tested negative and were allowed to leave by 8:30 p.m., but one visitor from elsewhere in China told the Reuters news agency she didn't make it out until 10 p.m.".<p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/shanghai-disneyland-closed-covid-china-visitors-locked-in-park-for-testing/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/shanghai-disneyland-closed-...</a>
COVID has taught me a lot about the cultural differences between the west and China.<p>A friend of mine worked in China for many years, but after several months of being locked in their apartment block and tested every 72 hours they chose to leave China.<p>I honestly couldn't imagine people in the West putting up with that, however I'm yet to fully understand why Chinese people continue to suffer the rules without riot.
I'm honestly really, really confused about what the CCP wants or thinks the end game of this policy will be.<p>It's patently obviously with Covid quickly becoming or already endemic in the rest of the world that these outbreaks will continue, and likely grow, in China. So are they using this policy just as a tool to show the control they have? At some point of there is enough damage to the economy and damage to individuals that it only increases the likelihood of large scale social unrest.
> The sudden nature lockdowns have seen people fleeing shops - including a Shanghai branch of Swedish furniture giant Ikea - and workplaces as they try to avoid being trapped inside.<p>The Store is Closed.<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33405541" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33405541</a>