Since the outbreak of COVID-19, some researchers consider Shanghai to be the most dangerous Chinese city besides Hubei. This is due to the large number of immigrant communities and population density. The coronavirus in the city of Shanghai, home to about 30 million people, could lead to a decline in population and destroy the economic resilience of the subject. Gradually, the situation with the infection is stabilizing, but many questions remain that concern not only the people of China. In Shanghai, the first patient with coronavirus was cured.
How many infected people are in Shanghai
In a sprawling medical complex located an hour from central Shanghai, doctors are pursuing unique treatments for the coronavirus in a race to save lives from the epidemic. More than 200,000 people worldwide have been infected with the virus.
Thanks to emergency measures, only 336 official cases of COVID-19 infection were registered in the million-plus city. Daily data is collected and processed by scientists from Johns Hopkins University, the number of cases does not increase. All infected are in the Shanghai Infectious Diseases Hospital, the number of hospitalized people is 60. Given the population density, a few dozen infected with coronavirus for Shanghai is a “drop in the ocean”.
The minimal number of infections is due to Shanghai, like other Tier 1 cities in China, facing travel restrictions, reduced business meetings and school hours following the Lunar Year holiday when the outbreak hit. Local residents of Shanghai are trying to gradually return to work and adapt to remote work.
How many people died and recovered
There have been just over 8,600 deaths worldwide from infection with the COVID-19 virus. —FOOTNOTE—In recent days, health professionals have released the following statistics:
- There have been no deaths from the coronavirus in Shanghai.
- 272 people recovered and were discharged from the hospital.
- The number of discharged patients exceeded the number of new confirmed cases of infection.
- In Shanghai, a large number of residents are returning to work and their usual way of life again.
In late January, the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission said that a patient had already recovered from the coronavirus since the start. The 52-year-old woman was reportedly released from quarantine after further examinations to prevent the spread of infections.
The situation in the city: are there people on the streets
Shanghai is one of the largest financial centers in China, and the spread of the coronavirus has turned a thriving metropolis into a deserted apocalyptic city. For more than a month, the streets of Shanghai have remained as deserted as possible, with shops either closed or deserted due to fear of a deadly epidemic that has killed more than 8,000 people worldwide.
If earlier the central shopping center was a favorite place for citizens and tourists, now there are no people here at all. Due to quarantine measures, Shanghai residents cannot go out, meet and dine with their friends.
Guards in protective suits are on duty at all stations; their arsenal contains not only antiseptics, but also special thermometers on tripods that record the temperature of all people arriving in the city.
The airport is also controlled. Also, hotels and hotels conduct body temperature checks. Most often, residents of apartment complexes can get home only through one entrance, where a thorough inspection takes place. All checkpoints record information about the occupant's health and movements. Tourists arriving from Italy will be quarantined for two weeks.
Restaurants are reopening, traffic and factories are picking up, and in one of the clearest signs that China is waking up from the coronavirus coma, the country's dancing aunts are once again gathering in parks and squares. In Shanghai, walking statistics in the city can be studied by the number of trips on the subway. In early March, the Shanghai Metro transported only 2 million people.
While the rest of the world is pushing for a lockdown, China, including Shanghai, is cautiously moving in the opposite direction as domestic infections drop to zero following unprecedented travel restrictions. But ordinary life is far from normal. Masks and temperature checks are required to enter most places, and eateries prohibit patrons from having meetings with more than 5 people. Everyone is careful and keep their distance from each other so as not to get infected.
When to lift protective measures in the city
Now that the situation in Shanghai with the coronavirus is becoming clearer, the city continues to provide basic services such as electricity, water supply and sewerage, police and fire protection, and emergency medical services are mandatory. Researchers in Taiwan are developing and testing a COVID-19 vaccine, and 300 volunteers have already volunteered. If the created drug shows positive results, then it will be possible to launch it en masse only after 3 months.
Foreigners trying to return to work in China face a series of new quarantine measures aimed at preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus. As of Sunday, the main rule is that travelers returning to Beijing from overseas must pay for their own 14-day quarantine at a designated hotel. —FOOTNOTE—Emergency measures will be relaxed during the month when the rate of infected people around the world is at its lowest and the epidemic does not have the character of a pandemic.