The coronavirus in the world continues to claim thousands of victims per day, but in China, the cradle of the epidemic, deconfinement poses questions.
The worst of the epidemic is behind China, according to the authorities and official figures concerning the coronavirus which killed thousands of people in three months.
Seen from Europe, one has the impression that it is the worst way out of confinement, but it is a reality: most of the tourist sites are again open and the Chinese literally pile up there.
In the mountainous park of Huangshan (province of Anhui), this Saturday April 4, thousands of local tourists flocked for a visit which should not have been very relaxing, according to the images which filtered on Weibo, the equivalent Chinese Twitter.
So much so that at 7.48 am, before the official opening, the officials prohibited access to new visitors, the daily capacity of 20,000 people having already been reached:
Source: Weibo
According to CNN’s special envoy, life in Shanghai, a large metropolis of 24 million inhabitants, has returned to normal for the past few days. People usually wear masks on the street, but the shops are full again.
But isn’t it too early? Obviously, yes. In its frantic desire to revive the economy, the Chinese government undoubtedly loosened the screws of containment a little too early. Besides, even the People’s Daily, the official paper of the ruling Communist Party, has published an alert on Chinese social networks: “Don’t come together“In an article, the media run by the political power very logically specifies that”if there are asymptomatic carriers in large gatherings, the consequences can be serious“.
An article followed by the closure of the famous Huangshan site…
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