I meanthishasbeengoingonprettymuchsincethestartofthepandemicpeoplearestuckinthisendlesscycleoflockdowns, Massquarantinemasstestingandthatiswhyallofthispentupanger, it's finallybubblingoverinchina.
Sowhenyou'relike, okay, I wanttogomeet a friendin a restaurant, thenyou'relike, wellif I gointothatrestaurant, I runtheriskofbeingidentifiedas a closecontact.
Somegoingtothisrestaurantwithmyfriend, I'm basicallyputtingmyselfintheriskofgettingsentto a massquarantinefacility, doingyourrestofyourweek, therestofyourmonthbyjustdoing a simplethinglikegoingoutto a restaurant.
Yeah, basicallylikedoinganything, likegoinginto a taxi, goinginto a park, you'relikeputtingyourselfinto a lotterytohaveyourwholelifeupendedeverysingletime.
Soitmeansthatessentiallyforthepastfewyears, ifthere's even a singlecovidcaseor a smallhandfulofcovidcases, a wholecitycouldgointocompletelockdownoryourwholeneighborhoodcouldgointocompletelockdown.
Thisfireoccurredon a highfloorofanapartmentbuildingandvideoswentviralonsocialmediabeforesensorswereabletoscruballofthemanditshowsthefireblazingandsmokecomingfromthebuildingandthenyoucanseetherearethesetentsandcovidfencessurroundingthecompoundthatappearedtobepreventingAmbulancesandfiretrucksfromgettingcloseenoughtothebuilding.
SobeinginthemiddleofthatprotestinBeijingtherewas a lotofexcitement, therewassomeanxiety, therewas a lotofenergyofitwasmostlyyoungpeopleandtheywerelargelychantingGiuliowhichmeansnomorecovidtests.
They'retellingmetoshiftin a littlebitandtherewasaninterestingdiscussionamongprotesterswheresomestartedtocallformorepoliticalreformsandthenotherpeopleweresayingnononothat's goingtoofarright.
They'vebeendealingwithabsolutechaosatthesprawlingFoxconnmanufacturingplantinchina, havebeenattemptingtoescapewhatis a verystrictcovidlockdownafter a covidoutbreak, therewereviralvideosshowingworkerswalkingmilesbyfootonhighwaystryingtofleethefactorybecauseofthetotalchaoticcovidrestrictionsthere.
Sotherewas a massrevoltofworkersclashingwithpolice, tearingapartcovidbarriersusingcovidbarriersasshields, usingmetalpartsfromthefenceasweaponstohitthepolice.
Sowe'vealreadyseenhealthofficialssoftentheirtonewithnicephraseslikeweneedtohave a morehumancenteredapproachtoCovidinGuangzhouwheretherehavebeenthesemajorriots, theyannouncedthey'reliftinglockdownsinsomedistrictandthatthey'renolongerrequiringdistrictwidemasstesting.
Butforthemajorityofthepopulationthere's reallynochangetothepolicyandchina's kindofstuckbetween a rockand a hardplacebecausethestudiesdoshowthatiftheyweretocompletelyopenuptherewouldbe a massnumberofdeathsbecausetheyhavenotbeenabletovaccinateenoughofthevulnerableelderlypopulationandchina's hospitalcapacity?