TED Talks Daily What the world can learn from China’s response to the coronavirus | Gary Liu
Mar 27, 2020
Gary Liu, the CEO of the South China Morning Post, shares his expertise on China's pandemic response. He details the rapid lockdown of Wuhan and the contrasts between mainland China and Hong Kong. Liu highlights how cultural factors and lessons from SARS shaped effective strategies like testing and contact tracing. He discusses shifts in daily life, such as the surge in online education and grassroots activism, revealing how citizens resisted censorship. Liu emphasizes the importance of global cooperation and learning from these experiences to manage health crises.
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Personal Experience of the Pandemic
- Gary Liu and his wife were in the US when the initial outbreak occurred in Hong Kong.
- They quickly returned, and now are sending supplies to family in the US as the situation has reversed.
China's COVID-19 Case Drop
- The drop in COVID-19 cases in China appears miraculous, going from 80,000 to near zero.
- Many factors contributed to this drastic change.
Three Phases of Response
- China's pandemic response occurred in three phases: discovery and denial, response and containment, and recovery and rehabilitation.
- Wuhan's 11-week lockdown exemplifies the timeline other regions might face.