Harbin epidemic control chaos, public discontent

Confirmed cases of the outbreak in Harbin are climbing and low-risk areas are closed. Photo shows Harbin residents lining up for nucleic acid testing in the dead of winter. (Weibo photo)

The wave of confirmed cases of the Epidemic in Heilongjiang continues to climb, with the number of high-risk areas increasing to five. The tragedy of the killing of epidemic volunteers in Harbin’s Hulan area due to improper control.

Local people said that the official is not transparent about the epidemic, and strictly control the low-risk areas, control chaos also let the people have complaints, worrying about how long this suppressed psychology can survive.

Low-risk areas also seal people’s complaints: the whole chaos

According to the official announcement of Heilongjiang, February 3, 0-24 hours, the local new crown pneumonia (CCA virus) confirmed cases of 4 cases, including 3 cases in Wangkui County, Suihua City, Harbin City, Hulan District, 1 case.

There are currently five high-risk areas of the epidemic in Harbin, including the streets of Lanhe in Hulan District of Harbin, the streets of Yutian in Limin Open District of Harbin, the whole area of Wangkui County of Suihua City, Dongda Village in Yongfu Town of Hailun City of Suihua City, and Zongfa Village in Yongfu Town of Hailun City of Suihua City.

And Hulan local from the aerial video, all the cells in addition to sealing the door of the building, are placed on a high fence.

Harbin Hulan district sealed building door, add fence.

Mr. Yu, a citizen of Harbin, said that the epidemic there is very serious, from (January) 19 to seal, but their own area is a low-risk area, the government does not say nor report, they do not know what the epidemic is actually going on was sealed Home. “An order from above, the whole mess, are sealed in the house. Every 2 days a household can only go out one person, 2 hours to come back.”

He introduced himself to the surrounding area is also mostly this situation, regardless of your Family a few people, are the same. “Now out quite a lot of tight control of the district, now each district than last year strict. There is a civil servant community are closed, they can not get out. Civil servants can not get out, the government is not office.””

He also said that he did not know when to unseal the district, “the district access card is written to the end of February, then sealed to what Time it is not certain.”

Low-risk neighborhoods dismantled sealed sealed demolition of the public dissatisfaction picking iron bars

Harbin, Ms. Zou also told reporters, “like our neighborhood demolished sealed, sealed demolished, we do not know how the government thinks, also sealed a few days ago, residents are not happy, the welded iron bars stripped down, residents go back and forth as usual.”

She stressed, “We have not heard of the people in this community have been diagnosed, and sealed, making it tense. We are a low-risk area, this closure must not work? Invariably increased the cost of iron bars is not to spend money to buy well, plus the epidemic disinfection potion these a mess, these costs add up, the owners increased the cost.”

Some people also said that the unit building is constantly and suddenly closed, the actual epidemic may be far more serious than the official announcement.

80% of private businesses are closed Life is difficult

Mr. Yu introduced his own unit, because someone from the high-risk area back, so the unit is not working, has been home office. His own colleagues have been closed doors and households, because the home is closed, the specific is not quite clear.

He also said that a while ago went out and found that “a lot of private have 80% are closed. How about the part-time workers and those who work? This kind of sealed doors and households can stick to how long, and then want to recover is quite a difficult thing.”

“Originally the New Year we should now go to consumption, to earn money, now are circled, after the impact on the people’s lives is quite large.”

Ms. Zou introduced their downstairs a dental hospital closed, “closed no income, but have to pay the rent it, causing difficulties for many people.”

“Now the price of Food is also very expensive, onions 8 yuan 19 cents, the community supermarket, cabbage 4 yuan 2, history has not seen such a high price of food! Wages do not rise food prices are so high, how do the people live ah.” She said.

“A while ago to test nucleic acid, a group of 10 people, there is a need to notify the not free, have to pay. The people themselves do not have much salary, once there is something the whole isolation, who can afford to spend that money ah, the isolation fee is very expensive.”

Hulan volunteers killed people say the epidemic control malfunction

A few days ago, Hulan volunteers were killed for not allowing residents to go out, causing great repercussions in society.

Mr. Yu said, “I don’t know when I’m going to be able to hold on, but I don’t want to go out and let people starve to death, so he has to resist.

He believes that the current closed management model, the people squatting in the community, resulting in a serious depression, the lack of epidemic counseling.

“If you have a complaint then pack you, nuisance in the name of the epidemic pack you, the actual people are grievances, this control for a long time not allowed to go out, and then the home prepared supplies are easy to not enough.” He said.

“Our side is a low-risk area, but also such isolation and control. The fear in the heart is the state of repression, and if the people can still withstand such control? How long can the psychological ability to withstand ah?”

Some netizens also said that they can let go of the control, do not let the tragedy of the Hulan District killed volunteers repeat, the masses are suffocating, emotions are easily excited, too much hostility is not conducive to social harmony, please the city’s epidemic prevention command to people-oriented.

There are also netizens dissatisfied, publicly questioned: “January 26 night began 1 person 1 household home isolation, February 2 Limin street into high-risk, February 3 notice must be concentrated isolation, but also stressed that is self-funded isolation! January 20 and February 2, respectively, did two nucleic acid test no problem, please ask why is self-funded, what policy support?”