Six months after the blockade of Wuhan, China, the city is busy but dissatisfied

Six months after the blockade of Wuhan, China, the city is busy but dissatisfied. October 5, 18:26

In Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, where the infection of the new coronavirus spread for the first time in the world, it has been six months since the blockade of the city was lifted on the 8th of this month.

With the National Day of the People's Republic of China's National Day, the city is regaining its vibrancy, but on the other hand, the complaints of the bereaved family who pursue the responsibility of the government for problems with the initial response have been suppressed ..

In response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection in Wuhan, the Chinese government closed stations and airports in January and closed the city.

At one point, it fell into a state of medical collapse, and the authorities announced that it was closed on April 8 due to the fact that the number of infected people exceeded 50,000 and the number of people who died exceeded 3,800, but the number of infected people decreased. Has been released.

Local authorities have widely advertised that the virus has been effectively suppressed as a result of conducting virus tests on nearly 10 million citizens, and since June, infection has been confirmed except for foreign immigrants. I haven't.

Half a year after the blockade was lifted, many tourists visited Wuhan's tourist attractions and regained its bustling atmosphere, celebrating the long holidays of "National Day", which is the national day of China.

On the other hand, some of the bereaved families who lost their families blamed the government for spreading the infection because the authorities did not initially call for sufficient caution, saying that human-to-human transmission had not been confirmed. However, the movement has been suppressed, such as receiving warnings from public security authorities.

A man who lost his father "continues to pursue responsibility"

Mr. Zhang Hai, who lost his 76-year-old father due to the infection with the new coronavirus, has criticized Wuhan City's response, blaming the authorities for hiding information.

Mr. Zhang, who is from Wuhan, moved to Guangdong Province in the south for work reasons and called his father, but on January 15th, his father fell and broke his bone.

Mr. Zhang took his father to the hospital in Wuhan because he was told by the local hospital that his father was a veteran and that any Wuhan with a family register could undergo surgery at public expense.

At that time, it is believed that the infection was spreading rapidly in Wuhan, but Mr. Zhang explained that the infection from person to person was not confirmed, and he took his father because he did not call for caution. I'm talking about having gone.

His father's fracture surgery was successful, but he died on February 1 after being confirmed infected with the new coronavirus at the hospital where he was hospitalized.

Mr. Zhang said, "I regret feeling that I had killed my father. If I knew that the infection situation in Wuhan was serious at that time, I would never take him and I would be very angry with the authorities." I was talking.

After that, Mr. Zhang filed a proceeding against Wuhan City and others seeking compensation and apology, but he was informed by the court that he would not accept the complaint without sufficient explanation.

Mr. Zhang said, "If the person in charge is not punished, when a serious problem occurs again, we will try to hide it again. At that time, it is us ordinary people who are actually damaged. The authorities continue to put pressure on us. Even so, I will definitely continue to take responsibility. "

Mother who lost her daughter "If you don't believe in state TV, you can't die your daughter"

Yang Satoshi, who lives in Wuhan, lost her 24-year-old daughter due to the new coronavirus, and continues to appeal for the truth and responsibility under the pressure of the authorities.

Yang's daughter was infected with the virus after visiting a local hospital on January 16th to treat another illness and died on February 6th.

Yang himself, who was with him, was infected with the virus and learned that his daughter had died only after he returned home after treatment.

Yang said he initially believed in information on state television that police had been questioned for "shedding hoaxes" by citizens who warned of the danger of the virus on the Internet.

For this reason, I still blame myself for not being able to take measures and protecting my daughter.

Yang said, "My only daughter was all of me. I can't even hear that voice anymore. If I didn't believe in the information on state television, I wouldn't have killed my daughter. Everything was ignorant to me. It's because of that, "he said in a crying manner.

Yang then sat down in front of the government building with his daughter's deceased, appealing for truth and responsibility, but was forcibly eliminated by the authorities.

In addition, we are exchanging information with other bereaved families on SNS, but many bereaved families are afraid of pressure from the authorities and have to give up their responsibility.

Mr. Yang said, "Who is the official who concealed the infection situation, why did you do that, and how did you think about the lives of the general public? At least explain to the bereaved family and die. We should help those who sleep peacefully and our bereaved families to balance their minds. "

The authorities are trying to avoid criticism that they have suppressed the infection.

In September, Chinese authorities conducted an interview tour to introduce the situation of Wuhan to foreign media including Japan, and appealed that the spread of the infection was suppressed.

Of these, the Yellow Crane Tower, a tourist attraction that represents Wuhan, has been open for free since the blockade was lifted, and was once again crowded with local residents and tourists.

In addition, classes resumed at all elementary schools in September, and children played traditional musical instruments and read Chinese poetry after taking measures to prevent infection, such as conducting body temperature tests when they went to school. It was.

In addition, at the nightclub in the center, young people were seen enjoying dancing to music without wearing masks in a so-called "three dense" environment.

A man who visited the nightclub said, "The infection situation in Wuhan is not a problem.

We are not wearing masks and we are enjoying it very much."

The Chinese government has dispelled the negative image that the new coronavirus has spread for the first time in the world by advertising that Wuhan is safe, and criticized the international community that the delay in response has led to a global infection. It seems that there is an aim to dodge.