A Chinese border city calls on its residents to close their windows: so that Corona does not enter

A Chinese city on the border with North Korea called on its citizens to close their windows, fearing the spread of air particles that may carry the Corona virus from its endemic neighbour.

The city of Dandong called for this strange recommendation against the background of the spread of news of a significant increase in Corona injuries in North Korea, a situation that the authorities admitted in May, after two years of denying the existence of any injuries inside the country.

 In turn, the border city of Dandong with North Korea is suffering from a rise in infections as well, which prompted it to take strict measures, including extensive closures, but the continued spread of the virus prompted officials to call on residents living from the North Korean side along the wide Yalu River, to close their windows to prevent the disease from spreading. Access.

These recommendations have baffled health experts, and Liu Bun, a public health expert at the University of Hong Kong, told VICE, "I've never heard of this happening before, as COVID-19 particles can travel such great distances." meters in general, although it narrows in some areas.

Toshikazu Abe, director of emergency care at Tsukuba Memorial Hospital, echoed the same criticism when he said he understood "that the coronavirus could travel inside a big gym, perhaps, but cross villages?"

It practices a very cautious policy towards the Corona virus, and applies strict measures in order to limit its spread and keep it under control.

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