What China did right in managing the virus could have valuable lessons for others in the region now battling resurgences. - Reuters
SINGAPORE/BEIJING, July 18 (The Straits Times/ANN): When there was a sudden outbreak of coronavirus infections at a wholesale market in Beijing last month, there were fears that China was about to face a second wave of the pandemic after having successfully contained it.
But that second wave soon abated as Beijing acted quickly with targeted lockdowns and other measures. The Chinese capital saw a total of some 330 cases linked to the Xinfadi market outbreak at the end of the month when daily cases fell to single digits.
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