It’s also an ongoing illustration of the human cost extracted by the world’s largest-known quarantine, with China effectively locking down the region from Jan. 23 to contain the virus’ spread to the rest of the country, and the world. In the early days of the virus’ spread, prevarication and delay by local officials also allowed the pathogen to circulate more widely among an unsuspecting public. More than 8,000 medical workers from across the country have gone into Hubei, mostly to the 27 hospitals in Wuhan designated for treating coronavirus patients. People are queuing for eight hours just to get tested for the coronavirus, said the college graduate, John Chen, who’s 23. “I don’t blame anyone, because if you grow up in China, you learn that’s how the system works.”

Source: The Edge Markets February 05, 2020 16:18 UTC