China's Covid Hygiene Theater

[Allan]

As more has been learned about how Covid spreads the science tells us that infections are most likely to result from indoor airborne transmission. And it doesn't take a cough or a sneeze as the Covid virus can linger in air for up to three hours, launched into indoor atmosphere simply by an infected person breathing or talking.

This knowledge is lost on China who continue the useless practice of spraying everything in sight including streets and international mail.

Hong Kong (CNN)Hazmat suit-clad workers spraying clouds of disinfectant over city streets, building fronts, park benches and even parcels have become a common sight in pandemic-era China.

In Shanghai, the epicenter of the country's largest outbreak, state media report that thousands of workers have been organized into teams to disinfect areas, with a focus on those known to have hosted Covid patients -- a move the government sees as key to curbing the spread of the Omicron variant.

But the practice often extends much further. Seemingly any outdoor area is at risk of being targeted by workers wielding leaf-blower-style disinfectant machines, as China's rigorous "zero-Covid" policy drives an obsession with sanitizing everything.

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Since Covid is less likely to be transmitted outdoors the Chinese system of lockdowns probably isn't helping much either.

 

[Queen Margo]

As more has been learned about how Covid spreads the science tells us that infections are most likely to result from indoor airborne transmission. And it doesn't take a cough or a sneeze as the Covid virus can linger in air for up to three hours, launched into indoor atmosphere simply by an infected person breathing or talking.

This knowledge is lost on China who continue the useless practice of spraying everything in sight including streets and international mail.



Rest of the article

Since Covid is less likely to be transmitted outdoors the Chinese system of lockdowns probably isn't helping much either.

It is ALL about control!

 

[snakestretcher]

As more has been learned about how Covid spreads the science tells us that infections are most likely to result from indoor airborne transmission. And it doesn't take a cough or a sneeze as the Covid virus can linger in air for up to three hours, launched into indoor atmosphere simply by an infected person breathing or talking.

This knowledge is lost on China who continue the useless practice of spraying everything in sight including streets and international mail.



Rest of the article

Since Covid is less likely to be transmitted outdoors the Chinese system of lockdowns probably isn't helping much either.

Nobody can claim 'success' in tackling this disease; irrespective of how advanced we may be it's still killing.

 

[snakestretcher]

It is ALL about control!

Like having to pay your taxes every year, or else?