Extensive social controls and experience fighting the 2002-03 outbreak of SARS helps china to close off cities.
FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2020, file photo, Chinese paramilitary police stand guard outside the closed Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. Cutting off access to entire cities with millions of residents to stop a new virus outbreak is a step few countries other than China would consider, but it is made possible by the ruling Communist Party's extensive social controls and experience fighting the 2002-03 outbreak of SARS.
CITIES AFFECTED: The first city closed off was Wuhan, with 11 million people, or 1 1/2 times the population of New York City, which is the industrial hub of central China. Access was cut off later to neighboring cities in the central province of Hubei that include Huanggang, with 7 million people; Ezhou; Chibi; Qianjiang; Zhijiang; Jingmen; Xiantao; Xiaogan and Huangshi. Their combined population is about 33 million.
HOW IT’S ENFORCED: Most residents appear to be cooperating following official appeals to stay home and avoid spreading the virus. If that fails, the Communist Party has one of the world’s most extensive systems of surveillance and social controls. Cities are blanketed with video cameras and the ruling party has, with the help of Western tech companies, developed computerized systems to track the public, monitor and censor internet use and suppress protests and dissent.
LESSONS FROM SARS: The ruling party was criticized for its slow, grudging response to the 2002 emergence of the mystery disease later known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. The party’s refusal to disclose details fueled panic, leading people to crowd onto trains to flee Beijing and other cities, potentially spreading the virus. The party eventually mobilized a massive response, including a custom-built hospital, but that took months to get rolling.
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