Fangcang shelter hospitals have become a symbolic indicator of China's zero-zero policy.

(Associated Press)

A large number of negative people live in square cabins and become tools for profit

[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] The 2020 Wuhan Pneumonia (Novel Coronavirus Disease, COVID-19) epidemic hits the whole world, running counter to other countries. Under China's excessive epidemic prevention and pursuit of zeroing out, many "epidemic prevention economies" have been derived, such as Nucleic acid testing, shelter hospitals, etc.

At the beginning of the epidemic, the authorities and the government recruited schools and large-scale event venues to build shelter hospitals, concentrating on the treatment of confirmed patients to control the epidemic. It seemed that the intentions were good, but in the end it became a scheme for specific individuals or groups to profit and empty the national treasury. One of the tricks is that recently, it has been reported that China’s Tianjin Fangcai is suspected of defrauding subsidies and detaining a large number of people who have tested negative. It can be seen that the chaos of epidemic prevention is constantly unfolding in various parts of China.

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The white paper revolution forced the Chinese authorities to adjust the epidemic prevention policy.

(Reuters)

The density of square cabins in China is high, and there are 100 in Shanghai alone

How many square cabins are there in China?

Officials have not announced the total number of square cabin hospitals in China, but based on reports from multiple Chinese media, Shanghai has built more than 100 in April, Beijing has 23 at the end of November, and Wuhan has built about 16 at the beginning of the outbreak in 2020. In detail, the total number of square cabins in China is probably quite considerable.

Previously, the Beijing authorities had required that major cities in China must set up nucleic acid testing areas within a 15-minute walk distance; each province must also build a certain number of square cabin hospitals based on prefecture-level cities.

The epidemic is about to enter its fourth year. As the virus continues to ebb and flow, China’s high-intensity and dehumanized centralized management has gradually caused public backlash. A fire in Urumqi triggered a white paper revolution, and China intends to relax epidemic prevention restrictions. However, with this At the same time, there are still many provinces and cities in China that are busy building shelter hospitals. The two form a sharp contrast.

Even if the Chinese authorities' anti-epidemic policy turns around, many provinces and cities still borrow money to build shelter hospitals.

(Reuters)

The local government gets a subsidy of 3,500 yuan, 500 yuan for each occupant.

Why are the shelter hospitals in various provinces still in non-stop construction when the epidemic prevention is relaxed?

At present, every district in Guangzhou is adding shelters, and Shandong is also willing to borrow money to build more than 100 shelter hospitals. The various actions of the local government seem to be out of tune with the central government. It may not only be for the needs of epidemic prevention, but may also involve complicated interest disputes .

It has been reported on the Chinese community that the number of people admitted to the Fangcai Hospital must meet the standard in order to receive government subsidies. It is reported that for each patient admitted to the Fangcai Hospital, they can receive a government subsidy of 3,500 RMB (approximately NT$15,000). For this reason, the local government hired people to stay in the square cabins by means of lures, and promised that as long as they stayed for 5 days, they would not only get food and sleep, but also receive 500 RMB (about NT$2199) as a reward.

In addition, it is rumored that some people were found to be positive due to false nucleic acid test results, and had to stay in shelters and stay in the same space as the confirmed patients for isolation. The shelters were originally built for epidemic prevention, but now it seems that the cart before the horse has turned the cart before the horse, and has become a local competition means of central subsidies.

After the relaxation of epidemic prevention measures, many cities in China canceled normal nucleic acid testing.

(AFP)

The construction of square cabins in various provinces may become a super unfinished building

Due to the increasing pressure from public opinion, China chose to announce the optimization of epidemic prevention at this time, which is considered to be a "precipitous failure". Since China has not yet approved foreign effective mRNA vaccines, it is still difficult to resist the high transmission of the virus only by China's domestic vaccines. The unblocking of classes has even led to a rush for medicines in Beijing, which shows that China may not be fully prepared for vaccine coverage, medical power, and even the conditions for herd immunity.

China has used extreme anti-epidemic measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic for many years. The practice of wasting people and money has led to many chaos in epidemic prevention. In the past, as long as the diagnosis was confirmed, it was sent to the shelter hospital for isolation. Now it seems quite unnecessary. In addition, local governments are still desperately borrowing money to build shelters in order to obtain subsidies.

As the Beijing authorities are gradually turning to the zero-clearing policy, Fangcai Hospital is likely to end up in the footsteps of unfinished buildings due to construction problems. Even if it is completed on schedule, it may become a large deserted mosquito hall due to low utilization rate. Where should the cabin hospitals go, and how to deal with the aftermath of the zero-clearing policy and make a perfect exit are all difficult problems that China must face.

Reluctance to introduce effective Western vaccines may make it difficult for the epidemic in China to subside quickly.

(Reuters)

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