China: let’s celebrate like in 2019. Social distancing has disappeared
The managers of discos and swimming pools in China are organizing parties with pressed and crowded boys exactly as in 2019, as if nothing had happened, even in Wuhan which saw the first outbreak of the virus. This is even confirmed by the Financial Times which highlights that life is returning to normal, even at night, like nowhere else in the world, as in the country that launched the virus.
This is achieved quite simply and without any mask. The procedure is simple: those who want to enter bars, clubs or swimming pools must show their smartphone to certify that their COVID-19 test status is negative. Then the temperature is measured and you enter, without masks or precautions. Once inside, they can rest assured that the chances of getting infected are tiny.
These parties are extremely crowded also because the Chinese middle class is in an attitude of "Revenge spending" by spending for revenge, that is, they want to throw some money to recover from the long period of lockdown.
All the stores are open without any hesitation in China and many expect this strong rebound in consumption, but in reality there is no certainty that the "Revenge spending" can be significant because the economy has been hit hard anyway and many have seen a reduction in one's income. What we are witnessing is an economy that is strongly westernizing also in the ever-growing gap between rich and poor. A disturbing effect of entrepreneurial communism.
For various international media, the situation of relative freedom in China is the result of the harshness applied in the first lockdown which would now allow relative calm. Unfortunately, the lack of transparency on actual data always calls for a certain caution.
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