President Xi Jinping asked the public at the beginning of 2023 to “make an extra effort to pull through” the virus wave. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The government released national guidance on self-quarantine and treatment, and some local authorities handed out medicine to the elderly. But officials failed to provide much clarity on Covid-19 data or mobilise national resources to ease shortages.
The WeChat app for medicine donation had several million visits and more than 800,000 posts immediately after its launch on Dec 19. “The government was very present in the Zero-Covid phase – now that people are getting infected, it’s not being helpful,” said Assistant Professor Hanzhang Liu from Pitzer College who specialises in Chinese politics. “It’s a very bad look. I don’t think this episode has done any favour to the government in terms of public support.”
The government vowed Monday to “optimise disbursement of fiscal funds” and to set up a dedicated channel to expedite official purchases of Covid-19 and medical goods. The flurry of grassroots action is reminiscent of the initial Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan, when the state roped in the public to supply medical resources and funds. This time around, however, local bodies are leading the way as the government has taken a step back, according to Mr Bertram Lang, a research associate in political science at Goethe University Frankfurt.
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