LogFAQs > #936570010

OhhhJa posted...

If china is lying about it being totally contained, (they are) this is a major concern.

But is it a major concern for how the rest of the world approaches the virus? Nobody's going to be reopening their borders until well after the vast majority of their domestic cases are resolved, so it's not like we have to worry about people bringing new cases from China. Nobody has the time or resources to worry about anyone but their own victims, so it's not like we're missing out on a feasible opportunity to help out innocent Chinese victims (as nice as it might be to do so). Enough other countries have had significant numbers of cases that public health strategies can be developed based on those numbers instead of trying to emulate what China has done (which, regardless of the veracity of their numbers, wouldn't have really have been an option anyway for countries that value human rights), so there's no concern about being misled there.

At this point, COVID in China is old news. Yes, them (presumably) lying about their numbers is a problem that should be addressed in the future, but in terms of how we handle the virus right now (which is much higher priority than any punitive action), it would be hard pressed to be any less relevant. They don't matter. Yet.

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