Melburnians evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan earlier this year have experienced the world's longest lockdown. This is what they think about the experience in both cities.
Jolin Liu, one of 600 Australians evacuated from Wuhan at the start of the pandemic, considers herself very unlucky.China has reportedly largely contained the coronavirus, recording a handful of imported cases every day
"The lockdown measures in Wuhan were very strict, even tighter than the stage 4 restrictions in Melbourne," she told the ABC.Some people would have been struggling to get food." Meanwhile, Australia has a total of 26,813 reported cases and more than 830 deaths — the majority in Victoria.So how does Victoria's response compare with Wuhan's coronavirus measures?One week before Ms Liu's family were due to fly home to Melbourne in January, Beijing took the unprecedented step of sending Wuhan and nearby cities in Hubei province into mandatory quarantine, affecting at least 50 million people.
This harsh approach was needed, in the view of city officials, to stem case numbers from spiralling out of control. A red or yellow status denied people from entering major facilities such as airports, train stations, and banks.Authorities at major transport hubs and checkpoints across the country were required to check the apps, which contained detailed location and personal data."In Wuhan, if you didn't scan your colour codeShe said this would never happen in Australia, given the country's commitment to human rights and domestic privacy concerns.
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