Dali L. Yang

Wuhan (eBook, PDF)

How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control

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Produktbeschreibung

The definitive account of the Chinese government's response to the initial Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan. The Covid-19 pandemic, which began as an outbreak in Wuhan in late 2019, has claimed millions of lives and caused unprecedented disruptions. Despite its generation-defining significance, there has been a surprising lack of independent research examining the decisions and measures implemented in the weeks leading up to the Wuhan lockdown, as well as the missteps and shortcomings that allowed the novel coronavirus to spread with minimal hindrance. In Wuhan: How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control, Dali L. Yang scrutinizes China's emergency response to the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan, delving into the government's handling of epidemic information and the decisions that influenced the scale and scope of the outbreak. Yang's research reveals that China's health decision-makers and experts had an excellent head start when they implemented a health emergency action program to respond to the outbreak at the end of December 2019. With granular detail and compelling immediacy, Yang investigates the political and bureaucratic processes that hindered information flows and sharing, as well as the cognitive framework that limited understanding of the virus's contagiousness and hampered effective decisions. Yang's research uncovers that urgent warnings from sources outside Wuhan helped shift the Chinese health leadership's focus towards epidemic control. Once this shift occurred, China's party-state mobilized resources and enforced a lockdown in Wuhan. This lockdown was divided into two phases: providing additional medical resources and enforcing community-level lockdowns and home confinement. The 76-day lockdown contained the virus within China's borders, but the leadership and public later faced the challenge of reopening China in a world still grappling with SARS-CoV-2. Wuhan: How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control also critiques the Chinese authorities for prioritizing dominance and control in their response to the Wuhan outbreak. This preoccupation led to the suppression, distortion, and neglect of crucial disease information, fostering an atmosphere of organized silence. The punishment of whistleblowers and the banning of the immediate release of research findings on the novel coronavirus further contributed to this silencing. Yang emphasizes the importance of retaining public trust during a pandemic and underscores the need for transparency, openness to new information, and direct communication of risk with the public.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197756270
• Artikelnr.: 69915523

Autorenporträt

Dali L. Yang (Ph.D. 1993, Princeton) is the William C. Reavis Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He has been a faculty member at the university since 1992. Yang's research primarily focuses on China's development, governance, and global influence. He has authored several notable books, including Calamity and Reform in China (Stanford, 1996) and Remaking the Chinese Leviathan (Stanford, 2004). In addition to his academic accomplishments, Yang has held various leadership positions at the University of Chicago. He was the founding Faculty Director of the Center in Beijing, chair of the Department of Political Science, and Senior Advisor on Global Initiatives.

Inhaltsangabe

* 1. Thinking About China's Response to the Covid-19 Outbreak
* 2. The Party-State, Fragmented Authoritarianism, and the Health
Emergency Response Regime
* 3. The Wuhan Alarm: Unusual Pneumonia Cases and a SARS-Like
Coronavirus
* 4. The New Year's Eve Meeting: The Huanan Seafood Market and the
Health Emergency Action Program
* 5. The Stability Imperative and the Silencing of Doctors
* 6. The NHC, Pathogen Verification, and Laboratory Regulation
* 7. China CDC, the Huanan Seafood Market, and Epidemiological Tunnel
Vision
* 8. Fragmented authoritarianism, Inclusion-Exclusion Criteria, and
Suppression of Case Submissions
* 9. The Wall of Silence Surrounding Health Worker Infections
* 10. Conducting Public Health Emergency Response in Stealth
* 11. The Decision to Seal Wuhan Off
* 12. "The Battle for Wuhan"
* 13. The Wuhan Lockdown: The Party-State and Community Enforcement of
Home Confinement
* 14. Conclusion: How Did It Happen? What Could Have Been?