According to China’s official media, Shanghai is relatively stable facing the novel coronavirus challenge. However, netizens have been posting different news items about the severity of the infection in Shanghai. Two pieces of information might give people an inside look into the real situation there:
1. According to Jiefang Daily, the official newspaper of the Shanghai Communist Party Committee, Shanghai established a “Dynamic Health Monitoring System for People Who Came to Shanghai” after January 31, 2020. By February 7, total of 1.68 million people had registered with the system, including 360,000 people who registered on February 7. This would mean the Shanghai government and health officials are monitoring at least 1.68 million people.
2. Youth Daily, the official newspaper of the Communist Youth League Shanghai Committee, reported that when Shanghai was collecting doctor’s names as its fourth patch to go to Hubei province on February 8, Zhang Wenhong, the head of Shanghai Medical Treatment Expert Group (to fight the novel coronavirus), expressed his desire to go to Wuhan. There were many WeChat discussions because the people of Shanghai were afraid when they heard that their lead medical expert wanted to leave Shanghai.
1. Excerpt in Chinese:
今天下午，上海市政府举行新闻发布会，市卫生健康委新闻发言人郑锦等介绍上海新型冠状病毒感染肺炎防控工作情况。
郑锦通报称，昨天（2月7日）0时至24时，“进沪人员健康动态观察系统”新增登记36万余人。其中，铁路10万余人、公路道口19万余人、机场4.5万余人、其他路口2万余人。
系统自1月31日晚正式上线以来，已累计登记进沪人员168万余人，有效提高了入沪人员通关效率，减少了排队等待时间。其中，铁路54万余人、公路道口75万余人、机场26万余人、其他路口12万余人。
Source: Jiefang Daily, February 8, 2020
http://www.jfdaily.com.cn/news/detail?id=208331
2. Excerpt in Chinese:
2月8日元宵节晚上，华山人正沉浸在与前三批援鄂医疗队员连线祝福的气氛中。20时57分，丁强院长在科主任群里发布了召集令：明天需要210人驰援武汉，大家可以向文东副院长报名。
正肩负上海市医疗救治专家组组长重任的张文宏主任也报名：上海这边的情况稳定了，我也可以去。
Source: Youth Daily, February 9, 2020
http://www.why.com.cn/wx/article/2020/02/09/15812250301277815309.html