[NTDTV, Beijing, April 25, 2022]Recently, Shanghai, the epicenter of the CCP virus (COVID-19) epidemic, suddenly announced that foreigners who wish to return to their hometowns can return to their hometowns, and the government will provide certain subsidies. This seemingly “abnormal” decision by the Shanghai government has sparked controversy among netizens when the epidemic situation in Shanghai is still high.
Recently, the number of infected people in Shanghai has started to rebound after a drop, and the number of deaths has been accumulating day by day. People in Shanghai, who have been trapped at home for nearly a month and are eagerly waiting for an early lifting of the lockdown, are also becoming increasingly frustrated or anxious. In this situation,
On the 17th, a spokesman for the Shanghai Epidemic Prevention and Control Center publicly stated at a press conference that the Shanghai government supports the “orderly return” of foreigners in Shanghai, and can also leave those who meet the conditions and are willing to return home. Shanghai provides “subsidy” for returning home, calling on other regions to send special vehicles to Shanghai to pick up people for home quarantine, and will also arrange for residents who have residence in Shanghai but are stranded outside to “close the loop to return home.”
According to official news, the so-called “qualified” personnel mainly refer to the following types of non-locals stranded in Shanghai:
1. Those who are unable to leave Shanghai and return to their hometown due to the lockdown of the epidemic; 2. Those who are temporarily stranded in Shanghai due to the closure of hotels and high-speed rail and public transportation; Those who continue to live in the places of employment; 4. Those who did not want to leave for the time being but plan to go back; 5. Those who once belonged to the control area and could not go back to their hometown, etc.
If the above-mentioned people are willing to accept them in the community where their hometown is located, and if they themselves are willing to return to their hometown, the government can provide financial support and help arrange their return to their hometown.
After the news was issued, it quickly aroused widespread public concern and social repercussions. It is reported that as soon as this policy was released, a large number of people who were trapped in a dilemma in Shanghai began to inquire about the policy of returning to their hometowns, contacting railway stations and passenger stations, and trying to find a way to return home.
Some netizens raised some questions on the Internet in response to the above-mentioned policy of encouraging returning home:
First, the government has not clearly stated what the specific method of “subsidizing return to the hometown” is? In the end is to give a certain financial subsidy, or should the government pay for the toll to return home and the cost of isolation? You must know that the cost of returning home for isolation in some areas is ridiculously high. For example, the cost of isolation in Suzhou is about 400 yuan per day (RMB, the same below), and it will cost 5,600 yuan for 14 days of isolation.
Second, what is the means of transportation to support the return home? It is very unrealistic to expect the hometown to send a car to Shanghai to pick up people. The hometown people are now terribly afraid of Shanghai, and it is unlikely that they will take the initiative to pick up people and return home; Feasibility; if the people are allowed to find ways to return to their hometowns, I am afraid it will not be “orderly”, and it will easily lead to cross-infection and spread of the epidemic.
Third, a large number of people suddenly returned to their hometowns from Shanghai. I am afraid that the local government in their hometown will be under “great pressure”. Can the local government be able to withstand it? Or is the hometown government willing to accept returnees?
In the comment area under related reports on online social platforms and websites, polarized opinions appeared and debated with each other. Some netizens analyzed that the pressure of epidemic prevention and control in Shanghai is now too great, and there is a serious shortage of materials. It is still risky to make such a decision despite the current high incidence of cases. It can be seen that Shanghai’s capacity is close to the limit, and it has to seek other places to share the pressure. However, there are also many netizens who object to this, believing that it is irresponsible to rush people from other places to return to their hometowns when the epidemic is not under control. The risk of the spread of the epidemic is too high. Criticism or sarcasm against the Shanghai government.
Shandong netizen shmilyzhe sighed: “They (referring to the foreigners stranded in Shanghai) made contributions to Shanghai, but when they needed Shanghai’s help to tide over the difficulties, Shanghai asked them to fuck (get out).”
Suzhou netizen 07jlNF ridiculed: “This is also a trick in the reset!”
Zhejiang netizen 0sfALa left a message questioning: “Shanghai needs more than 10 million people from other places to return to their hometowns to treat the epidemic. Has the city of Shanghai failed to fight the epidemic?”
Diligence, a netizen in Nanjing, commented: “Sooner or later, we must do this! There is no need for human beings to be too concentrated in one area! It is very unsafe! Because the world is not peaceful.”
(Comprehensive report by reporter He Yating/responsible editor: Zhu Xinrui)
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