Wuhan was effectively put under quarantine on Wednesday. Now three more nearby metropolises — Huanggang, Ezhou, and Chiba — are
In addition, Beijing officials canceled festivals that were planned for the lunar new year,
But experts aren’t even sure if the extreme measures will accomplish anything beyond scaring residents: The Japan Times reports thatthe trapped residents of Wuhan are feeling confused and helpless by the quarantine.
Meanwhile, the general unease within the cities isn’t surprising. Business Insider reports thatauthorities are quarantining individual patients in plastic boxes or
“When I saw the news when I woke up, I felt like I was going to go crazy,” a Wuhan schoolteacher told The Guardian. “This is a little too late now. The government’s measures are not enough.”