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American said he felt "100 times" safer in China than US amid Coronavirus outbreak
Full headline: A California man who self-quarantined after returning home from China amid the coronavirus outbreak said he is '100x more concerned' for his health in the US than he was in China
Business Insider 1 hour ago
A Bay Area resident visited Kunming in China's Yunnan province 979 miles southwest of Wuhan, where COVID-19 originated, on January 25 in the midst of the coronavirus disease outbreak.
He said he saw more safety precautions being taken in China than in the US, like more masks being worn and officials understanding the gravity of the situation.
Seeing how differently the Chinese and US governments each handled the virus convinced him that he feels safer in China than he does on American soil.
A 36-year-old US citizen from Cupertino, California, visited Kunming, China, almost 1,000 miles southwest of Wuhan, where the coronavirus disease originated, on January 25.
At the time that the Bay Area resident and UX designer — who requested to stay anonymous but whose identity was verified by Business Insider — visited, there were at least 217 confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, in China.
And following his trip, from January 25 to February 2, he observed just how differently the governments of both countries dealt with the growing virus that has now infected 94,000 people and killed more than 3,200.
He told Business Insider that he observed locals and Chinese officials understanding the potential severity of the growing virus and taking safety precautions. That contrasted heavily with his work colleagues' blase attitudes back in the US and a disorderly experience at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) upon his return from China on February 2.
He said he saw more safety precautions being taken in China than in the US, like more masks being worn and officials understanding the gravity of the situation.
Seeing how differently the Chinese and US governments each handled the virus convinced him that he feels safer in China than he does on American soil.
A 36-year-old US citizen from Cupertino, California, visited Kunming, China, almost 1,000 miles southwest of Wuhan, where the coronavirus disease originated, on January 25.
At the time that the Bay Area resident and UX designer — who requested to stay anonymous but whose identity was verified by Business Insider — visited, there were at least 217 confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, in China.
And following his trip, from January 25 to February 2, he observed just how differently the governments of both countries dealt with the growing virus that has now infected 94,000 people and killed more than 3,200.
He told Business Insider that he observed locals and Chinese officials understanding the potential severity of the growing virus and taking safety precautions. That contrasted heavily with his work colleagues' blase attitudes back in the US and a disorderly experience at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) upon his return from China on February 2.
When a relative who was already sick with late-stage cancer died while the man was visiting, the body was taken away by people in hazmat suits as a precaution.
More at link: https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-outbreak-covid19-self-quarantine-us-safer-china-2020-3#in-china-he-told-business-insider-he-noticed-precautions-being-taken-1
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