In China if there is a rule, we follow the rule'
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Xi Lu, who has lived in London for seven years, was trapped in Wuhan during the pandemic
In China if there is a rule, we follow the rule': Chinese London
resident who was trapped in Wuhan during peak of pandemic says country
was able to control virus quicker than UK because people are more
obedient
Xi Lu, 31, ended up spending 141 days in Wuhan following a visit to see relatives
He was reunited with his wife in July when he could finally return to London
Six months ago Wuhan was subject to one of the world's strictest lockdowns
People could not leave their homes except to buy food and had to wear masks
Despite mass movement of people, China has not reported another outbreak
A Chinese citizen living in London, who was trapped in Wuhan during the peak of the pandemic, believes China was able to get a quicker grip on the virus, because people are more obedient and 'follow the rules'.
Xi Lu, 31, spent 141 days in Wuhan after he was unable to return home following a visit to see family in the city.
His
wife remained in the UK when he went abroad in January and he was
eventually able to return to London, where he has lived for the last
seven years, in July.
Just six months ago, Wuhan was home to one of the world's first, and strictest, lockdowns.
The city was sealed off from the rest of China, with people discouraged from leaving their homes except for groceries, and face masks mandatory.
During the 76 days of strict lockdown, Mr
Lu only went outside occasionally, to collect deliveries from the
entrance to his residential area.
However,
now with measures largely lifted, more than 18 million tourists flocked
to the city for China's Golden Week at the start of October.
Despite the mass movement of people, the country has not reported another large outbreak of Covid cases.
Mr Lu told the PA news agency there was a
significant cultural difference, with Chinese citizens more likely to
follow the rules mandated by their government.
He
said: 'In China if there is a rule, we follow the rule. If we see
somebody not following the rules, we don't need to punish them, we need
to make sure they are aware of their violations against the rules.
'Most of the Chinese people, in particular the younger generation, they have had more than 15 years of obligatory education.
'So most of the younger generation, they believe in the science. They just follow whatever the scientists say.
'Wear the mask? We wear the mask. And we tell our parents and grandparents to wear the mask.
'We wouldn't say 'let's take the mask off because I can't breathe right', because we know this virus is there.'
Chinese people were more likely to report
their neighbours for violating the rules, something Mr Lu said he did
himself during lockdown.
He said if
people continue to be anti-mask and anti-vaccine, there would be a third
wave and lockdown in the spring, followed by a fourth next winter.
Mr
Lu said he respected those who said lockdown restrictions were an
impact on their freedom: 'But freedom is only a relative word for me. We
do ask for freedom, but our freedom does not get in the way of other's
freedom.
'If we do that, we are kind of stealing two months of freedom, by going out to the bar with friends.
'If there is no one left, there are no human rights.'
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news,By Shari Miller For Mailonline
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