For those who may be interested in what the day to day experience is like for Chinese citizens who are in the quarantine facilities ("cabin hospitals") that are set up in sports arenas and convention centers, here is a link to a diary with many pictures-- interesting even if one doesn't read mandarin. Pics of the food rations, medical stations, bunk/ toiletries issued to each admission, outside porta potties with many handwashing sinks, but apparently no showering/ bathing facilities. Etc. I think these facilities are also pretty chilly-- every single person is bundled up.
It's also pretty apparent in the pics that there is fondness and camaraderie between residents and the staff. I marvel at how tolerant the people are for these spartan conditions, but the Chinese people are stoic and resourceful, finding ways to endure situations that would be intolerable for many westerners.
确诊患者日记 | 在我宣布已战胜新冠病毒，嘚瑟了几天后。啪~脸真疼！
I have a friend in Beijing, and we use wechat. She is tending 2 elderly family members, and declined the opportunity to fly back to the U.S. in early January. As of yesterday, it has been 18 days since she left the apartment-- by her own choice. She is careful what to share on wechat so as not to attract attention of the censors, and is artificially upbeat in her anecdotes to camouflage info. Until end of January she was able to get to a hotel to use her VPN every few days, but her VPN became unusable end of January.
