Coronavirus : lockdowns are not the reason Hong Kong and South Korea are beating Covid-19. Model citizens might be | South China Morning Post
▻https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3080764/coronavirus-lockdowns-are-not-reason-hong-kong-and
For instance, in France, a country where even the national motto is built around the nation of “Liberté”, citizens need permission to leave their homes; in both Hong Kong and South Korea, people have been free to walk the streets and even to eat at restaurants, albeit with some seating restrictions.
Noting this, some Western critics lamenting the responses of their own governments have seized on the experiences of both Hong Kong and South Korea as examples of how swift government action backed up by well-organised testing regimes have negated the need for harsher actions. As Kim Ki-hyun, the director of the Safety Management Division at Seoul Metropolitan Government, put it: “Unlike other countries, quick government intervention, tracking and isolating infected personnel, and a transparent information hub has allowed our country to suppress the virus while refraining from closing down the economy.”
But while swift government action, relentless tracking and well-organised testing regimes have undoubtedly played a part, increasingly observers are suggesting there is another pillar to the success of both Hong Kong and South Korea: the mindsets of their people.
En résumé :
– nous avons un gouvernement stupide
– la population gouvernée par un gouvernement stupide agit relativement stupidement aussi (corrélation fortuite ou causalité, va savoir)