The loss of life in Wuhan is tragic and politically embarrassing to the Chinese government. Nevertheless, for the rest of the world, the reports of large numbers of urns in Wuhan being collected by families is significant in another way. People are lining up to receive urns. That was not possible during the lock down.
That change in behavior is evidence of a change in the trend of illness there.
With politicians still waffling over social distancing (Sweden is very bad), it is important to emphasize that social distancing works. In that respect, the trend in deaths there is more important than the number of deaths.
Saw a drone video of Milan's empty plazas and streets
here (FWIW from a subsidiary of RT). That should be our focus as the face of CoViD-19, but I expect that the media will go for morbid stories--as I have myself. That's a mistake. We need to focus on constructive action and not hopelessness.
