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There is no one, even in China, who dies of starvation because of government lockdown.

• Broken_Hippo 7y ago
  To be fair, I was more curious about the mechanisms in place to avoid it. A google search just had advice on stocking up supplies (for most). I'd really like to believe this - and I hope it is the case. But geez, we let folks die of starvation on the best of days. We let folks eat literal trash. We let folks have cases of malnutrition, too, without fixing things. The only thing I think that saves folks in the states is that during a lockdown, it is the government's responsibility to do stuff - but I'm not really convinced so many governments have stuff in place.
  • throw343245 7y ago
    There are a few vlogs of people in Wuhan. I particularly like this family, as they show what they cook everyday. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsa3H2gvWgP5mm4OUcu7rLA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsa3H2gvWgP5mm4OUcu7rLA Early on, when they could still go out, the husband would visit various supermarkets that were open and before you entered, the greeter would take your temperature. Then when the lockdown intensified and the people were restricted to their apartment complexes, designated sellers would visit the apartment complexes every day at a specific time so you could buy things. I was surprised to see so many fresh vegetables.