“Almost immediately, the number of people on the street and on public transportation dwindled, as people kept themselves at home to avoid exposure,” writes Adams. “Within days, the government directed civil servants to work from home, and private employers largely followed suit.”

Much of the initial response Adams describes involved residents’ individual actions, rather than government-imposed restrictions. “People understood their responsibility to keep themselves and others safe,” she writes. “Sanitizer, rubbing alcohol, and face masks flew off the shelves. Other countries advised residents to wear a mask only when sick, but it became impolite not to wear one in Hong Kong.” Adams also describes the degree to which business owners worked to sanitize their shops, including scrubbing door handles and building putting plastic covering over elevator buttons.

After the first death in February, schools and non-essential public places, like museums, were shut down, and events — both big and small, public and private — were canceled or postponed. While it all felt “apocalyptic” at first, Adams writes, the less-crowded streets and the extreme precautions became “routine.”

Tensions and controversies arose at times, including health care workers going on strike in demand for Hong Kong to close its borders with China. But all the measures taken by individuals and the city appear to have largely worked, Adams explains, as the number of cases in the city have remained quite low — fewer than 150 cases and four deaths — compared to other cities where cases skyrocketed. (Read the full article here.)

As The Daily Wire highlighted, a little over three months after the first case of COVID-19 in Wuhan was reported back on Dec. 1, residents of Wuhan are getting back to work after the Hubei provincial government announced last week that essential businesses can reopen: