‘Lockdown programmes in China successful’

Washington: The lockdown programmes in Wuhan and other parts of China have proven successful and helpful for other countries for the effective control and prevention of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a world-renowned expert has said.

“I have called them (lockdown programmes) before the largest public health experiment in the history of humankind,” said William Schaffner, an influential infectious disease specialist.

“Clearly, now we have evidence, reduced very much the transmission of this highly contagious virus.” Xinhua