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[โ€“] queermunist@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

That was just a sensationalized story - they sealed the extra doors on a building but left one open, so they could do controlled screening. I think it was actually just that one building too. They didn't weld people inside buildings to die ๐Ÿ™„

As a result they had one of the best COVID responses in the world and saved countless lives.

[โ€“] knightmare1147@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Thank you for the information, it was something I thought about for a while but that does make more sense.