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Re:China building 1k-bed hospital over the weekend to treat ... by lykr0n on Friday January 24, 2020 @02:48PM (#22141792)
No. That's the government's job. China is not some impoverished country.
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Re:China building 1k-bed hospital over the weekend to treat ... by thaumasiotes on Friday January 24, 2020 @04:17PM (#22142555)
> China is not some impoverished country.

That's not obvious. Here are some countries with higher estimated GDP per capita than China:

Mexico (roughly equal)

Malaysia (10% more)

Romania (24% more)

Uruguay (69% more)

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Re:China building 1k-bed hospital over the weekend to treat ... by lykr0n on Saturday January 25, 2020 @04:29PM (#22148729)
The per capita is low in China, but that doesn't make the different layers of government unable to provide stuff like that.
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Re:China building 1k-bed hospital over the weekend to treat ... by hmbe on Saturday January 25, 2020 @06:33AM (#22145864)
Not to mention these masks are likely made IN China... divert production.
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