Whilst I am certain pool parties are indeed happening, something about the fact that they happened and ended up in international news strikes me of being a little, maybe, propaganda-ish.

Why wouldn't the fact that the epicenter of the pandemic hasn't had cases in months, and is now allowing very large gatherings not naturally be news?

I can't see Wuhan from here.

What directions did they follow that allows Wuhan to have pool parties? I don't understand how having pool parties can be ok. Does the virus not exist there? How can that be possible?

> I can't see Wuhan from here.

Well luckily we have this thing called the internet that lets you see images, video, and text from far away places.

> What directions did they follow that allows Wuhan to have pool parties? I don't understand how having pool parties can be ok. Does the virus not exist there? How can that be possible?

Full lockdown, including stipends to help people out economically, heavy maks usage, massive amounts of tests (when they saw six new cases after not having any, they did 6.5M tests in a week in wuhan), and scanning temperatures of pretty much anyone anytime they go into public area.

Which leads to this https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/18/asia/wuhan-water-park-party-i...

The US had a concert with thousands of people just last week. I'm sure we can agree it shouldn't have, that it was a very dumb decision for Smash Mouth to do it - but I don't see much reason to believe that this Wuhan pool party was a smart decision.

Wuhan hasn't had a case in months is the difference.