How Wuhan Maintained Social Infrastructure During Lockdown

Wuhan is the capital city of Central China’s Hubei Province, with a population of 11 million people; divided into 15 Districts and further sub-divided into 178 Sub Districts referred to as Streets, which house 1,400 community complexes.

- Chandra Jayaratne

The more rural areas of the city have 1,900 cluster villages. The city has a very efficient and effective governance structure; supported by committed, capable and productive State sector officials, all of whom were leveraged in effectively in maintaining the social infrastructure at optimum service effectiveness during the COVID-19 crisis.

The city in addition hosts 7,100 independent residential compounds, with their own management teams for assuring optimum property management services to the apartment households within each compound; with these services being organised by independent commercial service companies operated for profit, deploying highly efficient and committed staff: and levying management fees; these units are self-contained; including recreation, parks, and shopping options and all other amenities and services.

Wuhan city is run by State officials in a management structure designed to support each district operating like a municipality and the street sub-districts in rural villages operating as local government admin units; whereas the residential compounds operate under private management.

network coordination with interlinked network systems and communicating links were brought in to operation to assure the required transparent and seamless network linked governance during the crisis, thereby assuring logistics and services co-ordination operating with perfect harmony.

The lockdown was effectively managed leveraging the State staff and property management staff, along with law enforcement; all of whom were collectively made accountable for effective lockdown maintenance and as well as assuring all household requirement facilitation during the period; whilst ensuring strict compliance with set healthcare guidelines and regulatory regime.