#Rumour #Panic
Online Image of Wuhan SO2 Content Went Viral; Fear Stirred Up Due to the Lack of Actual Information from China
Despite claims over the epidemic was under control, netizens discovered on Windy, a live wind map and weather forecast website, that the Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) content in Wuhan were extremely high, to over1,500 µg/m3. Some netizens even estimated that over 14,000 corpses were being burnt, as others pointed out industrial activities were kept to a minimum due to government orders.
Media sites like The Sun and Daily Mirror followed suit, suggesting that high levels of SO2 could have come from an unusual crematorium activity in the cities. However, the claims were dismissed by PRC's Ministry of Ecology and Environment and news media such as Euronews. Nonetheless, the fear and the rumour that had been stirred up reflected the lack of actual information about the epidemic situation in China.
Earlier, the Wuhan local government in China ordered all bereaved families to simplify burial processes and all funeral homes to provide 24-7 services. Online videos also showed that funeral homes were crammed with corpses to be cremated, while in the mortuary of hospitals, some same-sex corpses were even stacked in one cell.
Source: Apple Daily
Online Image of Wuhan SO2 Content Went Viral; Fear Stirred Up Due to the Lack of Actual Information from China
Despite claims over the epidemic was under control, netizens discovered on Windy, a live wind map and weather forecast website, that the Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) content in Wuhan were extremely high, to over1,500 µg/m3. Some netizens even estimated that over 14,000 corpses were being burnt, as others pointed out industrial activities were kept to a minimum due to government orders.
Media sites like The Sun and Daily Mirror followed suit, suggesting that high levels of SO2 could have come from an unusual crematorium activity in the cities. However, the claims were dismissed by PRC's Ministry of Ecology and Environment and news media such as Euronews. Nonetheless, the fear and the rumour that had been stirred up reflected the lack of actual information about the epidemic situation in China.
Earlier, the Wuhan local government in China ordered all bereaved families to simplify burial processes and all funeral homes to provide 24-7 services. Online videos also showed that funeral homes were crammed with corpses to be cremated, while in the mortuary of hospitals, some same-sex corpses were even stacked in one cell.
Source: Apple Daily
#Panic
When Fear Reflects Public's Distrust of the Authorities
On Feb 17, a suspected abduction and a suicide stirred up terror among the population, although the two events were believed to be unrelated in the end.
The two cases are as follows:
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01:27 | Po Lam Serenity Place Block 3, Tseung Kwan O
A man, shouting for help, was allegedly kidnapped onto a car. The car then drove to the direction of Po Hong Park.
07:43| Yan Chung House, Yan Ming Court
A secutity guard discovered a man lying on the podium after a bang sound. Firemen and paramedics lifted the body off the platform via a ladder and certified the death of a 67-year-old man surnamed Tsang. He was suspected to have fallen from height but no suicide note was found at the scene.
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Since mysterious dead bodies, unexplained "suicides" and missing people cases grew in number with the pro-democracy movement and police brutality, the population have their reasons to worry about all possible linkages.
Source: @tko84; Oncc #Feb17
When Fear Reflects Public's Distrust of the Authorities
On Feb 17, a suspected abduction and a suicide stirred up terror among the population, although the two events were believed to be unrelated in the end.
The two cases are as follows:
==========
01:27 | Po Lam Serenity Place Block 3, Tseung Kwan O
A man, shouting for help, was allegedly kidnapped onto a car. The car then drove to the direction of Po Hong Park.
07:43| Yan Chung House, Yan Ming Court
A secutity guard discovered a man lying on the podium after a bang sound. Firemen and paramedics lifted the body off the platform via a ladder and certified the death of a 67-year-old man surnamed Tsang. He was suspected to have fallen from height but no suicide note was found at the scene.
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Since mysterious dead bodies, unexplained "suicides" and missing people cases grew in number with the pro-democracy movement and police brutality, the population have their reasons to worry about all possible linkages.
Source: @tko84; Oncc #Feb17
#Panic #FailedState
Feb 17, 2020: Hong Kong in a State of “WAR(S)”
Crates of rice and toilet paper were purchased in bulk by local residents hoping to hoard these vital supplies in case the continuous outbreak of Wuhan pneumonia affects local supply; leaving the racks at the supermarket completely empty. The Westwood branch of Wellcome Supermarket imposed a quota on purchasing these daily necessities.
Source: Daniel Cheung Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/100000911270684/posts/3699460906760915/
Further reading:
Toilet paper robbery
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17461
We all lose out if toilet roll panic continues
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17462
Feb 17, 2020: Hong Kong in a State of “WAR(S)”
Crates of rice and toilet paper were purchased in bulk by local residents hoping to hoard these vital supplies in case the continuous outbreak of Wuhan pneumonia affects local supply; leaving the racks at the supermarket completely empty. The Westwood branch of Wellcome Supermarket imposed a quota on purchasing these daily necessities.
Source: Daniel Cheung Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/100000911270684/posts/3699460906760915/
Further reading:
Toilet paper robbery
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17461
We all lose out if toilet roll panic continues
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17462
#Newspaper
Post flyer asking "infected Chinese” not to visit. Japanese Man was arrested in Kyoto
(22 Feb) Kyodo News reported that Kyoto Prefecture police arrested a man, Tetsushi Uchiyama aged 58, on the 21 Feb in Higashiyama Ward of the city, suspected of violating the "Kyoto Outdoor Advertising Regulations." by posting a flyer on a telephone pole in Higashiyama Ward at about 10.15 pm on the 20 Feb with the words "Don't come to infect China!"
Uchiyama was an employee of Asahi Kasei Corporation. He acknowledged the suspicion, confessing that "the new coronavirus was spreading in China, and did not want to let infected Chinese come to Japan, and was unable to restrain such feelings."
According to police, the flyers were about 24 cm long and about 5 cm wide and were taped to electricity poles. Uchiyama explained that using the Internet to translate "infected Chinese do not come" from Japanese to Chinese.
Kyodo News reported that on the evening of the 20 Feb, the police received 110 police reports that a man near the scene had a dispute with the a Chinese. Uchiyama was on the scene at the time, and the police found three identical flyers from his bag.
It is reported that since February, there have been many incidents of posting similar flyers around the scene, and police are investigating whether Uchiyama is related to this.
Source: Stand News
http://bit.ly/32By7Ei
#Japan #Coronavirus #Panic
Post flyer asking "infected Chinese” not to visit. Japanese Man was arrested in Kyoto
(22 Feb) Kyodo News reported that Kyoto Prefecture police arrested a man, Tetsushi Uchiyama aged 58, on the 21 Feb in Higashiyama Ward of the city, suspected of violating the "Kyoto Outdoor Advertising Regulations." by posting a flyer on a telephone pole in Higashiyama Ward at about 10.15 pm on the 20 Feb with the words "Don't come to infect China!"
Uchiyama was an employee of Asahi Kasei Corporation. He acknowledged the suspicion, confessing that "the new coronavirus was spreading in China, and did not want to let infected Chinese come to Japan, and was unable to restrain such feelings."
According to police, the flyers were about 24 cm long and about 5 cm wide and were taped to electricity poles. Uchiyama explained that using the Internet to translate "infected Chinese do not come" from Japanese to Chinese.
Kyodo News reported that on the evening of the 20 Feb, the police received 110 police reports that a man near the scene had a dispute with the a Chinese. Uchiyama was on the scene at the time, and the police found three identical flyers from his bag.
It is reported that since February, there have been many incidents of posting similar flyers around the scene, and police are investigating whether Uchiyama is related to this.
Source: Stand News
http://bit.ly/32By7Ei
#Japan #Coronavirus #Panic