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Shielded From Coronavirus:
The Status of Police in Hong Kong


As of 11 February, four people from two households in Tsing Yi's Cheung Hong Estate were infected with the new coronavirus. District Councilors distributed bleaching solution to residents who were deeply worried about the impending risk of infection.

On the ground, the Hong Kong police showed up with protective gears and preventive equippment that every civilian, medical personnel, cleaner, security guard would wish for amidst the shortage of supply in the city.

Source: Stand News #Feb11

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"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
--Animal Farm, George Orwell

#FaceMask #PoliceState #GovernanceCrisis #FailedState #AnimalFarm #Shortage

United Christian Hospital’s Inventory of masks and protective suits would only last for 5 more days
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17054

How Many (Types of) Masks do Hongkongers Have to Wear?
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17080
#ChinesePneumonia #HealthCrisis
United Christian Hospital’s Inventory of masks and protective suits would only last for 5 more days

At present, the United Christian Hospital only has an inventory of surgical mask and advance protective suits that can last for 5 days as well as N95 masks and ordinary protective suits for 20 days.

Once these surgical masks are exhausted, medical staff might need to prepare their own supply.

Source: https://lih.kg/1874285
#Feb11

#FaceMask #GovernanceCrisis #FailedState #HA #HKMedics #Shortage

Shielded From Coronavirus:
Different Statuses of Hong Kong Police, Civilians, Medical Staff ...

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17053
#FaceMasks #Shortage #FailedState
Granny rather wears home-made napkin mask, saving medical masks and disinfectants for family members

On February 13, over 300 seniors rallied to the Government House, the Chief Executive's residence, urging Carrie Lam to explain the actual usage of filter masks made by prisoners in Hong Kong.

A 70-year old granny Chan, despite wearing a home-made napkin mask, commuted a long way from Yuen Long to Chater Garden in Central to join the rally. She explained that her daughter had given her masks and disinfectants, which she refused to use. Seeing the shortage of supply, Chan would rather want her daughter to keep those masks for her own family as a priority.

Chan added that she had queued up for masks for more than 1.5 hours but for nothing in the end. Chan pointed out that she just could not afford any expensive masks in the market. The Hong Kong government has not offered any masks.

Source: Inmedia
http://bit.ly/2OPC2aZ

#Feb13 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak
How many days are there til your masks run out?

#FaceMask #Shortage
#FaceMask #Shortage #Feb17
Pro-democracy Group Demosisto Announces the Procurement of another 1.2 million Face Masks for Hongkongers

From Joshua Wong's Twitter:
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1229331096933978113?s=197

#JoshuaWong #Demosisto
#PanicBuy #Shortage
Coronavirus Outbreak in China Triggers a Mad Rush for Face-masks Worldwide

As the coronavirus pandemic ensues in China, citizens, merchants and government officials alike are on a mad rush for face-masks. As of Feb 20, 2020, China has imported 50 million yuan worth of medical supplies, including 1.37 billion facemasks and more than 15 million protective suits.

The countrywide scramble for facemasks has caused a widespread shortage of facemasks not only in China, but also in many parts of the globe. In fact, the demand for these medical supplies has become so enormous that it has sucked up virtually every single facemask any country can offer.

According to Milano Today, the panic rush for surgical facemasks have spread to Italy. Locals have joined in the frenzy, and a rapid depletion of the local surgical facemask supply ensued in Italy. Citizens in Italy are vying for every mask that they could get their hands on.

A pharmacy depleted its stock of facemasks within a few hours. The owners claim that they have attempted to contact the facemask suppliers for more stock. Unfortunately, most suppliers have run out of stock and all they could do was to wait for a restock.

Some pharmacies do have boxes of 100 masks for sale. However, these are usually scalpers charging the poor locals $100Euros for 100 facemasks.

A supplier that specialises in surgical facemasks, Dpi di Roma, stated that they have sold 10 years worth of facemask stock in a matter of 10 days. Yet, they are still unable to meet the overwhelming demand for facemasks, with new orders for millions of facemasks being placed every single day.

Another Italian manufacturer for personal protective equipment, Cormano, stated that the total demand for facemasks in Italy in the past few years is only around 15-20 million per year. However, in the past few days, they have received orders for 10 million facemasks, equivalent to roughly 50% of the yearly Italian demand for facemasks in just days.

In order to cope with the inflated demand for facemasks, the company has sent its 40 workers in Italy and 20 workers in Spain to work in three shifts round the clock in order to boost the productivity of its factories.

Source: Apple Daily TW #Feb23
https://bit.ly/37Vrvlr

#Italy #MaskShortage