Police assaulted street sleepers and destroyed their properties

#HongKongPolice #Mask
Police not wearing mask properly while stationing at quarantine camp

The SAR Government has finally sent charter flights to evacuate stranded Hong Kong citizens in China's epicenter Wuhan. The returnees will be quarantined in Fo Tan's Chun Yeung Estate, a brand new public housing estate where the actual tenants were denied in last minute after the government forcefully turned the place into a quarantine camp.

Perhaps 'unafraid' of the spread of the virus, a police officer with his mask pulled down was sighted smoking with his colleague at the quarantine camp.

Source: Stand News
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Japanese netizens: As Japan believed WHO, it once overlooked the outbreak

(4 Mar) Regarding the global outbreak of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the number of new cases outside China have reached 9-fold than that of China, amongst all the countries, the situation on South Korea, Italy, Iran and Japan, were the most worrying. He also called on the world to pay attention to the virus and emphasised that it was still possible to contain the virus, all countries must put this mission as a priority.

The number of new cases reported by China to WHO was 206, the fewest since 21 January.

When the speech of Dr Ghebreyesus reached Japan, many Japanese netizens were enraged by it. Some put the blame on WHO and criticised WHO on overlooking the outbreak. Some opinions pointed out that Japan at first believed the data and the suggestions of WHO, the government, medical scholar and the general public were too optimistic on COVID-19. Moreover, the restriction on Chinese visitors was one step behind, resulted in the widespread.

While many countries enforce the 14-day quarantine, Japan set the number to 12-day. Japan even followed WHO’s suggestion and reduce the duration to 10-day. According to an anti-epidemic personnel who once worked on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, he followed WHO’s instruction, wore mask and gloves to work. Still, he was infected, unfortunately.

Some Japan netizens said, “(they) completely fail to acknowledge the importance of his (Ghebreyesus’s) speech. Regarding the outbreak, it is important to take strong measures at the beginning, so that the impacts can be minimised. However, due to the objection from this director, the outbreak becomes inevitable. It is entirely a man-made disaster.”

Another netizen was even more discontented, “WHO praised China but criticised Japan. It is wrong to say that the situation in Japan is worrying. WHO can be disbanded.”

Some also pointed out, “WHO lacked crisis awareness. It is WHO created today’s situation. At this moment, it is useless to say anything. If there is still a possibility to contain the virus, then please tell us the solution.”

Source: China HKET
https://china.hket.com/article/2580219?r=cpsdfb

#WHO #Tedros #Japan

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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus' daily demonstration of how far one can go as CCP's mouthpiece

1. "The number of new cases reported in the rest of the world has exceeded the number of new cases reported from China.... It's what's happening in the rest of the world that's now our greatest concern." This statement completely downplays China's responsibility for causing the global epidemic to get out of control because of its coverup and mishandling of the initial outbreak. Naturally, it also downplays the WHO's accountability for underestimating its lethality in the first place.

2. 'He warned other countries affected by the epidemic that it can get out of control if they do not "move swiftly and contain it".' This is in line with Chinese propaganda's interpretation that COVID-19 is becoming "imported from outside". It rationalises the official position that countries around the world should not close their borders to Chinese or foreign visitors who have been to China.

3. 'According to China's experience battling the epidemic, "with the right measures, it can be contained. That's one of the key messages from China."' This tries to prove to the world that the 'Chinese model' is the 'gold standard' for handling the epidemic. Every country should learn from China. But because they are unable to 'learn' its entire system, China will rise on top.

4. "This virus does not respect borders. It does not distinguish between races or ethnicities. It has no regard for the country's GDP or level of development." This continues to publicise political correctness and downplay China’s role as the source of the outbreak. It continues to export its responsibilities to other countries.

5. "No country should assume it won't get cases. That could be a fatal mistake"; "Every country needs to be ready to detect cases early, to isolate patients, track contacts, provide quality clinical care, prevent hospital outbreaks and prevent community transmission." On the one hand, China uses the gold standard to judge other countries' poor handling of the epidemic. On the other, it uses the minimum standard to measure its own responsibilities, which led the outbreak to become a global disaster and the world, "a community with a shared future for mankind".

Editor’s Note: "a community with a shared future for mankind" is actually a quote from Zhao Lijian, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson for China.

Source: Stand News, Itn News(Quotes), (29-Feb)
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#WHO #Tedros #CCP #Coronavirus #ChinesePropaganda #ChineseModel

Lest We Forget: the Yellow Raincoat Man

March 7 was Leung Ling-kit’s birthday, who wore a yellow raincoat warning Hongkongers of the undesirable future for not speaking and standing up against social injustice and the erosion of freedom, before his fatal fall.

We promised him and all those who had sacrificed themselves for us to continue this movement.

This evening, we will carry white flowers to his altar. We will tell him that we remember our promise and we are still fighting on.

Photo from: Internet

Hundreds of Citizens Gather in Memorial of Yellow Raincoat Man
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54,000 Iranian prisoners furloughed due to coronavirus fears: Judiciary spokesperson

//ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Over 54,000 prisoners in Iran have been temporarily released as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus

//Iraj Harirchi, the head of Iran’s coronavirus task force told reporters on Thursday that he had asked the judiciary to grant leave to certain prisoners to reduce crowding in the prisons and the spread of the virus.

//The issuing of custodial sentences has dropped 35% since the judiciary ordered judges across the country last week to refrain from taking more prisoners into custody.

//Prisoners with sentences up to five years in length have authorization to be furloughed

//However, political prisoners generally receive longer jail sentences longer than five years and are unlikely to be released.

//UN medical experts arrived in Iran on Monday to help the government tackle the widespread coronavirus outbreak

//Thirty-seven people have been detained for hoarding medical equipment... five million masks and 32 million gloves hoarded have been recovered.

//anyone found interfering in the health system while the country battles a serious outbreak of coronavirus could be found guilty of sowing “corruption on earth,” which carries the death penalty.

Source: RUDAW, (3-Mar)
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/03032020

#Iran #CoronavirusOutbreak #Prisoners

#FirstHand #ToiletPaper #Panic #Mar4
A scene in Melbourne, Frankston

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Warnings from Yellow Raincoat Man: The Lost of Freedom in Hong Kong

20:00 | Admiralty
More and more people gathered to pay tribute to "Yellow Raincoat Man" Leung Ling-kit, reminding one of those days where white flowers can always be found outside Pacific Place.

Some private cars horned to give support while passing by. Meanwhile, as two police cars were on standby, tens of riot police observed the peaceful crowd in a distance.

Lest We Forget the Yellow Raincoat Man
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18203

#Memorial #YellowRaincoat #PacificPlace