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People in China Celebrate Coronavirus Calamities in the US and Japan

As Wuhan Pneumonia rages across the globe, the Chinese Communist Party claimed that the outbreak has been slowing down in China. The communist regime also sees the pandemic as an diplomatic opportunity by
exporting medical supplies abroad in a bid to salvage the withering reputation.

In China, people, however, are gloating over the calamity around the world. In Liaoning Shenyang, a porridge shop set up an inflatable celebratory decoration “congratulating” the outbreak of Coronavirus in the U.S. and Japan.

Some farmers hoisted Chinese-style festive banners to applaud the confirmed cases of Coronavirus has exceeded 100,000 in the U.S.

In a video circulating on the internet, Chinese citizens were standing upright and read aloud, “Congratulations to the U.S for getting more than 100,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus. I love China. Fight the U.S.” Moments later, fireworks were lit up for a celebration. The video has become viral on outbound social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter since March 30.

People in China had little sympathy on their fellow countrymen either. In Wuhan, the epicentre of Coronavirus with over 50,000 confirmed cases, relatives of the deceased lined up, in tears and pain, outside funeral home to collect ashes. Some others, however, staged celebratory ceremony to thank the medical staff of Huoshenshan Hospital, wearing red windbreakers and waving Chiblnese flags and banners that read “Thank you for risking your lives for Wuhan”, while showing a big smile in front of the camera. Netizens scorned, “staged disaster recovery, staged thanksgiving, dramatic mourning, staged news reporting, staged medical treatment, only the cremation is real."

Source: Apple Daily #Mar31
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Editorial Column: From Ebola Virus to "CCP Virus"
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Black or White? Xi is the Only One in Color: "Our Great Leaders Are Greater Than The Sacrifices of The Dead"

The Chinese Communist Party said the country would mourn the deaths due to the coronavirus outbreak on April 4, 2020. In doing so, the Foreign Ministry turned their homepage black and white; however, pictures with the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping and PRC's premier Li Kexiang remained in color, creating a huge contrast to the intent to mourn.

Questions are also raised concerning the political agenda behind the mere act of commemoration. On the eve of the global outbreak, Chinese state media has blamed the U.S. for spreading the coronavirus and revised previous news on the discovery of the Wuhan pneumonia (COVID19) in China in 2019. Recently, videos and reports disclosed how people in China celebrated the calamities due to the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. and Japan.

Source: Apple Daily
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Chinese Government Turns Radar Map into Black and White to Mourn Wuhan Pneumonia Deaths

The Chinese government staged a national mourning for the deceased Wuhan pneumonia patients on April 4, the Qing Ming Festival according to the Chinese almanac where people traditionally pay respect to the deceased.

On this day in 2020, the Chinese authorities forbade entertainment and social activities and lowered the flags in all government buildings. Many government websites including were turned into black and white. Whereas weather and radar maps lost their functions after being turned into black and white, Xi Jinping stayed in color on the webpage of the Foreign Ministry.

Wuhan pneumonia appeared in China since 2019 and Wuhan was the epicenter. The Chinese government has reported over 80,000 confirmed cases and over 3,000 deaths.

Source: DB Channel #Apr4

Black or White? Xi is the Only One in Color: "Our Great Leaders Are Greater Than The Sacrifices of The Dead"
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Australian News Program: WHO Promotes China's Interest and Propaganda

Source: Sky News, Australia
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Street Art Inspired by Coronavirus Pandemic: Xi Jinping, Coronavirus, the Simpsons...

Street artists around the world created new artworks on the Coronavirus pandemic.

In Italy, Nello Perrucci put masks on the Simpsons calling on citizens to stay home. In America, Pnywave Home painted a couple kissing through their masks on a white wall on the beach, and he wrote, "It's time to look at ourselves, see what we have done to the earth, and see our whole life."

In particular, Lush Sux combined Xi Jinping's head witg the coronavirus and tweeted "add me on tiktok before it gets put in the re education camp".

Source : Stand News

#Apr3 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #ProtestArt #StreetArt #Xinjinping
#AntiEpidemic #HumanRights #DomesticHelpers
Domestic Helpers Concern Groups Criticize Hong Kong Government for Neglecting Domestic Workers' Rights in Coronavirus Preventive Regulations

Since March 29 2020, the HKSAR government has prohibited gatherings of more than 4 people in public place and required a social distance of no less than 1.5 meter. The new rule will last for 14 days.

During the coronavirus outbreak, the footbridges in Mong Kok, where domestic helpers spent their day off, has become fairly empty. On 5 April 2020, concern groups including the Foreign Labour Centre, the Asian Migrants' Union and the chairman of Labour Party Kwok Wing-ken distributed hand sanitizers, masks, takeaway menus and Coronavirus prevention leaflets to the foreign helpers on the footbridge.

Eni Lestari, Chairperson of Asian Migrants' Union said, “It is the Government's responsibility to step up epidemic prevention publicity for foreign domestic helpers,” stressing that "protection of domestic helpers is also for the protection of employer's family".

Tong Hiu-yan, Director of Community Relations at the Foreign Labor Works Centre, said they have received many requests for help from domestic helpers. Most of the workers live with the employers and most of them do not have their own rooms. In other words, they would be asked to work and unable to take proper rest, when staying at thr employer's home on holidays.

Tong criticised the government's Labor Departments for not providing enough guidelines for both employers and domestic helpers. Besides, the Department had no practical measures to protect the rights and interests of the domestic helpers and was unwilling to handle requests of domestic helpers.

Source : InMedia HK #Apr5
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Government dental services carry on routine duty without washout period during coronavirus outbreak

The facebook page of Civil Servants' Secrets, where whistleblowers' messages are published, revealed on March 30, 2020 that dentists and dental nurses working in government's clinics were demanded to take up coronavirus inspection work in ports or Asia-Expo once or twice a week.

Without any washout period, they are directly sent back to carry on their routine services at dental clinics after the inspection work. At the port areas, they gave out quarantine orders to overseas arrivals and collect samples of sputum from those passengers with onset of Coronavirus.

Source: Facebook Page of Civil Servants' Secrets

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#Disappearance #CensorshipKills
At Least Three Citizen Journalists and One Photographer Gone Missing in China During Coronavirus Pandemic

Three Chinese citizen journalists and one German television photographer have gone missing in recent months. They are presumed to have been detained by Chinese authorities after posting videos on social media documenting the reality of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The three Chinese journalists include Li Zehua who was previously a news anchor for China’s most important and prominent state TV station, CCTV. The other two journalists are Wuhan Citizen Fang Bin and Citizen Journalist Chen Qiushi. The most recent missing photographer to suffer this fate was hired externally by the German public-service television broadcaster ZDF.

Source: National Review; Stand News #Apr5

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Chinese markets are still selling bats and slaughtering rabbits on blood-soaked floors as Beijing celebrates 'victory' over the coronavirus 

"As the pandemic that began in Wuhan forced countries worldwide to go into lockdown ...thousands of customers flocked to a sprawling indoor market in Guilin, south-west China. Here cages of different species were piled on top of each other.

In another meat market in Dongguan, southern China...a medicine seller returning to business with a billboard advertising bats – thought to be the cause of the initial Wuhan outbreak – along with scorpions and other creatures. 

The shocking scenes came as China finally lifted a weekslong nationwide lockdown and encouraged people to go back to normal daily life to boost the flagging economy. Official statistics indicated there were virtually no new infections. 

The market in Guilin was packed with shoppers yesterday, with fresh dog and cat meat on offer..."

Read more: Daily Mail #Mar28
#HongKongProtests #Freedom
President of Public Doctors Association Calls for HongKongers to Defend Social Distancing as Their Rights to Gather and Protest

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If citizens are getting relaxed about social distancing, the epidemic could dwell and last even longer, providing excuses for the government to extend the gathering ban.

Chapter 599 of the Prevention and Control of Diseases Ordinance confers on the Secretary for Food and Health, the Chief Executive and the Executive Council the power to prevent, cope with or mitigate the effects of public health emergencies. It also gives law enforcement officers a lot of power to enter private premises without a search warrant. If the government and the police are not using the powers of this Ordinance to control disease, but to control citizens’ freedom, such consequence could be detrimental, e.g. during the remembrance activities held on March 31, a female police officer stated her wish to charge 5 arrestees nearby Prince Edward subway station of breaching the gathering restriction, despite the fact that the five people were not even acquainted with each other.

At times, preventing the spread of disease and preventing exploitation of human rights could cause a conflict of values. The crux relies on how the government strikes a balance in implementing and enforcing restrictions and the duration of such restrictions. A civil society that honors self-discipline counts less on laws to resolve public health problems which avoids giving excuses to those in power.

Lastly, Ma calls for citizens to understand when to take to the streets and when to seek entertainment. With today's socio-political environment skewed towards the rule of man in absence of the rule of law, the remaining rights of the Hong Kong people could easily be striped away without a fight.

Source: Stand News
#Apr12 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak
#FailedState #ChinesePneumonia
5 Unaccredited Labs Appointed for Hong Kong's COVID-19 Mandatory Testing

Source: Apple Daily #Oct22

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5 Unaccredited Labs Appointed for Hong Kong's COVID-19 Mandatory Testing

The Hong Kong Government has been requesting specific high-risk groups to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing. An investigation by Apple Daily revealed that among 69 high-risk groups, 35 were tested by 5 appointed testing laboratories. However, none of these 5 providers were accredited under the Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (HOKLAS).

More alarming is the fact that some of these laboratories boasted of having “hospital-level laboratory equipment”. This is potentially misleading.

A staff member at one of the appointed laboratories acknowledged that the company is seeking ISO accreditation, although he insisted its operation is “meeting the requirements”.

A professional medical technologist pointed out that HOKLAS accreditation is a basic-level requirement of testing laboratories. He opined that it is absurd for the government to appoint a testing lab without HOKLAS certification to carry out COVID-19 mandatory tests for citizens of Hong Kong.

Source: Apple Daily #Oct22
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201021/CMG3XWGKVBBUDHJ7JBRZZJZMNA/