Category: 2019 Covid

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…

The Department of Health go Hong Kong found that a Buddhist Temple faucet and Buddhist scriptures were positive for the virus. The Temple related to some confirmed cases in Hong Kong.

10 January, 2020 WHO said there was ‘no reason’ to impose travel restrictions or trade restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak in China. 24 January, 2020 WHO said it was not yet a global health emergency and “no evidence of human-to-human transmission cases outside of China.” WHO director's Tedros applauded China for taking strong and effective measures in preventing transmission of the virus. 30 January, 2020 WHO declared COVID-19 to pose a public health emergency of international concern 3 February, 2020 WHO said there was no need for immediate measures to intervene with international travel nor trade. Tedros continued to praise China of managing the epidemic and said they were in a position to stop it, and was impressed by China's President Xi’s leadership and insights. Tedros asked other nations…

As the coronavirus outbreak has spreaded to South Korea, thousands of Koreans took to the street, demanding the deportation of PRC nationals before 15 April, to reduce the chance of transmission and the risk of infection. Meanwhile, some netizens expressed that it is "thanks to the Communist Party of China" that the name PRC made "upon the past years of improvement is now ruined". Ref: https://guardiansofhk.com

Many people in Hong Kong asked, "What about China?". On February 24, the Hong Kong government announced its policy of prohibiting passengers from South Korea, including those who have travelled to South Korea in the past 14 days, from entering Hong Kong starting from 6 am on February 25. Until then, the Hong Kong-China borders remain open, despite the local population's vocal demands to have it closed. As of February 24, there have been 833 cases of Wuhan pneumonia in South Korea and nearly 77,000 cases reported in China. Meanwhile, China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism told PRC nationals not to go to the United States for the "unfair treatment" they would receive. Source: Stand News; Now News #Feb24 #ChineseDiplomacy #PRC #SouthKorea #HongKong Ref: https://guardiansofhk.com

COVID-19 Updates (24/2): The total number of infected is now standing at 79744 where the number of deaths is now at 2629. 77345 confirmed cases and 2593 deaths are from mainland China. This morning Wuhan announced non-Wuhan individuals were allowed to leave the city if they show no symptoms. However in the afternoon Chinese authorities clarified the measure was not agreed by higher officials, thus invalidating the earlier announcement. The HKSAR government is arranging chartered planes to pick up Hong Kong citizens stranded in Hubei province. The first plane is picking up citizens in Wuhan. Number of confirmed cases rose to 833 in South Korea; there was an increase of 231 in a single day. 8 deaths were reported. The HKSAR government issued red travel alert to South Korea. From…

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China stated that Chinese tourists are being treated unfairly in the United States and urges tourists not to go to the U.S. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued an announcement on the official website, stating that due to the recent excessive epidemic prevention measures in the United States and the domestic security situation in the United States, Chinese tourists have been repeatedly treated unfairly in the United States, reminding Chinese tourists to effectively raise their awareness of security precautions and not to travel to the United States . In response to the new coronavirus epidemic, the United States raised China ’s tourist warning level to the highest level at the end of last month, calling on citizens not to travel to China,…

142 new cases in South Korea: Total 346 now and 2 dead

Since the Hong Kong government has been incapable of proscuring masks for the population, the problem of mask shortage persisted in Hong Kong. From political groups, NGO, restaurants to individuals, those who managed to source masks distributed masks, sometimes, for free and sometimes, at a cost. While the borders with China remain open, the demand for masks would continue in Hong Kong. Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=142437067240312&id=101928361291183 #Feb19 Ref: https://guardiansofhk.com

By institutionalizing "Xi Jinping thought" and enshrining it in foreign policy, the political regime run by the Chinese Communist Party operates on, according to their own words, "the lack of respect towards scientific data and the draconian checks within the Chinese system." In a similar vein, the ever-changing reporting criteria for the coronavirus epitomizes China's arbitrary 'standard'. The imprecision, or the intended inaccuracy, allows government officials to shrug off their accountability and the party members to carry out their political agendas. Therefore, the most transparent and thorough set of data of the Wuhan pneumonia can only be obtained outside China. This is, for instance, the statistics from the Diamond Princess Cruise which has been anchored in Yokohama, Japan since February 4, 2020. While the world is discussing whether the statistics…