Announces Zero New Cases in Hubei but Bans Hubei People Going to Beijing; Chinese citizens: Only Idiots believe it

(23 Mar) China reported zero local coronavirus cases for several consecutive days. Not only has it became the subject of official propaganda,it has also beenpraised by Tedros Adhanom, Director-General of WHO, as “an amazing achievement”. The sudden drop to zero is very suspicious. Even Hu XIjin, editor-in-chief of China’s mouthpiece, Global Times, expressed concern. Hu worries that there are still possibilities for new local cases, and he calls for local governments to avoid concealing cases in order to blame-shift.

Shortly after, an article named “The most unforgettable day”, written by a Hubei reporter, went viral. The article revealed that although the official number of new coronavirus cases in Wuhan was zero, there were still diagnosed patients in many places.The author described his personal experience on the 19 March, where he witnessed a diagnosed patient and his family being passed around like a ball, from hospital to hospital. At the same time, there were rumours that Tongji Hospital in Wuhan had over 100 newly diagnosed cases on the same day, but the District Mayor refused to report the cases. On the 22 March, the Wuhan Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters quickly denied the existence of the newly confirmed cases, although doubts remained.

Voice of America also reported that a Wuhan citizen sent them an encrypted message, saying a friend of his appeared to have symptoms of coronavirus reinfection. However, when he arrived at the hospital, the medics said his symptoms were mild and asked him to self-quarantine at home. The Wuhan citizen who requested anonymity, revealed that a family member who worked in the frontline told him that many hospitals were now closed in Wuhan because many patients were found to be potentially infected.When asked for further information, that family member hesitated and just told him not to go outside.

Netizens are very suspicious towards the ‘zeroed’ cases. Voice of America quoted from a Sina.com’s user, who raised supplies for the community during the epidemic: “Speaking as a Wuhan citizen, even the aunties and uncles in my community found it weird that the cases went down to zero”. Another Wuhan citizen, Xu Wu, whose father was diagnosed with coronavirus in February, also commented on the situation: “CCP has been lying to us for decades. Only morons would believe them.”

RFI reported that General Secretary Xi Jinping was rallying people back to work in China. As a result, provinces compete to zero their coronavirus cases and resume work. Local officials are fully aware that this request from their superior must be fulfilled, hence they did not care even if the epidemic recurs, because“work resumption prioritises over deaths”. The series of miraculous numbers came from the request of the General Secretary of CCP. However, the two recent bans in Beijing have revealed the truth.

Compared with provinces that are striving to resume work, Beijing recently announces two bans. Firstly, all Chinese flights arriving into Beijing are required to quarantine elsewhere before entering Beijing. Secondly, those who are currently in Hubei for work or visiting relatives are banned from returning to Beijing. Those returning to Beijing from other provinces are required to home-quarantine or be treated under intensive medical observation for 14 days.

According to the RFI report, Chinese Twitter KOL, @xiucai1911, commented, “They are not letting Hubei citizens to return to Beijing regarding the fact that zero new cases were reported in Hubei. This is because deep inside, they know the truth behind the lies.” Some questioned that if Beijing had their two congresses (NPC & CPPCC), could the NPC and CPPCC representatives from Hubei enter Beijing?

The report pointed out that China claims that this measure is to prevent the so-called “imported cases”.

If so, shouldn’t the government prepare for the isolation of imported cases in the suburbs of Beijing well in advance, why do they need to take such a detour? The report also quoted sarcasm from netizens: “This way, imported cases would be distributed to other cities, and Beijing can have zero cases as well.”

Source: Rti.org

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