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3/ We are all terrified because this new virus reminds us of how the Chinese government covered up the severity of SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome) which infected 8,098 people and took away 774 lives across 30 countries in 2003.
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6/ It infected 1,755 people and took away 299 lives. I was just a kid at the time, I remember school was cancelled and I was staring at the news everyday for updates on infection and death numbers, I can still recall how desperate we were.
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5/ During the initial stages of the outbreak, the Chinese government concealed information from the public, limiting mitigation efforts and exacerbating the spread of SARS. Chinese government did not notified WHO of SARS until Feb 2003, allowing it to flourish and spread to HK.
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8/ A week earlier, Chinese government claimed the outbreak of Wuhan-virus was “preventable and controllable” and this week it was forced to admit that virus was able to spread person-to-person and there are cases of infection were reported by people who never set foot in Wuhan.
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7/ Similar to SARS, the Huanan Seafood Market, which sells meat is sold alongside live animals like dogs, hares, and civets, in Wuhan is thought to be the starting point for the virus outbreak.
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9/ However, Chinese were being arrested by authorities and were accused of spreading rumours about the Wuhan-virus, despite it was officially acknowledged. More worryingly, the Chinese authorities have decided to shut down outbound transportation from Wuhan on Thursday morning.
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10/ Ctizens of Wuhan were rushing to leave the city by trains or airplanes to go to other cities or countries despite having fever or other symptoms of pneumonia, suggesting a massive outbreak is imminent.
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11/ There are cases of Wuhan-virus infection reported in HK, Taiwan, Singapore, US & France, scientists suspected that there may be 1000 to 2300 actual infections since Dec 2019, which are significantly higher than those 550 confirmed cases released by Chinese government so far.
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12/ It’s very likely that Chi gov attempts to cover up Wuhan-virus, which is most irresponsible thing gov can do to its people & other states. Lives of citizens & medical personnel are at stake because of gov attempt to cover up the severity of virus, instead of protecting them.
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13/ It worries me to see this highly contagious Wuhan-virus have infected people in Europe, and I fear there will be more cases after Lunar New Year as many Chi students will travel back to Europe from Chi after holidays, increasing the risk of the virus being transmitted.
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14/ To protect yourself and your community from this epidemic, please wear a mask in public. The last thing I’d like to see is another similar outbreak of disease like SARS in anywhere in the world.
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Der Ausbruch des tödlichen Coronavirus erinnert an die Lungenkrankheit Sars im Jahr 2003, die sich auch in Hongkong ausbreitete. Es ist wahrscheinlich, dass die chinesischen Behörden wie damals das Ausmaß der Virusinfektion vertuschen. welt.de/politik/auslan…
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[Joshua Wong interview at @timesuk: Xi won’t win this battle]
Beijing believes punitive prison sentences will put an end to pro-democracy protests. It couldn’t be more wrong, the 23-year-old says.
thetimes.co.uk/article/joshua…
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[#UnfreeSpeech by Joshua Wong review – a call to arms for the Snapchat generation]
theguardian.com/books/2020/jan…
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Again, @icao proved how Beijing continue to put pressure and bully international organizations by its authoritarian value and sharp power. Aviation security should not be hijacked by those Beijing loyalists.
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[Long queues at outlets across Hong Kong selling masks, as panic buying continues amid Wuhan coronavirus outbreak]
Hong Kong is now under the severe hit of Coronavirus, and unfortunately, our earloop masks here now face tremendous supply shortage.
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We try to import masks from different countries, but current distributors in HK refuse to accept orders from new customers. I wonder if anyone can do us a favor, by reaching out new potential mask exporters in any countries, who are willing to accept shipping orders from HK?
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The masks with ASTM Level 1/2/3 are fairly enough. I have found some potential models listed as follows:
- SafeMask Tailor made / Premier (by Medicom)
- Nexcare (by 3M)
- The lite one (by Halyard)
- Isofluid (by Crosstex)
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As over 30,000 visitors are now crossing our border from China every day, there is a high potentiality that the virus will hit the community widely. HKers need more masks to protect ourselves. If anyone can offer help, please email to joshua@demosisto.hk.
Thanks in advance.😭
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When China’s leaders finally declare victory against the current outbreak, they will undoubtedly credit the CCP’s leadership. But the truth is just the opposite: The party is again responsible for this calamity.
japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/0…
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Either our border with the world is shut, or we shut our border with Mainland China.
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Call for the resignation of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General
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Long lines across #HongKong due to a severe mask shortage. We are terrified as the coronavirus spreads. But the Carrie Lam administration withholds its stockpile from the public and still refuses to close the border. Have they learned anything since 2003? #有沒有口罩一個給我 😷😷 t.co/f9yZJtkYhL
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Support the strike! This is the only last-ditch leverage medical professionals have before our healthcare system collapses. The government is clearly incapable of protecting Hong Kongers as they put politics before our wellbeing. twitter.com/business/statu…
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