Beijing, China
The Chinese authorities extended the quarantine in Wuhan, epicenter of the epidemic from coronavirus that leaves more than 1,700 dead and ones 70,000 infected, local media reported Monday.
Videos on social networks show strict control of the chinese police against citizens who refuse to abide by the conditions of the quarantine, including the use of the mask.
Several citizens have been arrested and arrested for refusing to wear the mask in public places, including markets and shopping centers.
Meanwhile, the Government of Xi Jinping He ordered that all those who return to Beijing after the extended lunar New Year holiday must spend a quarantine of 14 days at home to help prevent contagion from Coronavirus COVID-19.
According to the official Beijing Daily, which quotes a local task force for the prevention of the epidemic, those who do not do a 14 day quarantine after their return they will be punished according to the law, although it does not specify what measures will be taken or if the restrictions also apply to non-residents or foreign.
“From now on, all those who return to Peking they must stay at home or in observation centers during 14 days upon arrival, “adds the information.
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese workers had to return last Monday to offices and factories after the holidays of the Lunar New Year Although the country continues to fight against the new coronavirus, which leaves at least 1,523 dead in China.
The return is being staggered, and in the Chinese capital most of the citizens are still locked in their homes, the streets are still deserted and most of the commercial premises are closed, with the exception of supermarkets and some small shops of feeding.
In the housing blocks, residents wishing to go outside must first go to improvised control centers where security guards They measure body temperature and deliver identification passes.
According to the circular made public by Beijing Daily, those who return to Peking from now on they must communicate it to their neighborhood communities first.
Also, many companies have asked their employees that work from their homes to avoid contagion
Hong Kong Hysteria
A mass hysteria has taken over the inhabitants of Hong Kong since the appearance of the new coronavirus in Mainland China which reminds them of the trauma experienced with SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).
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This other coronavirus caused 300 deaths in the semi-autonomous territory in 2002 and 2003. Beijing was slow to raise the alarm and, since then, the population of this territory of more than 7 million inhabitants distrusts the local government’s health policy.
This epidemic occurs at a time when the government, related to Beijing, It suffers a historic decline in popularity after months of protests in favor of democracy.
The authorities criticize the rumors of shortage and ensure that food supplies and household products are kept at a constant level.
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