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Amazon order block due to “sensitive items”

Citizens ordered surgical masks from a Canadian store on Amazon on 11 Jan, but those cannot be delivered due to the mask ban. The Hong Kong government risks citizens’ lives to make sure the unconstitutional ERO can be executed.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/etg97s/amazon_order_block_due_to_sensitive_items_black/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

#ERO #MaskBan #CoronavirusOutbreak
#CoronavirusOutbreak Update as of HKT 13:00 #Jan26
Over 2,000 people infected worldwide, of which 1,975 are in China. Death toll in China rises to 56


At a glance:
- 16 cities are locked down in China, affecting over 60 million people.

- Canada comfirmed its first case.

-The United States and France will deploy planes to evacuate their citizens in Wuhan, China

-Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park will be closed tentatively starting from today until further notice.

- Kindergarten, primary Schools, Secondary Schools and multiple universities in Hong Kong are suspended.

- Andy Lau cancelled all his 12 concerts in Hong Kong.

-Shantou, about 300km away from Hong Kong, announced traffic restrictions from 14:00 on January 26. Ferries and trucks will be banned from entry started from 00:00 on January 27.

Source: New York Times; RTHK
While the HKSAR government claimed that Fai Ming Estate had not yet been transformed into a "quarantine zone" and promised to district councillors that it was not prepared to be one, people unveiled that the flats had already been prepared for such purpose. HKSAR Govt -> LIAR!

#WARS
#nCoV2019
#Wuhan
#Coronavirus
#Fanling
#WuhanCoronavirus
#CoronavirusOutbreak
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(26 Jan) Medical staff in Wuhan complained about the poor quality of protective gear. The staff in the video said the new gears they just received from Wuhan Health Commission were different from those they've been using (from the headquarter). They were different in packaging, weight and quality. The new gown tears apart before they go to work and the masks are fake.

Source: Twitter
https://twitter.com/RFA_Chinese/status/1221316381452328961?s=19

#WithChineseCharacteristics #CoronavirusOutbreak
Border lockdown is not inciting fear for food supply as locals are more concerned about disinfection items

Rumour has it that once China locks down some of its borders, supply of food supplies in Hong Kong would be affected. It is unsure if such rumours have affected price of vegetables, e.g. lettuce was sold for $30/catty.

With reference to the price of vegetables during New Year in previous years, the price should generally be 10% higher than usual, but the price hike this year has nearly doubled.

As for the supermarkets, there was no sight of people lining up or scrambling for food items. Some food shelves were running low on stock. However, disinfection items were completely sold out.

Source: United Social Press

#Jan28 #CoronavirusOutbreak #Borderlockdown #FoodSupply
Tencent: Suspension or permanent bans on WeChat accounts that spread rumours about the coronavirus outbreak

On Jan 25, Wechat Security Centre released an  “Announcement on the treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia related rumours.” The public notice said the new Wuhan coronavirus was spreading in the country and raised extensive concern in the society. Simultaneously, various rumours and stories were spreading online, continuously inciting fear and causing panic. According to the Ninth Amendment to China’s Criminal Law, "Fabricating false reports of danger, epidemic, disasters or security alerts and transmitting them through information networks or other media, or clearly knowing that information is false information described above and intentionally transmitting it through the information networks or other media, seriously disturbing the social order, is sentenced by up to three years imprisonment, short-term detention or controlled release; where serious consequences are caused, the sentence is between three and seven years imprisonment."

WeChat will resolutely and continuously fight against the dissemination of false information. We have deployed third party specialists to eradicate posts of hearsay on our platforms. In accordance with the Agreement on Software License and Service of Tencent Weixin and the Standards of Weixin Account Usage, the offending accounts of these posts would be penalised by temporarily limiting account functions or permanent bans depending on the severity of the violation.

Wechat will establish a specialised task force for novel coronavirous-related rumours, and step up its authority. We will verify news sources and posts as well as refute unfounded assertions in real time. At the same time, we welcome users to report related rumours. Users should obtain updated information from trusted news sources, official disease control centres, medical centres, and the like. Reliable information on the epidemic can be found on official provincial and municipal websites. Do not trust rumours and become panicked. Please be vigilant. Identify rumours intelligently so that such falsehoods stop with you. 

Source: Sina News China
https://bit.ly/36vC4e5

 #ChineseCharacteristics #Wechat #CoronavirusOutbreak #Tencent
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The Mosted Wanted Valentine's Day Gift in Hong Kong During Coronavirus Outbreak

In a survey conducted by a dating company in Hong Kong, 30% of the interviews want to receive face masks and disinfectants on Valentine's Day in 2020.

Source: Now News #Feb14
Image: Internet

#FaceMasks #HappyValentine #HongKong2020

Granny rather wears home-made napkin mask to save supply for family members
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/17170

The Contrast Between Police and Medics in Hong Kong
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/17053

2020 Valentine's Day: We Have Each Other
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/17171
Namewee, Malaysian singer tells us why the name "Wuhan virus" should be used

Namewee, a popular singer in South East Asia, said in a video that many diseases are named after the place where the outbreak occurred. For example, Ebola is the name of a river in Africa. Other famous examples are Hong Kong feet, German measles, and Japanese encephalitis. This way of naming has been a tradition in the medical world. The purpose is to allow us to commemorate the place where the plague broke out, to reflect, and to draw lessons from history. There is no discrimination at all.

Namewee also emphasized that he respects the Chinese government's calling Wuhan virus as Coronavirus, and people who go to China have to abide by Chinese regulations, the same as one must abide by any other countries' regulations when he is there.

Having said that, Namewee argued that given Malaysia is not ruled by the Beijing government, why should they do things according to what Chinese government stipulates?

#Wuhanvirus #Malaysia #NameOfVirus #Namewee #CoronaVirusOutbreak

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCnJNHNGMRk

Further reading:
Apologize for saying the term “Wuhan Pneumonia”
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/19397