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Hong Kong Experts: Wuhan Coronavirus originated from China is an "outcome of Chinese bad habits"
- Using "Wuhan coronavirus" or "Wuhan pneumonia" in daily communication and media coverage is for the sake of easy understanding
- China has forgotten the hard lesson of SARS epidemic by allowing fresh game meat to become food delicacy in modern cities
- Wuhan's South China seafood wholesale market was the origin of the coronavirus.
- Wuhan pneumonia is an "outcome of Chinese bad habits" which include the "indiscriminate hunt of wild animals, inhuman treatment of animals, and lack of respect for life".
- Should such culture remain, SARS 3.0 would certainly break out.
- World Health Organization was too slow in its decision to declare a pandemic of COVID-19", making many countries unprepared for the outbreak.
- Claims of the origin of the coronavirus in the United States are "unsubstantiated" and "self deceiving".
Source: Stand News #Mar18
Hong Kong Experts: Wuhan Coronavirus originated from China is an "outcome of Chinese bad habits"
- Using "Wuhan coronavirus" or "Wuhan pneumonia" in daily communication and media coverage is for the sake of easy understanding
- China has forgotten the hard lesson of SARS epidemic by allowing fresh game meat to become food delicacy in modern cities
- Wuhan's South China seafood wholesale market was the origin of the coronavirus.
- Wuhan pneumonia is an "outcome of Chinese bad habits" which include the "indiscriminate hunt of wild animals, inhuman treatment of animals, and lack of respect for life".
- Should such culture remain, SARS 3.0 would certainly break out.
- World Health Organization was too slow in its decision to declare a pandemic of COVID-19", making many countries unprepared for the outbreak.
- Claims of the origin of the coronavirus in the United States are "unsubstantiated" and "self deceiving".
Source: Stand News #Mar18
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Hong Kong Experts: Wuhan Coronavirus originated from China is an "outcome of Chinese bad habits";
Many Countries Unprepared Due to WHO's Slow Response
The naming of the novel coronavirus has stirred up disputes, as China opposed the insertion of "Wuhan" despite that it is the origin of the virus.
Professor Yuen Kwok-yung, a SARS expert and microbiologist at the University of Hong Kong, and honorary assistant professor, Lung chun-bong contributed an article to Ming Pao on March 18. They wrote that using Wuhan coronavirus or Wuhan pneumonia in daily communication and media coverage is for the sake of mass communication. The name is easier for the public to understand, compared to the formal term adopted in scientific debates or academic discussions.
Yuen and Lung expressed that during the 2013 SARS outbreak, coronavirus was found in civet cat, leading to an outright ban of game meat trading in China; however, 17 years later, the game meat market is flourishing in China. In other words, China seemed to have forgotten the hard lesson of SARS epidemic. Yuen and Lung criticized the behavior allowing fresh game meat to become food delicacy in modern cities as eye-popping.
The article pointed out directly that the South China seafood wholesale market in Wuhan was the origin of the coronavirus. The virus was spread through cross-infection and mutated from its natural host to an intermediate host and to human being, eventually causing human-to-human infection.
The Wuhan Coronavirus was described in the article as an "outcome of Chinese bad habits" which include the "indiscriminate hunt of wild animals, inhuman treatment of animals, and lack of respect for life". The article concluded that should such culture remain, SARS 3.0 would certainly breakout in some ten years later.
In response to China's statement that the virus was originated in the United States, the article criticized such statement as "unsubstantiated", "self-deceiving" and should be stopped to avoid making fool of themselves.
The article also criticized "the World Health Organization for being slow in its decision to declare a pandemic of COVID-19". As a result, many countries are left insufficiently prepared in anti-epidemic measures vulnerable for the disease. For the time being only Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are better guarded for virus attack.
[Editor's note: In the evening of March 18, Mingpao said Yuen and Lung withdrew their article from the newspaper and that Yuen said that scientists should not get involved with politics. See Stand News Report.]
Sources: Ming Pao; Stand News
#Mar18 #WuhanPneumonia #WHO #China #CoronavirusPandemic #GameMeatDelicacy
Hong Kong Experts: Wuhan Coronavirus originated from China is an "outcome of Chinese bad habits";
Many Countries Unprepared Due to WHO's Slow Response
The naming of the novel coronavirus has stirred up disputes, as China opposed the insertion of "Wuhan" despite that it is the origin of the virus.
Professor Yuen Kwok-yung, a SARS expert and microbiologist at the University of Hong Kong, and honorary assistant professor, Lung chun-bong contributed an article to Ming Pao on March 18. They wrote that using Wuhan coronavirus or Wuhan pneumonia in daily communication and media coverage is for the sake of mass communication. The name is easier for the public to understand, compared to the formal term adopted in scientific debates or academic discussions.
Yuen and Lung expressed that during the 2013 SARS outbreak, coronavirus was found in civet cat, leading to an outright ban of game meat trading in China; however, 17 years later, the game meat market is flourishing in China. In other words, China seemed to have forgotten the hard lesson of SARS epidemic. Yuen and Lung criticized the behavior allowing fresh game meat to become food delicacy in modern cities as eye-popping.
The article pointed out directly that the South China seafood wholesale market in Wuhan was the origin of the coronavirus. The virus was spread through cross-infection and mutated from its natural host to an intermediate host and to human being, eventually causing human-to-human infection.
The Wuhan Coronavirus was described in the article as an "outcome of Chinese bad habits" which include the "indiscriminate hunt of wild animals, inhuman treatment of animals, and lack of respect for life". The article concluded that should such culture remain, SARS 3.0 would certainly breakout in some ten years later.
In response to China's statement that the virus was originated in the United States, the article criticized such statement as "unsubstantiated", "self-deceiving" and should be stopped to avoid making fool of themselves.
The article also criticized "the World Health Organization for being slow in its decision to declare a pandemic of COVID-19". As a result, many countries are left insufficiently prepared in anti-epidemic measures vulnerable for the disease. For the time being only Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are better guarded for virus attack.
[Editor's note: In the evening of March 18, Mingpao said Yuen and Lung withdrew their article from the newspaper and that Yuen said that scientists should not get involved with politics. See Stand News Report.]
Sources: Ming Pao; Stand News
#Mar18 #WuhanPneumonia #WHO #China #CoronavirusPandemic #GameMeatDelicacy
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20-year-old protester granted bail after 120-day detention
During the police siege of #PolyU last November, police also arrested many citizens who joined protests in a hope to save the trapped ones inside the university campus. Among them, a 20-year-old woman, surnamed Kwong, has been detained for almost 120 days.
Of the 19 defendants charged with riotting in the same case, all but one of them was suspected of possessing weapons, and the remaining 17 had been released on bail.
Kwong applied on March 18 to Kowloon City Magistrates Court for bail review. The prosecution did not object to the application, and the Acting Magistrate postponed the hearing to March 24 at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court.
During this period, the defendant was granted a cash bail of $40,000 on condition including residence at a designated address, denial of departure and surrender of travel documents. A curfew is imposed and regular check-in to the police station is required 3 days a week.
Source: Stand News #Mar18
During the police siege of #PolyU last November, police also arrested many citizens who joined protests in a hope to save the trapped ones inside the university campus. Among them, a 20-year-old woman, surnamed Kwong, has been detained for almost 120 days.
Of the 19 defendants charged with riotting in the same case, all but one of them was suspected of possessing weapons, and the remaining 17 had been released on bail.
Kwong applied on March 18 to Kowloon City Magistrates Court for bail review. The prosecution did not object to the application, and the Acting Magistrate postponed the hearing to March 24 at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court.
During this period, the defendant was granted a cash bail of $40,000 on condition including residence at a designated address, denial of departure and surrender of travel documents. A curfew is imposed and regular check-in to the police station is required 3 days a week.
Source: Stand News #Mar18