WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency

Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by colinprince on Thursday January 30, 2020 @07:34PM (#22197678)

I watched the whole thing. It was riveting. Don't forget to turn on CC if you need translation. It is a volunteer transalation.

The reporter, Chen Qiushi, describes his observations in Wuhan, a city of more than 10 million.

His preamble:

"My name has been flagged in China."

"If the content contains 'Chenqiushi' or 'CQS', or my face, it will not be sent on Wechat. ... if you [share on wechat], your wechat account will be deleted, like mine.""

He describes visits he made to hospitals in Wuhan and the general state in the city.

It is well worth listening to / reading.

Some points that stuck with me:

People cannot get to hospital because there is a critical lack of transportation.

There is a critical lack of test kits, so residents do not believe they will be diagnosed, so they stay home.

The original (not translated) is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXozpbomAns

(thanks Roritharr)

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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by Roritharr on Thursday January 30, 2020 @09:27PM (#22198439)

I really wonder if I made myself unemployable in China because I posted this.

How far does the censoring actually go?

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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by iliketosleep on Thursday January 30, 2020 @10:15PM (#22198691)

It goes far enough that your concern is valid. Since HN is not exactly mainstream and many Chinese people are posting similar kinds of videos, you're probably okay in this case. However, if you want to make honest comments about China online and still want to travel there, I highly recommend that you post anonymously.

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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by joejerryronnie on Friday January 31, 2020 @01:07AM (#22199496)

I’ve removed a couple HN posts that were super critical of China for fear of some type of online repercussions. You never know.

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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by mantap on Thursday January 30, 2020 @09:44PM (#22198517)

China is an autocratic dictatorship so the rules can and do change at any time, retroactively and arbitrarily.

That said you aren't going to be blacklisted for a single comment on HN. That sounds like the kind of thing the US would do.

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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by jdkee on Thursday January 30, 2020 @11:17PM (#22198992)

No, that sounds like the thing China would do once it has perfected pattern recognition in 2023 or so.

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