Wuhan's coronavirus

As of 2/2020, more than 1,200 have died of this disease in China while the seasonal flu has over 8,500 deaths in the U.S. There will be impact to the global economies, particularly on China. The root cause has not been found. There are rumors and some are more of conspiracy theories:

Causes

·         Caused by Chinese eating game food. It is likely but there is no proof so far.

·         A YouTube (deleted now) indicates it was caused by two Chinese scientists stole the virus and it was escaped from the lab in Wuhan.

·         There are many rumors spread around the internet that the virus was spread intentionally from U.S. Some concluded that it was more powerful than tariff in a trade war. They listed a lot of coincident and reasons. The virus broke out shortly after the Wuhan’s military Olympics. The U.S. athletes did not win a gold this time and only this time. What did these athletes do? I hope it is not true. Otherwise, some country or terrorists would do the same to us some day.

Hope the truth will come out after the control of this virus. Also China and many other countries will take preventive actions such as limiting eating games. China should also set up an organization such as CDC to speed up the warning without waiting for the no in Beijing. China should put public health, clean water and clear air to higher priority. Making money should be in the back seat.

We also see both the good sides and bad sides of human beings.

The good sides

The current generation of Japanese are educated, polite, generous and civilized. Translated (with a lot of changes in using Facebook’s translation) a broadcast from a Japanese TV:

The Japanese special plane will fly to Wuhan tomorrow to pick up the Japanese who are stranded in Hubei province, especially Wuhan city. The plane is not empty; it will fly to Wuhan with relief supplies to Wuhan. The medical team of 1,000 people will also be sent to Wuhan, compared to South Korean petition to stop Chinese tourists from entering, Taiwanese refused to export the mouth masks to China, the Philippines deported Chinese tourists, and North Korea banned Chinese people from entering. The Japanese government quickly recruit factories, overtime making masks, etc.

Now the streets of Tokyo and Osaka are full of cheers for Wuhan. I hope that our fellow compatriots will remember this scene. No matter where disaster encounters, be considerate and helpful with actions. Love has no boundaries in race or country!

Another incident: a Japanese 14-year old asked for donation for Wuhan in the wintry weather.

I can forgive them for the terrible deeds to China during WW2. This generation of Japan has nothing to do with the war.

The bad side

There are at least two ‘famous internet posters’ in Hong Kong posting YouTube videos against the Hong Kong government aggressively every day. They must be financed and/or they are Chinese bashers. No matter what nationality you are, you should be proud of your country especially during a disaster.

China has gained points in building a hospital in 10 days. For them it is a death concentration camp. How ridiculous! They oppose everything the Hong Kong government do for no reasons.

Some doctors and nurses in Hong Kong wanted a strike if their political points were not approved by the government. They forget why they wanted to go to this professional. I saw many taking this opportunity to promote their political views. It is a disaster and these political views have OPPOSITE effects to me.  What happens if they themselves or their family members have this virus? Well to me, they should go to the lowest level of hell. U.S. is spreading bad news on this virus while China did not do the same on U.S.’s H1N1 in 2009. A tale of two countries! Check it out and judge it yourself.


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