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Letters

In light of the coronavirus risks, local, regional and national governments around the world are either closing their borders with China or refusing entry to Chinese citizens in order to stop the virus from spreading.
In China itself, Wuhan and indeed the whole of Hubei province are on lockdown, with people prevented from exiting (“ Hongkonger wants family out of Hubei, but told to ‘stay put’ for now ”, February 4).
Has anybody thought about how the media frenzy surrounding the coronavirus is making innocent citizens feel? They were not the cause of this virus, but now they are being locked into their own homes like political prisoners under house arrest.
These innocent people in Wuhan include the very doctors and nurses working round the clock to try to treat patients or find a vaccine.


What about the millions of Chinese from mainland China who study, work and have families around the world?
Being refused entry is going to have a negative impact on their daily lives. Already, a friend in London tells me anybody with an “Asian Oriental” face is assumed to be a carrier of the virus.
Jimmy Tang, Macau


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Officials in protective gear check on an elderly man in a mask who collapsed and died on a street near a hospital in Wuhan on January 30. Photo: AFP

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A masked protester walks away as a fire bomb burns in the lobby of an unoccupied public housing block in Fanling, on January 26. The Hong Kong government had intended to use the estate as a quarantine site for close contacts of those infected with the new Wuhan virus and medical staff showing no symptoms. Photo: Edmond So

Pan-democratic party lawmakers (back row L-R) Shiu Ka-chun; Eddie Chu Hoi-dick; Jeremy Jansen Tam Man-ho; and Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu, at the High Speed Rail West Kowloon Station amidst the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. They hold a sign reminding arrivals from mainland China to stay at home for observation for 14 days. 28JAN20 SCMP / Winson Wong

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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam meets the media before attending the Executive Council meeting, at the government headquarters in Admiralty on January 7. Lam has insisted that she will stay in office to tackle public health and economic challenges. Photo: May Tse

Opinion


Ordinary people in Wuhan did not cause the virus, but are now under lockdown or being refused entry around the world



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Ordinary people in Wuhan did not cause the virus, but are now under lockdown or being refused entry around the world