China lashes out at countries restricting travel over virus

[Gallego99]

I don't understand the chicoms. They lock down whole areas to prevent ppl travelling n kpkb others for restricting travel to ah tiong land? Are chicoms tat lame?

It's all about the interest of China and no one else. Reminds me so much of the chinese character in "Mind your Language" comedy in the 70s. Locking down cities and provinces may sound draconian but it was the right thing to do. The commies simply do not understand the limitations of health care systems around the world. There are only so many you can take in and hopefully they're not all infected. Otherwise you'll have a meltdown in healthcare.
There are only so many ICUs even in the US let alone Singapore. So to the commies, I'd say and go fark yourself.

 

[syed putra]

It doesn't really bother malays and indians as we are immune to china viruses

 

[jw5]

Sorry to give you the bad news but India has 3 cases confirmed and several pending.

It doesn't really bother malays and indians as we are immune to china viruses

 

[laksaboy]

I don't understand the chicoms. They lock down whole areas to prevent ppl travelling n kpkb others for restricting travel to ah tiong land? Are chicoms tat lame?

China's Foreign Ministry is a tantrum soapbox. Don't take it too seriously. You should have heard those twits remarked about a variety of other issues e.g. Taiwan, trade tariffs etc.

Here's an example:



More videos here.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

China's Foreign Ministry is a tantrum soapbox. Don't take it too seriously. You should have heard those twits remarked about a variety of other issues e.g. Taiwan, trade tariffs etc.

Here's an example:



More videos here.

But the chicom mandarin speaking dogs take their words as gospel

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Royal Caribbean cruise line bans all Chinese citzens from ships amid coronavirus fears

Royal Caribbean International's cruise ship Ovation of the Seas in Sydney Harbour Source: AAP
Chinese citizens, regardless of when they were last in the country, are being banned from Royal Caribbean cruises in an effort to prevent the coronavirus spreading any further.
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A major cruise line has taken the extraordinary step of banning citizens of China, regardless of when they were last there.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd issued a statement on Friday saying: "Any guest or crewmen travelling from, to, or through mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau less than 15 days prior to their sailing will be unable to board any of our ships."
It also said, "Any guests holding a Chinese, Hong Kong or Macau passport, regardless of when they were there last, will not be allowed to board our ships."
It comes amid growing concerns over spreading coronavirus, which has killed more than 700 people and affected people in at least 25 different countries.
China has complained bitterly about bans and measures that go against World Health Organisation recommendations and accused governments and companies that take such actions of fear-mongering.
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Two deaths have been reported outside mainland China, in Hong Kong and the Philippines, but how deadly and contagious the virus remains unclear, prompting countries to quarantine hundreds of people and cut travel links with China.
Four sick passengers aboard a Royal Caribbean ship that arrived off New Jersey in the United States were sent to a hospital out of "an abundance of caution," the local mayor said.
There were 41 new cases among about 3,700 people quarantined in a cruise ship off Japan, taking the total to 61, while Chinese-ruled Hong Kong quarantined for a third day a cruise ship with 3,600 on board.
"A cruise ship is a very particular environment in which you can have higher levels of transmission even with a virus that isn't very efficient at transmission," WHO emergency expert Mike Ryan told a news conference in Geneva.
The head of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice, Li Fuying, told reporters that people deliberately concealing contacts or refusing isolation could be punished with death.
Source AAP - SBS

 

[nightsafari]

Bro, there are no winners but only losers on both side of the fence. Dun read too much into the phase 1 of the trade deal.It's more a ceasefire and cooling period for both sides.

While I agree with your conclusion that there are only losers on both sides from an economic perspective, tiongland has been winning and cannot afford to lose while the US has been losing all this time and can still afford to lose some more.

 

[nightsafari]

Royal Caribbean cruise line bans all Chinese citzens from ships amid coronavirus fears

Royal Caribbean International's cruise ship Ovation of the Seas in Sydney Harbour Source: AAP
Chinese citizens, regardless of when they were last in the country, are being banned from Royal Caribbean cruises in an effort to prevent the coronavirus spreading any further.
Updated
Updated 7 hours ago

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A major cruise line has taken the extraordinary step of banning citizens of China, regardless of when they were last there.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd issued a statement on Friday saying: "Any guest or crewmen travelling from, to, or through mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau less than 15 days prior to their sailing will be unable to board any of our ships."
It also said, "Any guests holding a Chinese, Hong Kong or Macau passport, regardless of when they were there last, will not be allowed to board our ships."
It comes amid growing concerns over spreading coronavirus, which has killed more than 700 people and affected people in at least 25 different countries.
China has complained bitterly about bans and measures that go against World Health Organisation recommendations and accused governments and companies that take such actions of fear-mongering.
READ MORE

Business owners suffer massive losses as shoppers avoid Chinese precincts over coronavirus fears
Two deaths have been reported outside mainland China, in Hong Kong and the Philippines, but how deadly and contagious the virus remains unclear, prompting countries to quarantine hundreds of people and cut travel links with China.
Four sick passengers aboard a Royal Caribbean ship that arrived off New Jersey in the United States were sent to a hospital out of "an abundance of caution," the local mayor said.
There were 41 new cases among about 3,700 people quarantined in a cruise ship off Japan, taking the total to 61, while Chinese-ruled Hong Kong quarantined for a third day a cruise ship with 3,600 on board.
"A cruise ship is a very particular environment in which you can have higher levels of transmission even with a virus that isn't very efficient at transmission," WHO emergency expert Mike Ryan told a news conference in Geneva.
The head of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice, Li Fuying, told reporters that people deliberately concealing contacts or refusing isolation could be punished with death.
Source AAP - SBS

I can now go on a cruise!

 

[nightsafari]

Fucking commie chinks. Now they want the rest of the world to carry on as if nothing is wrong? Fuck 'em!

hmm.... let me see. lockdown an entire province, build a death camp hospital to concentrate the sick wuhanese until mortality 8x the standard number.

but chow ang moh are to be protested for implementing a travel ban!!

WHAT THE FUCK?!?! (first time I've used this smiley)

 

[glockman]

hmm.... let me see. lockdown an entire province, build a death camp hospital to concentrate the sick wuhanese until mortality 8x the standard number.

but chow ang moh are to be protested for implementing a travel ban!!

WHAT THE FUCK?!?! (first time I've used this smiley)

You should use more often. It's fun, versatile and universally understood.

 

[nightsafari]

You should use more often. It's fun, versatile and universally understood.

hmmm... never felt that way before this crap. novel feeling.

 

[glockman]

I can now go on a cruise!

Yay, AMDK are the best!

 

[nightsafari]

Yay, AMDK are the best!

I give up. you are right. actually the AMDL's are the best in bed.

 

[glockman]

I give up. you are right. actually the AMDL's are the best in bed.

Now you make me gian for AMDL.

 

[nightsafari]

Now you make me gian for AMDL.

hardly a day goes by without you gian-ing some female.... I am jealous of your level of desire.

 

[Semaj2357]

You should use more often. It's fun, versatile and universally understood.

hanor, I only learnt this when shopping in orchard road's "center-point"

 

[glockman]

hardly a day goes by without you gian-ing some female.... I am jealous of your level of desire.

Nothing to be jealous of. When I have translated the desires to satisfucktion, then you can be jealous

 

[glockman]

hanor, I only learnt this when shopping in orchard road's "center-point"

Hey, same here!

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Chinese embassy accuses Australia of ‘overreaction’ after coronavirus travel ban extended
People wearing protective face masks at Brisbane International Airport.
People wearing protective face masks at Brisbane International Airport. Source: AAP
China's embassy in Canberra has expressed "deep regret" over the decision to extend Australia's travel ban for an extra week, as the country braces for further economic impact.

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China has slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision to extend the travel ban on all non-Australians arriving from China, urging the government to "respect" the World Health Organization’s recommendations.

A statement from the Chinese Embassy in Canberra said the move to extend the initial 14-day travel ban by another week in the hopes of curbing the spread of the coronavirus was “an overreaction indeed”.

"The World Health Organization has repeatedly stressed that it does not recommend putting travel and trade restrictions on China,” the statement read.

"We urge the Australian side to ... respect WHO's professional recommendations, and lift the restrictions as early as possible."

The travel ban, which also affects students and temporary workers from China, has already had a significant impact on the Australian economy, with thousands of international students prevented from travelling to Australia ahead of the start of the semester.

Australia's Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Paul Kelly, told ABC News on Friday morning that the ban had been extended because experts believed "nothing materially had changed from the previous week, so our advice remained the same".

Announcing the extension on Thursday, Mr Morrison said he was aware of the economic impacts and the decision was not taken "lightly".

"We are very mindful of the disruption and economic impacts of these arrangements, but I note Australia is one of 58 countries that has introduced some form of travel restrictions," he told reporters in Canberra. "My job is to protect the health of Australians."

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The ban would be extended for a week from Saturday and reviewed weekly, Mr Morrison said.

The extension coincided with the most deadly day since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, now known as COVID-19, with the death toll in China jumping by 240.

Hubei’s Health Commission also announced 14,840 additional infections had been confirmed after they revised their diagnosis method, with the number of infections worldwide now surpassing 60,000.

The number of cases in Australia has remained steady at 15, and six of these have recovered, but at least 12 Australians are among the 218 people who were infected with the virus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.

A doctor checks oxygen saturation of a patient at Jinyintan Hospital, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
A doctor checks oxygen saturation of a patient at Jinyintan Hospital, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
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Hundreds of Australian citizens and permanent residents evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan also remain in quarantine on Christmas Island and in old mining accommodation just outside Darwin, but so far there have been no confirmed cases of the virus among these groups.

The WHO has not recommended any trade or travel restrictions, advising that any bans should be "short in duration, proportionate to the public health risks, and be considered regularly as the situation evolves".

One of the biggest impacts from the travel ban has been on the thousands of Chinese international students that come to Australia to study.

As of October last year, there were more than 730,000 international students in Australia, with 28 per cent hailing from China.

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Universities Australia chief Catriona Jackson said universities will quickly contact their Chinese students to ensure they understand how the extension of travel restrictions will affect them and to provide support.

"We know the decision to extend these restrictions will be difficult for many students during what is already a very stressful time," she said.

Most Australian universities start their academic year in late February or early March.

Chief executive of the International Education Association of Australia and chair of the task force aimed at managing the effects of the ban on the education sector, Phil Honeywood, told ABC Radio on Friday that Australia would suffer the greatest effects of the coronavirus travel bans, compared to other international study destinations.

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"China is very much our number one student source country," Mr Honeywood said. "Unfortunately, we've got Canada and the United Kingdom very much competitors as study destination countries and they are still very happily taking Chinese students."

He said of the 200,000 Chinese students enrolled in Australian institutions, including high schools, English language schools and universities, more than 107,000 are still offshore, including approximately 85,000 university students.

Australian business owners have also expressed dismay at the effects of the ban, which has resulted in a significant decrease in foreign travellers.

Earlier this month, Australian tourism operators told SBS News they were struggling to remain afloat due to the drastic decrease in foreign visitors.

Boat hire operator Charlie Grech, who owns Blue Riviera Hire Boats in the Victorian coastal town of Lakes Entrance, said about 70 per cent of his business relied on Chinese tourists.

"The coronavirus on top of the bushfires, for us, has been a double whammy, we're going to really struggle to cover our expenses this year," he said.

"When we have a good season we have enough to cover our expenses and have enough to live on, whereas this year, if we take what we live on and also pay our expenses, we won’t be able to survive."

February is usually the peak month for Chinese arrivals in Australia, due to the influx of international students and its proximity to Lunar New Year.

New Zealand, the United States, Indonesia, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, South Korean, Israel and many other countries have also placed restrictions on foreigners travelling from China.

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[laksaboy]

A joke about the spokepersons of the Chinese Foreign Ministry: