– Authorities in China said most of the new COVID-19 cases were being recorded from foreign nations
– Africans have been accused of being among foreigners putting the Asian country at the risk of new coronavirus infection
– Most have been evicted from their houses and are now spending nights on the cold
– On Friday, April 10, China recorded 46 new cases and authorities in Guangzhou directed bars and restaurants to stop serving food to people of African origin
The tribulations haunting Africans living in China continued to unfold on Friday, April 10, when hotels in the Asian country were reportedly ordered not to serve food to people of the African race.
The move was undertaken by the authorities as a measure to curb the surge in numbers of new COVID-19 infections after 46 cases were confirmed on Friday, majority of whom were from foreign nationals.
According to the U.S. consulate in China’s southern city, authorities in Guangzhou have instituted thorough scrutiny of foreigners particularly Africans whom they suspect as potential carriers of the virus.
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China is denying Africans access to their houses and hotels in the country, claiming they are doing this to curb the spread of Coronavirus. So many Africans have been rendered homeless on the streets of China because of this. 3,8633:16 PM – Apr 8, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy4,739 people are talking about this
The authorities have also directed bars and restaurants not to serve clients who appear to be of African origin.
China, where coronavirus began in December 2019, resumed normal operations in mid March after recording a series of zero infections in most of its worst-hit cities of Wuhan and Guangzhou.
Why is #China forcing Black Students to take compulsory Nucleic Acid Tests and kicking Africans out from their houses in China? Why are Blacks being thrown into the streets without the consideration of being infected? What’s going on in China? @NigeriaGov @_AfricanUnion
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The country also ended a lockdown and lifted curbs on foreign travels which were issued in January to help combat the spread of the disease.
However, there has been a spike in new infections most of which health officials noted were from foreign nationals travelling in the country.
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This is the video of the Ghanaian being forcefully evicted from his apartment in Beijing: the officers went inside and packed out all his stuffs as he stood outside and waited. More evidence of what’s happening in China to Africans. Spread the word #China21810:06 AM – Apr 9, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy297 people are talking about this
This prompted the Asian country to warn the world against possibility of a second wave of the deadly virus which has so far claimed over 94, 000 lives and infected more than 1.6 million others.
The new infection cases have put foreign nationals particularly Africans in tough social and economic condition as most have been widely rejected and evicted by landlords and even employers.
Many have been forced to spend nights on cold streets and persevere the pains of hunger and solitude of the deserted walking lanes.
Source: tuko.co.ke