Masked men in hazmat suits came in the night and knocked on Fang Bin’s door in Wuhan, China, demanding to put him in quarantine. “They were all police.”He said authorities accused him of receiving money from foreign organizations to make online videos, and ordered him to stop posting “rumors” that would “spread panic” online. Chinese public security volunteers stand at an entrance to their community in Beijing on Friday to register personal information of people returning from outside Beijing after Spring Festival holidays. “The coronavirus outbreak requires a swift and comprehensive response that respects human rights,” said Yaqiu Wang, China researcher for Human Rights Watch, in a report on China’s coronavirus response. Fang spent the morning visiting public hospitals in Wuhan and posting videos online.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 03, 2020 20:26 UTC