[Epoch Times, April 2, 2022](The Epoch Times reporters Gu Qinger and Hong Ning interviewed and reported) The CCP virus (new crown pneumonia, COVID-19) epidemic continues to heat up in the mainland, with nearly 10,000 new local infections in a single day Among them, there were more than 6,000 new cases in Shanghai. Officials said that the epidemic situation in Shanghai is still in the stage of rapid rise.
Following the outbreak of nosocomial infections and the death of many elderly people in Shanghai Donghai Elderly Care Hospital, the “infant and child isolation point” of the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center was recently exposed. Photos and videos of crying infants at the isolation point were circulated on the Internet. Worrying.
Nearly 10,000 new infections were added in a single day in mainland China, and more than 100,000 people were infected in March
The CCP officially announced on April 2 that on the 1st, there were 9,875 new cases of infection (2,086 confirmed cases + 7,789 asymptomatic cases) in 31 provinces and cities in the mainland, and the number of infected people soared to a new high.
There were 6,311 new local infections in Shanghai (260 confirmed cases + 6,051 asymptomatic cases). Among them, asymptomatic patients were mainly distributed in 2518 cases in Pudong New Area, 972 cases in Minhang District, 594 cases in Xuhui District, 488 cases in Songjiang District, 242 cases in Huangpu District, and 236 cases in Putuo District. There were 2,974 new local infections in Jilin Province (1,730 confirmed cases + 1,244 asymptomatic cases).
On April 1, Lei Zhenglong, deputy director of the National Health and Medical Commission’s Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, said at a press conference that from March 1 to 31, a total of 103,965 local infections were reported nationwide, affecting 29 provinces. Among them, the epidemic situation in Jilin is still in the developing stage, and the epidemic situation in Shanghai is in the stage of rapid rise.
Since the CCP is accustomed to covering up the truth of the epidemic, the outside world is generally suspicious of the official data.
On the morning of April 2, Jilin Province officials said that at present, the Changchun epidemic is related to the recent cluster epidemics in farmers’ markets, construction sites and other units that have caused community infections.
Due to the out-of-control epidemic, Shanghai has implemented a zonal lockdown with the Huangpu River as the boundary since March 28. Pudong, Punan and adjacent areas were originally scheduled to be unblocked on April 1, and Puxi began to close the city, but Shanghai implemented “global static management”, and areas such as Pudong and Punan were not fully unblocked as scheduled. Therefore, Shanghai is almost equivalent to a total closure of the city.
Forced separation of a large number of infants and young children in isolation photo exposure
On April 1, photos and videos of crying infants and toddlers in quarantine at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center circulated online. There are photos showing that there are three rows of beds suspected to be used by adults in a hall. A large number of children are placed on the beds, and only a few beds are accompanied by adults.
There are also multiple photos showing that there are many cribs with iron bars in the isolation site. Three babies are crowded on a bed, one of whom has his head covered by a sheet; there are at least three young children on the bed next to them, some lying , Some stood leaning against the bed rails, very crowded.
Mainland Weibo user “Xizaia” posted a screenshot from the WeChat group chat, which is what a Shanghai mother who was quarantined with her child saw and heard in the quarantine point. WeChat user “Zhenzhen” said that his whole family was diagnosed and went to Jinshan Infant Isolation Center with his children to isolate. The hospital’s resources are seriously lacking, “there are only 10 nurses for the 200 children upstairs”. The original post and video have been deleted.
On April 2, Ms. Zhao from Shanghai told the Epoch Times reporter that her daughter was only 2 years old. She and her daughter were diagnosed positive on March 26. The mother and daughter were admitted to Shanghai Tongren Hospital, and her daughter was taken to a public hospital alone on the 29th. Health Clinical Center.
“We don’t know the whole situation of the child’s life and treatment over there. They (Jinshan) did not take the initiative to contact our parents to explain the situation, but just set up a WeChat group. I asked a lot of questions but could not get positive details. answer.” Ms. Zhao said.
Ms. Zhao said that a doctor picked up the child at the time, but she did not know where the doctor was. They called and told her that according to the government’s request, children were to be sent to Jinwei District, and adults were to go to the shelter. She asked if I could accompany me, the child is too young. The other party said, no, only the child can send it by himself. If the child does not go, you (referring to Ms. Zhao) will be thrown into the square cabin, and the child will stay in Tongren Hospital.
She said, “I want to ask the media to ask the Shanghai Municipal Government and the clinical center, what are they trying to do? (crying) I have all the chat records, I didn’t tell a lie, and the doctor didn’t tell me. A word.”
“I never got the photos and videos of my children inside. When I saw the photos and videos on the Internet, I went crazy. Before that, everyone was comforting me, saying that the hospital in Jinshan was taken care of by Shanghai. One of the best places for children, let me not worry. (crying) Let me ask, who can see this photo and not collapse? After seeing the photo, I collapsed.
“Look at the video posted on the Internet, all the children are not wearing masks. When my daughter was sent there, she had no symptoms. Then I want to ask: What happened after my daughter was sent there? 2-year-old When the child opens his eyes, he can’t see his relatives, and there is no special person to take care of him. I heard that there has been no bathing there for four days, and my daughter is still wearing diapers. Who can help her wipe her butt?”
“You (the government) take care of the children, okay? (crying) I’m still in Tongren Hospital, my health is fine, and my cough is almost gone. Please send my daughter back! Please send my daughter back! Okay? I I don’t have any trust in them now… (emotional cough)
“There are so many children, and there are not enough medical staff. You have to take my daughter away and leave it to my mother to take care of it. I don’t understand what the city government is thinking?”
Ms. Zhao said that at noon on April 2, they (the center) sent a video, there was only her daughter and a child in the video, and she could not see the surrounding environment, “So I don’t know what kind of environment the child is in now. down.”
Ms. Zhao put forward three requirements to the Shanghai government: “One, I need to send my daughter back to me as soon as possible, this is my demand; two, I hope the government will do one thing, when you send your children there, first of all Discuss with the parents of the child, and you have no ability to protect them, so why send them? Third, if the parents do not agree to send the child there, please disclose all the information, including the environment, how to take care of the child, and the treatment.” (At this time, Zhao The lady coughs, has difficulty breathing, and interrupts speaking.)
On April 2, Shanghai netizen “Er Dong Jiu Si” posted that her child is 5 years old and is currently in quarantine at the Jinshan Public Health Center. She said, “When I was told that the child can only be transported to Jinshan alone, I felt very helpless and sad. I tried my best and contacted all the government departments I could contact, but I still could only send him by myself. Going to 120, because he has a high fever all day and night, and can’t eat, he must get professional treatment.”
She wrote: “It has been more than 48 hours since the child was admitted to the hospital. During this period, I only received two calls from the hospital. First, the nurse knew the basic situation of the child when he was first admitted to the hospital, and the second was the doctor 24 hours later. Called again to write a medical record, both times without telling how the child was doing.”
Ms. Shanghai Chen was shocked when she saw the incident. She told the Epoch Times reporter that this incident caused a great response from netizens. “The situation in this center is very opaque now. The outside world doesn’t know what the specific situation is inside. We can only wait for them to clarify, and I really want to help these mothers.”
The Epoch Times reporter called the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, and a staff member answered the phone.
Reporter: The child was forcibly taken away, and the parents do not know the details of your place.
Staff: Parents have a WeChat group here.
Reporter: Parents reported that you did not directly answer the parents’ questions, such as the child’s treatment and eating conditions.
Staff: Are you a family member of the patient?
Reporter: It’s from the media, and some family members gave us feedback.
Staff: Family members can see it. It will be improved here.
Reporter: The parents have not received any news for four days.
Staff: The hospital has already replied and will improve.
Reporter: How many children are in quarantine now?
Staff: Sorry, we don’t have a place for consultation.
Reporter: It is illegal to forcibly separate children from their guardians according to the Minor Protection Law and the Civil Law.
Staff: Go to the National Health Commission or the CDC.
Reporter: Photos and videos have been circulated, and so many children are infected even if they are not infected.
Staff: So, you should look for the Health Commission and the government department. (hang up the phone)
Subsequently, the reporter called the hotline of the Shanghai Municipal Health and Health Commission several times, and the call was transferred to an automatic voice: “The agent is busy, please leave a message or provide a request through the applet.” However, the Shanghai CDC’s public online call has been unanswered.
4moon2On the morning of Sunday, the Shanghai Women’s Federation told Lu Media that it had paid attention to the matter and was “coordinating and handling it.”
On the morning of April 2, Shanghai held a press conference on epidemic prevention and control. The media asked if an adult in the family is infected and is transferred for treatment, who will take care of the minor children? Zeng Qun, deputy director of the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau, said that this is indeed a worrying problem, adding that “quickly carry out emergency response and assistance services.”
After the incident was fermented on the Internet, on April 2, the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center came out to refute the rumors, saying, “The photos and videos circulating on the Internet are some scenes during the internal movement of the pediatric ward of our hospital, not the ‘Jinshan Infant Isolation Point’. ‘.”
Mainland netizens did not buy the center’s response: “The pediatric ward doesn’t take care of children like this!” “Use a lie to make a lie.” “There is no worst, only worse.” “Humanitarian disaster.”
Regarding this incident, a human rights lawyer in southern mainland China, who requested anonymity, told reporters that minors, especially young children, cannot leave their mothers at all, except in very special cases, such as in the intensive care unit, who cannot be accompanied, such as epidemic prevention. In the current situation, there is no legal basis for forcibly separating young children from their parents, which is completely illegal.
He said that without the presence of guardians, so many children, if they cannot be cared for, die or have an accident, it is completely a crime, and this practice is very inhumane and inhumane. Because the authorities are now putting epidemic prevention above everything else, using the means and name of epidemic prevention to do whatever they want has no legal basis, and it also undermines the law. This is also destroying human relations and creating humanitarian disasters.
Responsible editor: Lin Congwen