Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stepped up the coronavirus outbreak response. The government is now moving into the so-called “delay phase” where more stringent measures are applied designed to slow down coronavirus spread. He also warned that many more families would see their loved ones die from coronavirus, as the government’s chief scientific adviser said Britain likely has as many as 10,000 people infected. Coronavirus cases in the UK rose 29% to 590 numbers affected over the last 24 hours. The death toll from the coronavirus rose to 10, according to health authorities.
Scientists in the UK do not recommend the introduction of a U.S.-style travel ban to curb coronavirus spread. British Chancellor Rishi Sunak also announced that Britain does not see a need for a flying ban like the U.S. to limit the spread of coronavirus.
As Xi Jinping toured the coronavirus-stricken city of Wuhan this week, setting the tone for an official narrative that China will win a “People’s War”, numerous social media users went to extraordinary lengths to make an alternative voice heard.
The effort to get around China’s censors and publish the words of Wuhan doctor Ai Fen, the first to sound the alarm over the virus, was among the most elaborate in an outpouring of dissent against the government narrative as the outbreak exacts a devastating human and economic toll.
Xi, who was conspicuously absent from state media coverage in the outbreak’s early days, has become the face of the virus fight. After his Wuhan visit, state news outlet Xinhua posted a video, “The People’s Leader commanding the decisive battle.”
There is little sign that Xi has been politically weakened by the outbreak. Indeed, the worsening global pandemic makes China’s response look effective, strengthening Beijing’s official narrative.
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