CHINA / SOCIETY By Global Times Published: Feb 04, 2021 10:52 PM
Staff members disinfect the Shijiazhuang Railway Station West Square in Shijiazhuang, north China s Hebei province, Jan. 31, 2021. Local authorities have conducted disinfection work on key public areas such as Shijiazhuang Railway Station to prepare for the work resumption. (Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)
The information department of Chinese Foreign Ministry made solemn representation to the BBC’s Beijing office over a fake news report relating to the COVID-19 epidemic that was broadcast on Monday, the ministry said on Thursday.
The BBC broadcast a video that politicized the epidemic, repeatedly made claims criticizing China for covering up the epidemic, and hyped the virus originated in China. The BBC’s report also included a video which was claimed to show epidemic control authorities violently enforcing the law and violating human rights, but it turned out to be a video clip of an anti-terrorism drill
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Two scenarios emerge in lockdown city By LI LEI and ZHANG YU in Shijiazhuang | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-01-20 07:16 Share
Unity the key as Shijiazhuang battles virus
After two consecutive weeks of double-digit rises in the number of COVID-19 cases in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, two different stories have emerged in the city.
In the first, the streets of the provincial capital, which has a population of 11 million, have been left eerily deserted by a sweeping stay-at-home order that has been extended twice in the past two weeks and was due to end on Tuesday night.
The second story tells of bustling activities in local communities as residents unite to help one another.