• About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
Friday, July 11, 2025
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
Hindustan Surkhiyan
52 °f
New York County
  • World
  • USA
  • New York
  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Science & Tech
  • More
    • Opinion
    • Fashion
    • Business & Economy
    • Interview
    • Literature
      • poetry
    • Lifestyle
      • Biography
    • Nature
    • Travels
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
  • World
  • USA
  • New York
  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Science & Tech
  • More
    • Opinion
    • Fashion
    • Business & Economy
    • Interview
    • Literature
      • poetry
    • Lifestyle
      • Biography
    • Nature
    • Travels
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
No Result
View All Result
Hindustan Surkhiyan
Home World

Families of Wuhan Covid dead say chat group deleted by authorities

January 27, 2021
in World
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
Families of Wuhan Covid dead say chat group deleted by authorities
5
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Relatives of Wuhan’s coronavirus dead have said Chinese authorities deleted their social media group and told them to keep quiet while a World Health Organization team was in the city preparing to begin an investigation into the pandemic’s origins.

Scores of people had banded together online in a shared quest for accountability from the Wuhan officials they blame for mishandling the Covid-19 outbreak that tore through the city a year ago, and caused more than 4,000 officially recorded deaths there.

Many relatives of those who died distrust the official death toll, saying the scarcity of testing during the outbreak’s chaotic early days meant many were likely to have died without being confirmed as having had coronavirus.

The quest for accountability has thus far been thwarted by official obstruction, monitoring of social media groups and intimidation, say families of the dead.

The suppression of the Wuhan relatives’ group follows calls by some for the WHO team to meet with them, including Zhang Hai, whose father died from Covid-19 on 1 February after travelling to Wuhan and becoming infected.

The WHO mission was repeatedly delayed by negotiations and setbacks, one of which prompted an unusual public complaint by the head of the organisation, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

A group on the social media platform WeChat used by 80 to 100 family members over the past year was suddenly deleted without explanation about 10 days ago, Zhang said.

Many, like Zhang, are angry how the Chinese authorities played down the threat of the virus at the beginning of the outbreak, and have attempted to file lawsuits against the Wuhan government.

The WHO experts are due to emerge from a 14-day quarantine on Thursday, when their keenly watched investigation is meant to start under what is expected to be tight security.

uthorities came to her door on Tuesday “and sang the same old tune and gave me 5,000 yuan [£564] in a ‘condolence payment’”, she added, requesting anonymity.

Coronavirus is believed to have emerged from bats and to have initially spread from a wet market in Wuhan where wild animals were sold as food.❐

The Gurdian

Previous Post

Hong Kong’s lockdown exposes inequality

Next Post

Nurse Runu Veronica first to receive Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh

Related Posts

India’s Silence: Why No Condemnation of Israel’s Attack on Iran?

India’s Silence: Why No Condemnation of Israel’s Attack on Iran?

June 16, 2025
From Allies to Adversaries: The Rise and Fall of Iran-Israel Relations

From Allies to Adversaries: The Rise and Fall of Iran-Israel Relations

June 15, 2025
COVID-19 Still Claims Lives: The Lingering Danger We Can’t Ignore

COVID-19 Still Claims Lives: The Lingering Danger We Can’t Ignore

June 15, 2025
Canadian report finds ‘no definitive link’ between Nijjar killing and India

Canadian report finds ‘no definitive link’ between Nijjar killing and India

January 31, 2025
Next Post
Nurse Runu Veronica first to receive Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh

Nurse Runu Veronica first to receive Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Most Recent

Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship

Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship

July 10, 2025
Mamdani Emerges as NYC Mayoral Front-Runner — Poll Shows Socialist Beating Cuomo, Adams, and Sliwa

Mamdani Emerges as NYC Mayoral Front-Runner — Poll Shows Socialist Beating Cuomo, Adams, and Sliwa

July 4, 2025
Mamdani Emerges as NYC Mayoral Front-Runner — Poll Shows Socialist Beating Cuomo, Adams, and Sliwa

Mamdani Emerges as NYC Mayoral Front-Runner — Poll Shows Socialist Beating Cuomo, Adams, and Sliwa

July 4, 2025
Bangladeshi by Name, but Betraying the Nation — A Shameful Reality

Bangladeshi by Name, but Betraying the Nation — A Shameful Reality

July 4, 2025
The Fourth of July: The Meaning and Promise of Freedom

The Fourth of July: The Meaning and Promise of Freedom

July 4, 2025

Follow Us

Shah J. Choudhury
President
Husneara Choudhury
Editor
A Unit of Shah Group
USA Office: 70-52 Broadway 1A, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Contact:‭ +1 (718) 496-5000.
Bangladesh Office: F-29, Road-01, Sector-02, Aftabnagar, Dhaka-1212.
India Office: 352, Block A, Sector 2, Rohini, New Delhi 110085. Contact: +91 987 343 8786.
Email: hindustansurkhiyan@gmail.com, www.hindustansurkhiyan.com

A Unit of Shah Group
© Copyright 2022, All Rights Reserved by Hindustan Surkhiyan
Privacy Policy   Term & Conditions

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • World
  • USA
  • New York
  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Science & Tech
  • More
    • Opinion
    • Fashion
    • Business & Economy
    • Interview
    • Literature
      • poetry
    • Lifestyle
      • Biography
    • Nature
    • Travels
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা

© Copyright 2022, All Rights Reserved by Hindustan Surkhiyan

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.