The coronavirus has terrorized people around the world. Chinese have been using all sorts of ¡®protection methods¡¯ to prevent themselves from getting infected - the most common is the use of surgical masks. It turns out that people who are not taking preventive measures are being heavily criticized.?
A woman was literally dragged out of a Chinese supermarket and pinned to the ground after she refused to wear a face mask.
The video of the incident is going viral on social media. The shopper has been identified as Qiu; she can be seen resisting two uniformed officers who carry her down the aisle of Space supermarket in Shenzen, in south China's Guangdong province.?
The local government, had reportedly announced a province-wide mask order effective on January 26, making it a punishable offence to be in a public space without a surgical mask.
51-year-old Qiu was confronted by many inside the Kingkey Banner Center shopping centre, to wear a face mask or leave but she did not comply.?
The video shows her kicking the arresting police officers as they tie her hands behind her back.?
Qiu was taken to Kangning Hospital, where it was confirmed that she was not infected with coronavirus.?The woman was not only jeopardizing?her own health but that of others too. Shouldn't every precaution - however small - be taken, when the virus is infecting people left, right and centre??