This woman left Wuhan over a week ago, before flights were suspended, but when thermal scanning was in place to try and contain the spread of the virus, and boasted on social media that she had been suffering from a fever, but managed to reduce her symptoms by taking tablets. She later posted pictures showing herself dining at what she claimed was a Michelin-starred restaurant in Lyon, detailing her journey to Lyon via Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport on social media site WeChat."Finally I can have a good meal, I feel like I've been starving for two days. When you are in a gourmet city of course you have to eat Michelin [food]," she wrote. "Just before I left, I had a low fever and cough. I was scared to death and rushed to eat [fever-reducing] medicine. I kept on checking my temperature. Luckily I managed to get it down and my exit was smooth."
Her post quickly went viral, and she was widely criticized by other social media users. The Chinese embassy in Paris said it had received calls and emails about the woman. It said she had taken antipyretics, and that it attached "great importance" to the case.
The embassy said it managed to finally contact her on Wednesday evening, and asked her to refer herself to medical services; and on Thursday, in a new statement, the embassy said the woman's temperature was under control, and that she had no more fever or cough symptoms. It added that she did not require "further examinations" at this point, though they refused to confirm or deny whether she'd been infected with the new 2019-nCoV strain, which has a suspected mortality rate of at least 3-5%.
So then, what's your opinion of this Chinese tourist, who refused to cancel or postpone her holiday to France regardless of the public health risks, and for whom getting the full French gourmet dining experience at a Michelin-starred restaurant was more important than anything or anyone else?
What's your opinion of the Chinese tourist who carried the Wuhan Coronavirus to France?
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Seems strange to be posting about having symptoms of stuff online while you vacation and dine. I'm sure she was well paid by the Chinese government to take that virus and see what would happen with it. This is China prepping for germ warfare. I could be wrong, but I'm not.
There are millions of illnesses that give symptoms like those of the Corona virus. It was impossible for her to know she had it. So I have no hard feelings towards her. Just glad she's ok.
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