South Africans living in China say they’re afraid to return home after reading threatening messages on social media. Locals have taken to social media, slamming expats who planned to return home. A spokesperson for South Africans in China says they feel abandoned.
Nadia Meintjies said she is in contact with South Africans who are still quarantined in Wuhan. These are really trying times for people. Most of these people have been in their own apartments for 40 days now without seeing anyone,” said Meintjies.
Meintjies said the negative social media posts have hit them hard. It’s very shocking what has been said on social media. I don’t think it comes from a bad place. think it’s more out of fear.I think people should take what they read on social media with grain for salt. She said it’s shocking to see some messages. I don’t think people realise that none of these people wants to bring the virus to South Africa.
#CoronaVirusSA https://t.co/uCGjHYfa8z
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) March 5, 2020
@FaithMangope @mabena_bob I call on all South Africans who are currently in China to be patriotic and refuse to come back to South Africa. SA🇿🇦 already has reported first case of #CoronaVirus, we don’t want more infections. You left SA, so please do not come back. #PowerBreakfast pic.twitter.com/EUreyvV2UF
— Mthetheleli🇿🇦 (@Nxuba__Rhudulu) March 6, 2020
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Flamboyant and larger-than-life Youtube sensation Lasizwe Dambuza who shot fame with his hilarious Youtube skits has captured the hearts of many ordinary South Africans again.
Lasizwe released a hilarious skit of his fictional character Nomatriqueny on Youtube yesterday. The skit is centred around the deadly Corona Virus, currently wreaking havoc in the country as the first case of it has been reported in KZN. Read more
Source: eNCA