Panic has erupted as a 24-year-old Chinese man in Australia broke his 14-day quarantine and showed up at the court for a hearing.
The incident occurred at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court where 24-year-old Qungli Wen came to answer for his charges of drink-driving even though he was ordered to self-quarantine for two weeks.
Expressing his concerns over the young man’s presence was his lawyer George Balot who insisted that his client shouldn’t be in the court because he could carry the novel coronavirus.
“I didn’t want him in court. I didn’t even shake his hand,” Mr. Balot said.
After the lawyer expressed his worries, Magistrate John Bentley was quick to listen to Mr. Balot who requested for his client to be excused from the hearing.
As Balot explained, his client was waiting for the hearing in the café next door whereas he was previously ordered to stay at his home following his return from China.
After the incident went viral, some people have defended the man saying he was left with no choice whereas others slammed him for appearing in a public place and potentially infecting other people.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, animal welfare organization PETA has also been facing a backlash after sharing a misleading post in which they suggested that eating meat leads to contracting the deadly coronavirus.
In one of their recent Twitter posts, PETA proudly shared their discovery that the word coronavirus is an anagram of the word carnivorous.
“Carnivorous is an anagram of coronavirus. Coincidence? We think NOT!” they captioned the photo.
Below the words coronavirus and carnivorous, PETA had also written: “Scientists have a hunch that contact with live animals or their dead flesh may be the source of the deadly virus.”
After their post went viral, PETA received a major backlash whereas even the organization’s loyal supporters slammed them for the comment.
“As a vegan, I do not approve of this absolutely idiotic message,” someone wrote.
“I support you PETA but this is totally inaccurate and stupid,” another one said.
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