Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Today’s Video: Stuck in China

One of the most controversial aspects of the swine flu outbreak was the forced quarantine of approximately 150 Mexicans in China. Some of the formerly sequestered Mexicans returned to their homeland this week and five of them vented their frustration after arriving in Mexico City:

Some choice quotes from the above video include:
“Each person has his or her own story.”

“(A mother of three) was taken to a dirty, bloody hospital and prohibited from being visited by consular officials.”

“(Chinese officials) took me to a mobile laboratory with other Mexicans and left me there for five hours without water or permission to use the bathroom.”

“There were about six t seven kids with us (in quarantine).”

“We were discriminated”.
Thoughts?

Online Sources- Reuters, YouTube

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