He said they told him that they can't allow him inside because 'I am black and this is something we have been experiencing a lot this side'. Covid19SA YoliswaSobuwa
A student in the city of Guangzhou, who spoke to Sowetan on condition of anonymity, said this week they were forced to sleep under bridges as some Chinese people accused Africans of being responsible for the spread of Covid-19.
"The situation is bad here, we don't know what to expect as there is a belief that we are the ones who are spreading Covid-19. We can't even communicate with our families because our Wechat accounts are being checked," he said."Some students who spoke to journalists were arrested for spreading information that is not supposed to be for public scrutiny. Remember, this is a communist state; they don't have freedom of speech here.
The student said after being on lockdown for three months, he was denied entry at the local gym and met with a notice written"because of overseas epidemic threshold, foreign friends will not be abled to exercise in fitness club provisionally. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation." He said they told him that they can't allow him inside because"I am black and this is something we have been experiencing a lot this side".
Another notice he shared with Sowetan dated March 21 2020, written in both Chinese and English, read:"Dear members, Now we are informed by the government that an order to effectively deal with the spread of the current coronavirus epidemic and strictly prevent the import of the epidemic from abroad, foreigners are temporarily not allowed to enter the gym for exercise according to the actual situation of the gym. Please forgive the inconvenience caused to you.
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