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Australian born Chinese. Living in Shanghai. Stock trader
Feb 21, 2020 12 tweets 3 min read
For people asking why the virus is bad and how it kills people please read this from the news in China. It shows how deadly it can potentially be and why it's not "just the flu"

Translation in thread below:

#coronavirus #covid19 #SARSCoV2 [What is an "inflammatory storm"? ]
The new type of coronavirus continues to replicate after entering the human body, destroying a large number of normal cells and causing lung damage. At the same time, the infected cells alert the human immune system, and the immune system will
Feb 8, 2020 13 tweets 4 min read
The Shanghai government just announced some terrible news
The #Coronavirus IS airborne. It can be spread through the air EVEN if the infected person isn't present

Previously many doctors advice was to maintain a 1-2m distance and not wear a mask. This advice is now useless! 1/n The virus particles bond with oxygen particles in the air and remain stable and float even after the infected person leaves. Entering this room and breathing these particles in will infect you. 2/n
Feb 7, 2020 4 tweets 1 min read
Many people are set to come back to Shanghai during this weekend. Work formally starts on Monday again, although most companies have allowed all or most of their employees to work from home

The travel this weekend will be messy but Shanghai has implemented various precautions1/n There is an app that you have to register on before entering the city. This app lets the authorities track you and where you've been should you start displaying symptoms so that they know where possibly contamination zones are. 2/n
Feb 7, 2020 15 tweets 5 min read
I never used to use Twitter so I don't have many followers here, but if this message gets out - great.
I'm an Australian born Chinese living in Shanghai currently.
On January 26th, I made a post on Facebook warning my friends and family about the gravity of the #coronavirus 1/n The Facebook post contained a lot of my personal experiences in the short few days that the virus started breaking out here. A lot of warnings and safety tips. The post got shared virally and it ended up getting over 51k shares. I then continued to post videos and pictures .. 2/n