Henan Official Warns of Isolation, Detention for Those Coming Home for Chinese New Year

Henan Official Warns of Isolation, Detention for Those Coming Home for Chinese New Year
A resident receives food at the entrance of a residental area closed off and restricted due to an outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Anyang in China's central Henan province on January 12, 2022. - China OUT (Photo by AFP) / China OUT Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images
Luo Ya
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A recent video from an official in China’s Henan Province has sparked outrage from Chinese netizens while a Chinese lawyer has condemned the lawlessness and heartlessness from communist party officials.

On Jan. 20, County Mayor Dong Hong announced his pandemic containment policy online for those planning to return home for the Chinese New Year holiday. He said they will be subject to “isolation and then detention.”