‘The Operating Room Filled With Money:’ Banner Displayed at Chinese Hospital Celebration Draws Criticism

A doctor treats a patient infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus at a hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province, China, on Feb. 24, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images

In a new year celebration event by the staff of a hospital in southern China on Jan. 21, a banner displayed has drawn controversy.

“Welcome the Majestic Year of the Tiger, The Operating Room Filled with Money,” a banner read. A photo of this banner displayed at a gathering of the hospital staff went online on Jan. 26, and immediately drew waves of criticism on Chinese social media Baidu and Weibo.