‘Waiting for Death’: Cancer Patient Seeks Treatment in Wuhan, Then Contracts Virus

‘Waiting for Death’: Cancer Patient Seeks Treatment in Wuhan, Then Contracts Virus
People wearing protective face masks in a park in Shanghai on March 18, 2020. Aly Song/Reuters
Eva Fu
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If they could rewind the clock, Jin’s family would never have come to Wuhan for that surgery.

For almost two months, 39-year-old Jin and his family were isolated at home in Xiaogan city, located in the virus-hit central province of Hubei, since officials imposed a lockdown on Jan. 24. Tall and sturdy, he was a filial son and proud father of a 12-year-old boy—the pillar of the family. He dutifully followed quarantine measures, hopeful that he could restart his business once the virus crisis was over.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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