Yan Cheng

From the BBC:

“Coronavirus: Disabled boy dies in China after father quarantined”

Two officials in China have been removed from their posts after a teenager with cerebral palsy died when his father - and sole carer - was quarantined for suspected coronavirus. Yan Cheng, 16, was found dead on Wednesday, a week after his father and brother were placed in quarantine. The boy was fed only twice during this time, according to reports. Both the local Communist Party secretary and mayor in Huajiahe town have been dismissed over the case. Yan Cheng's story has been trending on social media websites.  The family lived in China's central Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. According to local media, the teenager's father had posted on Chinese social media platform Weibo appealing for help and explaining that his son had been left alone without food or water. Cerebral palsy is the name for a group of conditions that appear in early childhood, and affect movement and co-ordination. Symptoms vary, and can include tremors, stiff or weak muscles, problems swallowing, and trouble with vision, speech and hearing. Those affected may be severely disabled. Officials had previously announced that an investigation would be carried out into the boy's death. In China, 361 people have died of coronavirus and more than 17,000 cases of the virus have been confirmed. There have also been more than 150 confirmed cases of the virus outside China, including one death in the Philippines. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned the number of cases is likely to rise further, and Chinese authorities have introduced a number of measures to try to halt the virus's spread.

^ This is beyond disgusting and shows how the Chinese treat (or I should say mistreat) the disabled. I understand needing to quarantining those with the coronavirus, but there’s no excuse why a Social Worker, Government Official or anyone else couldn’t temporarily take care of Yan Cheng. I know there are a billion Chinese within China and that is a lot of people, but you would think they would care about a 16 year old disabled boy. I really hope there is an investigation into this unnecessary death and that those responsible is severely punished. While it won’t bring back Yan Cheng hopefully it will show the Chinese that they have to do a lot more for the disabled. ^

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51362772