Israel’s consul general in Shanghai, Edward Shapira, was held in a medical facility for COVID patients for 10 days after contracting the virus.
“The problem is that it caught me in the most wrong place on earth—in China,” Shapira said on his Facebook page on Dec. 3.
“Nothing prepares you for the experience,” he wrote, even though he had dealt with COVID-19-related issues for over 2 years.
‘Conditions Reminiscent of a Prison’
Shapira, who only suffered from mild symptoms, mentioned how he was still trying to recover from what he had gone through being held in “conditions reminiscent of a prison” during “the 10 most bizarre days imaginable” he wrote.
“Not recommended for those suffering from claustrophobia and basically for anyone!”
Shapira said the days passed in anticipation of two negative results with a difference of 24 hours between the tests, all while being held in a room between two hallways, “a kind of aquarium, two single beds, two automatic doors that open with remote control and a small window-like opening for a ‘food’ tray.”
Shapira did not reply to a request for comment.
Emmanuel Nahshon, deputy director general for public diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel said in an email to The Epoch Times that they do not comment on it since “This is a private post on Facebook.”
‘Demand Freedom’
The latest wave of widespread anger, from the capital of Beijing to the southern city of Nanjing, occurred after massive protests broke out in the far west region of Xinjiang, where strict COVID-19 curbs were blamed for 10 deaths and nine injuries in a high-rise apartment fire in Urumqi, the region’s capital city.
Local authorities denied the accusation.
In Shanghai, crowds of demonstrators gathered for a vigil at Wulumuqi Middle Road, a street named after Urumqi, late on Nov. 26, according to online videos and attendees.
“Demand freedom!” People could be heard shouting in multiple videos, which were widely circulated on the county’s social media before being taken down.
“Xi Jinping,” a man chanted in a video. “Step down!” more followed.
They repeated the chants while people could be seen holding blank white paper or recording the scene with their phones in the footage.
Source: The Epoch Times