Wuhan pensioner Zhong Hanneng endured every parent's worst nightmare when coronavirus claimed her son in February, and – alongside other bereaved relatives -- she wants to sue the local government she blames for his death.
Yang, who is coordinating two dozen lawyers in China who are secretly advising families, said the rejections have come via curt phone calls – not through official written explanations, as legally required – apparently to avoid a paper trail.The virus emerged in Wuhan last December but city authorities initially dragged their feet, pressuring whistle-blowing doctors to keep quiet.
With the extended Lunar New Year festival approaching, Zhong and her son Peng Yi – a 39-year-old primary schoolteacher – happily shopped at jam-packed stores. Millions of others left Wuhan for the holiday, taking the infection global. Fear gripped their household, which included Zhong's husband, Peng's wife, and his seven-year-old daughter.For the next two agonizing weeks, they spent long hours in overwhelmed hospitals begging to get him admitted, but without a positive result – and with testing kits scarce – he was repeatedly turned away.His family never saw him alive again. He died on a respirator two weeks later.
Others also have reported official intimidation, and next-of-kin chat groups have been infiltrated by police, Zhang alleged, blaming Wuhan's government.Wuhan's government did not respond to AFP's requests for comment.
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