People Let Man Die of Cardiac Arrest in Sydney As They’re Afraid He Had Wuhan Virus

Lest you haven’t caught on yet, the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak has been nothing short of a B grade calamity. Having claimed the lives of some 170 people in China, as well as infecting numbers in the thousands, the pathogen has since ‘laid waste’ to the entire city of Wuhan and struck fear into the hearts of millions worldwide.

And yet the question begets; just how fearsome can the Wuhan virus get? The answer, it seems, lies in the following headline:

People Let Man Die of Cardiac Arrest in Sydney As They’re Afraid He Had Wuhan Virus

Fear is a rational thing to feel.

Especially when circumstances seem to swing that way.

According to Daily Telegraph, a 60-year-old Chinese man has died of a suspected cardiac arrest after collapsing outside a restaurant in Sydney’s Chinatown.

According to sources, bystanders hesitated to perform CPR on the man, as they feared that he might be infected with the new coronavirus.

The incident occurred at 8:30pm on Tuesday (28 January). The man reportedly died shortly after he collapsed.

Restaurant managers were only notified after staff members informed them that a man had collapsed outside.

A police spokeswoman has since stepped out to address the issue.

“Officers attached to Sydney City Police Area Command attended along with NSW Ambulance paramedics and commenced CPR on a 60-year-old man who is believed to have suffered a medical episode,” a police spokeswoman said.

“Despite efforts to revive him the man died at the scene. There are no suspicious circumstances. A report will be prepared for the coroner.”

Sudden Collapse

The bystanders’ unwillingness to assist the situation, while controversial, might actually be related to viral videos that have spread on the net.

According to World Of Buzz, videos of seemingly infected people collapsing in public places in China have surfaced on the Internet, alerting Netizens to the wayward tendencies victims may exhibit.

In #Wuhan，people are collapsing on streets due to the deadly #WuhanPneumonia .
so helpless.#WuhanCoronavirus #WuhanOutbreak pic.twitter.com/X5ho3Llpcm

— 巴丢草 Badiucao (@badiucao) January 23, 2020

Present Cases

Thus far, there are seven confirmed cases of the Wuhan virus in Australia: four in New South Wales, two in Victoria and one in Queensland.

Currently, there are 13 cases in Singapore; all the victims hail from Hubei, China.

According to multiple sources, the World Health Organisation will convene to ascertain whether the outbreak poses as a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern”.