Authorities in southern China apologize for COVID-19 home break-ins to track down relatives in the city of Guangzhou

Just a reminder how far a totalitarian dictatorship like under the Communist Party of China will go! An apology is the first step in the right direction!

The rest of the world can only hope that during the upcoming National Congress of the CPC in November 2022 that Xi Jinping will not be re-elected as the General Secretary of the CPC. The fish rots from the head. Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely (Lord Acton).

"Authorities in southern China have apologized for breaking into the homes of people who had been taken to a quarantine hotel in the latest example of heavy-handed virus-prevention measures that have sparked a rare public backlash.

State media said that officers had forced their way into 84 homes in an apartment complex in Guangzhou city’s Liwan district in an effort to find any “close contacts” hiding inside and disinfect the rooms. ..."

Authorities in south China city apologise over COVID-19 break-ins | Coronavirus pandemic News | Al Jazeera Fury erupted after it emerged authorities in Liwan had broken into 84 flats to look for ‘close contacts’ and disinfect the rooms.