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8 Antilliaans Dagblad Woensdag 13 mei 2020
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LEZERS AAN HET WOORD
HET WEER OP
Respect the facts and onze ‘keda kas’-periode. Ik wil DE ANTILLEN
stay away from lies iedereen bij het Antilliaans
Dagblad bedanken. Om de Verwachting voor N
Now the Covid-19 epidemic is simpele reden dat we geduren- vanmiddag 12 uur
spreading fast over the world de de afgelopen periode met windkracht 4 - 5 bft W O
and has seriously undermined allerlei restricties ondanks alles golfhoogte 1.5 - 2 m Z
global public health security. No keurig onze krant iedere och-
country can tackle this disease tend in de brievenbus aantrof- BOVENWINDSE EILANDEN
on its own. It is the time more fen. Lockdown, plachi di dia, Sint Maarten
than ever that the international bedrijven dicht, geen adverten-
community needs solidarity and tie-inkomsten, bedenk het Saba 30
cooperation. At the crucial time maar. De krant was er. Iedere The Bottom 25 Philipsburg
for every country to fight dag weer. Oranjestad
against the disease, however, I De krantenbezorger, de distri- St. Eustatius 29
have heard few organizations butiemensen, de drukkers,
are disregarding the facts, deni- de opmaakmensen, de redactie, BENEDENWINDSE EILANDEN
grating and smearing China. de journalisten die de artikelen
They try to undertake the so-cal- schreven, de directie. Het
led ‘class action’, and demand kan niet anders dan dat er 30 30
China accountable and compen- heel wat stappen gezet zijn
Oranjestad
sate for the epidemic. This is voordat je een krant voor elkaar Aruba Willemstad
totally baseless and is confusing Consul general Li Yigang. hebt en bij de abonnees in Curaçao
the public. Hereby I would like de bus hebt bezorgd. En dat
to address the following facts. contributions to the internatio- ly 200 confirmed cases have iedere dag weer en iedere dag
I. China responds to the epide- nal efforts to combat the virus. been reported. However, the op tijd. 30
mic and develops international II. It is neither reasonable nor islands responded in a timely De krant was belangrijk. Om te 27 Kralendijk Bron: www.weather.com
cooperation in an open, transpa- legal to demand compensation manner and controlled the beginnen word je op de tv en Bonaire
rent and timely manner. from China. epidemic through measures radio continu bestookt met Venezuela
There is criticism that China China is one of the victims of including travel restrictions, nieuws over het coronavirus.
ignored and concealed the situa- the epidemic and is the first shelter in place orders and cur- Zoveel informatie dat je het niet
tion during the early phase of country to report the Covid-19 fews. I am pleased to see that meer uit elkaar kunt houden.
the epidemic. But actually cases, but that does not necessa- the relevant measures have Vooral de dagelijkse persconfe-
through China’s TIMELINE of rily make China the origin of achieved positive results. There renties zijn zo indringend en
epidemic prevention and con- the novel coronavirus. Not long has been no large-scale commu- veelomvattend dat je gewoon
trol, it is quite clear how Chine- ago, the WHO concluded based nity transmission of the virus, dankbaar bent dat je het op je
se government responded to the on the research of many scien- and also no new cases among gemak en in je eigen tempo
epidemic in a timely and deci- tists that the new coronavirus the islands in the past one kunt nalezen in je eigen ver-
sive manner, and how China came from nature. As for its week. Relevant measures are trouwde krant. Het zorgde bij
shared epidemic information as origin, no conclusion has been being gradually eased and it is ons voor een moment van rust,
well as developing cooperation reached yet. It’s a complicated expected to resume normal life de krant in de ochtend met een
with the international commu- scientific matter that should be in the following period. I am kop koffie. Met een prettige VANDAAG
nity openly and transparently. the subject of study for scien- also pleased to see that the Chi- manier van berichtgeven.
On December 27, 2019, rele- tists and medical experts. I have nese communities have organi- En daar was dan ook nog ander Halfbewolkt en heiig. De
vant Wuhan authorities recei- noticed there are reports of zed themselves to actively dona- nieuws, wat een verademing. wind waait uit oostelijke
ved the first report of suspected cases in the US and some other te masks and other necessary Nogmaals Antilliaans Dagblad richting en is matig tot vrij
cases. From January 3, 2020, countries which are believed to anti-epidemic materials to local bedankt dat jullie ons niet in de krachtig, windkracht 4 tot 5;
China started to update the be earlier than those in Wuhan. police departments, hospitals, steek lieten tijdens deze voor af en toe krachtig in uitschie-
WHO and relevant countries There is still lots of discussion etc., and donate daily products jullie net zo goed moeilijke ters. De zee is vrij rustig tot
about Covid-19 on a regular among scientists about the to poor families in the commu- periode. vrij ruw met golfhoogtes van
basis. On January 7, China CDC origin of the virus. In this re- nity. It demonstrates the tradi- Ron Pin (abonnee), Curaçao 1,5 tot 2 meter.
identified the first novel corona- gard, we should have the basic tional virtue of Chinese people
virus strain. On January 12, concept that there is a process of sharing weal and woe. Since Ingezonden brieven geven uitsluitend de
opvatting van de auteur weer. Alleen het
China shared with the world to understand a new virus. With January, I have maintained commentaar vertolkt de mening van de krant. MORGEN
the whole genome sequencing the development of the epide- communication with govern- De redactie behoudt zich het recht voor
information of the coronavirus, mic, scientists will have a more ment officials and medical ingezonden brieven te weigeren, dan wel te Overwegend halfbewolkt
redigeren of in te korten.
which has been critical for clear understanding of the natu- experts, exchanging epidemic met kans op neerslag in de
diagnosis and vaccine develop- re of the virus, which will defi- prevention technology, introdu- Antilliaans Dagblad ochtenduren.
Brieven (maximaal 250 woorden) voorzien
ment in other countries. Al- nitely help mankind to win the cing China’s progress fighting van naam, adres en telefoonnummer sturen
though there was limited scien- battle against the epidemic. against the epidemic, and provi- aan: Redactie Antilliaans Dagblad,
tific research data for reference Regardless of the origin of the ding all possible assistance. Postbus 725, Willemstad, Curaçao,
fax (9)7472257
at the beginning of the out- virus, at this particular time, China sincerely upholds the E-mail: redactie@antilliaansdagblad.com
break, China responded people should focus on domes- concept of building community
promptly and received high tic epidemic control and inter- of shared future for mankind.
evaluation from international national anti-epidemic coopera- Since the outbreak, countries CORRECTIE
experts. tion. To this end, medical per- around the world have been
As reported by major media sonnel in various countries are understanding it in a more
in the world, on January 23, making their efforts to save intuitive way. Chinese president Functie
Wuhan, a city of over 10 million lives regardless of personal Xi Jinping pointed out that
people was put under quaran- safety. During this period, the unity and cooperation are the Kleinmoedig
tine, which was unseen before. hype to blame China is tanta- international community’s
China has made great achieve- mount to spreading political most potent weapon to overco- In het artikel gisteren over de
ments in public health over the virus, which is more terrible me the pandemic. I believe that eindresultaten van de leerlingen
past few decades. If it was not than the virus in nature. as long as we are united and van groep acht is de functie van
due to the fierce virus, why Meanwhile, as for accountabili- support each other, we will be Wladimir Kleinmoedig niet
would China choose for a lock- ty, there is no legal basis. No able to win the battle against the juist weergegeven. Hij is sector-
down during the Chinese international law supports to disease at an early date. directeur Onderwijs en Weten- Dinsdag 12 mei
Spring Festival? China has blame a country that first repor- Li Yigang, schap en verantwoordelijk voor
adopted the most comprehen- ted an epidemic. And there is Consul General of the People’s alle schoolbesturen. De Dienst 8348
sive, rigorous and thorough no precedent as well. Has any Republic of China in Willemstad Openbare Scholen (DOS) heeft
measures to prevent and control country been blamed or held een eigen diensthoofd, verant-
the disease. With the efforts and accountable after major out- Antilliaans Dagblad woordelijk voor de uitvoering 9641
sacrifice of Chinese people, break of AIDS and H1N1 flu? van het Openbaar Onderwijs.
China has contained the spread The Dutch Caribbean islands bedankt De hertelling gaat bovendien
of the virus in just over two were also hit by the epidemic. Afgelopen vrijdag kwam er over alle adviezen van alle 0306
months and has made great Over the past two months, near- min of meer een einde aan schoolbesturen.