Two South Africans caught up in the coronavirus outbreak in China share their thoughts as they prepare to be evacuated.
South African teacher Roxanne Rawlins and her Ukrainian fiancé Luri Prinich face an uncertain future in Wuhan.Financial concerns, limited food supplies, intensified lockdowns and conflicting emotions: two South Africans caught up in the coronavirus outbreak in China have shared their thoughts as they prepare to be evacuated.
Rawlins said she left her apartment in the city on December 27 to visit her fiancé for the holidays. He lives on the premises of another school in Wuhan, where he cares for the horses.“I never imaged that I would never be able to return to my apartment,” she said. “Most online stores don’t deliver food at this time. It has really been difficult. We are not starving, but we are running out of supplies and we are not sure when the lockdown will end. Initially we thought that the lockdown will end for the public on February 28, but it seems like it has been moved to March 10 and it might be moved again.”
Roxanne Rawlins and her Ukrainian fiancé Luri Prinich at a Walmart in Wuhan, before a lockdown that has prevented them from leaving his apartment.Rawlins said she had not been earning a salary since the lockdown because her school has a strict “no work, no pay” policy.
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