“In the fight against the epidemic, is denunciation becoming a new way of getting rich?” asks himself Lianhe Zaobao. The Singaporean newspaper lists the Chinese cities whose local authorities have promised a reward in the event of denunciation. In the district of Shenqiu, in the province of Henan, denouncing a person with a fever can bring in 50,000 yuan (7,100 euros) if this person is later diagnosed with Covid-19.
The government of Maixian district, in the island province of Hainan, is less generous: it promised in an official statement a bonus of 500 yuan, or 71 euros, for those who will denounce “people who have traveled to medium and high risk areas in the last seven days, and people with a red QR code”. The whistleblower can pocket 10,000 yuan (1,424 euros) if the denounced person is positive