Women pinned to ground and hands tied by Covid security for not wearing mask in China

Two Chinese women were tied backhand at the checkpoint of a residential compound in Haizhu district of Southern Guangzhou city by covid prevention and control staff due to disputes of covid restrictions sparked controversy among internet users.

Images circulated online on Thursday evening showed dramatic scenes of two women - one woman on the ground, another kneeling- with their hands tied on the back at a covid prevention and control checkpoint.

Another video showed the two women surrounded by a group of male covid staff in blue protective suits and guard uniforms, one of the two women furiously accused one staff for discrimination against people from Hubei province – referring to a protest initialled by Hubei migrant workers due to allegedly being treated differently in mandatory mass testing and subjected to massive online trolling after the protest.

At some point, the woman cursed aggressively and told the staff to call the Police if they wanted before being pressed on the ground by a group of male staff.

It said the incident was due to the covid staff forbidding the two women to go back to their apartment because one of them was not wearing a mask after picking up a food delivery, according to a Weibo user who claimed to be one of the women.