The truth behind the viral video of a French national “attempting to kill himself” because of the strict confinement

For more than a month, the images from China have literally sent shivers down the spine… And more particularly in Shanghai, the economic capital of the country where 25 million inhabitants are confined to their homes to stem the rebounds in Covid-19 cases. 19…

A man in psychological distress

On April 26, a video of a Frenchman in psychological distress also went viral. On the images, the latter struggles with three individuals in full medical suits. According to the person who shared this sequence, it is about an “abused Frenchman in Shanghai, who had a nervous breakdown because of the confinement”.

Indeed, the latter would have “challenged” the health authorities to leave the confinement zone… Hungry and no doubt psychologically affected by the strict confinement, the man ended up explaining in Mandarin that “his brother committed suicide” and that he also intends to end his life without mentioning the subject of food once! “I’m going to kill myself”launches this man out of desperation…

Near TF1info, the French Embassy in China confirmed that the man on the video was indeed “a French national”. She also points out that this person was “immediately taken care of” by the Consulate General in Shanghai.

Still according to the information collected by TF1info, the French national wanted “at all costs to return to France to bury his brother who had just died. »

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Lisa Ziane

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