A video is shared on Facebook, but contrary to the title it has nothing to do with the new coronavirus.

The video shows a brutal police operation in a subway. According to the short title, this is said to be an operation in connection with the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China.

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However, the video has nothing to do with the new coronavirus at all. The same footage was previously used in a BBC video on September 1, 2019 :

BBC writes:

“Hong Kong police used force against suspected protesters after thousands of people marched in the city in defiance of a ban.

Pictures show police beating people with batons and pepper spray on a Hong Kong subway train.

Police say they were called to the scene amid violence against citizens by “radical protesters.”

However, it is unclear whether all of those injured and arrested in the subway system were involved in demonstrations.

On Saturday, people took to the streets to mark the fifth anniversary of the ban on fully democratic elections in Hong Kong.”

The operations took place specifically in subway stations as it was reported that black-clad protesters blocked train doors in some stations in an attempt to disrupt .

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Conclusion

A video more than 6 months old has been re-uploaded and given a different name to give the impression that it is a recent police operation against China's citizens over the new coronavirus.

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