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schema:articleBody	A French rolling news channel was forced to apologise on Saturday after one of its reporters was heard to whisper "they are burying the Pokemons" during coverage of China's day of mourning for coronavirus victims. BFMTV and its journalist Emmanuel Lechypre were lambasted as racist and "shockingly insensitive" on social media after the business reporter made the comment over live footage of the three-minute silence observed across China. Some 3,300 have died in the pandemic there, according to official figures. Lechyre later apologised, saying that he did not know his microphone was turned on. "I allowed myself to say something totally inappropriate, thinking that the microphones were off. I am very sorry." The channel's boss Marc-Olivier Fogiel also apologised to viewers, although it remains unclear whether Lechypre will be sanctioned. Many on social media called for his sacking, with others pointing out that Pokemon characters are in fact Japanese. The Chinese homage was led by President Xi Jinping with the entire country coming to a halt as cars, trains and ships sounded their horns, and air-raid sirens wailed. Beijing said the tribute was a chance to mourn virus "martyrs" -- an honorific title bestowed by the government this week on 14 medical workers who died fighting the outbreak -- including the doctor who was punished by officials for raising the alarm. The COVID-19 epidemic began in China and has gone on to infect at least 1.1 million people worldwide, bringing the global economy to a shuddering halt. The country now appears to be over the worst of the outbreak. fpo/fg/bsp
schema:headline	Fury at 'Pokemon' jibe on French TV during China virus ceremony
schema:mentions	Civil defense siren Immanuel BFM TV Erinyes Pokémon Microphone Chinese language Ebola virus disease Xi Jinping Japanese language Social media Pandemic France China Coronavirus Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Marc-Olivier Fogiel Government of China
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schema:datePublished	2020-04-04 (xsd:date)
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