China News Service, April 11 (Xinhua) According to the official Weibo news of the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, the Guangzhou Police Information Office reported on April 11: Recently, "two foreigners escaped with illness in Sanyuanli and Yaotai" The information spread on social networks is now verified by the police as a rumor.

Screenshot of the official Weibo of Guangzhou Public Security Bureau

The report pointed out that in the early hours of April 9, Liwan police found Deng (male, 42 years old, from Liwan District, Guangzhou) who released the rumor. Deng confessed that after listening to unconfirmed relevant information in the community on the morning of April 7, he sent the message in the family WeChat group to remind his family to be safe. Unexpectedly, this information was widely spread by his family on social media. After education by the police, Deng and his family realized their mistake and deleted the relevant information.

According to the report, in the current epidemic prevention and control work, the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government always puts the life safety and physical health of the citizens and foreigners in Guangzhou first, treats Chinese and foreigners equally, and strictly enforces the entry of personnel and diagnosis. Isolation regulations for cases and close contacts.

The Guangzhou police hope that the general public and foreigners will actively cooperate with the current epidemic prevention and control work, and will not release unverified information, and will not create rumors, believe rumors, or spread rumors.