Foreigners disrupt China ’s epidemic prevention order Hua Chunying: Relevant departments will investigate their legal responsibilities according to law
China News Service, Beijing, April 2 (Reporter Zhang Su) In response to recent foreigners in China disrupting the epidemic prevention order, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said at a regular press conference on the 2nd that "Chinese relevant departments will comply with the law To investigate its legal responsibility. "
A reporter questioned that recent cases of foreigners failing to comply with home isolation measures, beating medical staff, or clashing with local residents at quarantine locations have continued to occur in recent days, and some local governments have provided foreigners with suspected supernational treatment. It has aroused criticism and criticism from netizens. How does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs treat these issues?
According to reports, when a community health service center in Laoshan District was queuing for nucleic acid testing on April 1, three foreigners forcibly cut in line. After being condemned by the citizens in the normal queue, a foreigner threw documents from the residents to the ground and shouted. On the same day, the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau received an alarm saying that a foreign patient diagnosed with New Crown Pneumonia in a hospital in the city did not cooperate with the treatment and injured a female nurse.
"We also noticed that there were some reports in this area on the Internet, and frankly, it was very sad to see such reports." Hua Chunying said.
Hua Chunying pointed out that China has always attached great importance to the safety and health of foreign citizens in China. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, China has also actively assisted foreign citizens in China in preventing epidemics and providing livelihoods, and has also treated foreign citizens who have been infected with new coronary pneumonia in China without discrimination.
She further pointed out that all foreigners in China should strictly abide by relevant laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China on Infectious Disease Prevention and Control and relevant regulations on epidemic prevention and control in various places, "because all these regulations are for everyone in China, including The safety and health of Chinese citizens and foreign citizens in China is also to maintain public health and safety. "
"I think China's relevant measures and regulations will treat all people in China, Chinese citizens and foreign citizens in China equally." Hua Chunying said that those who refused to implement epidemic prevention measures, disrupted the epidemic prevention order, endangered public health and safety Relevant foreigners in China will be investigated for their legal responsibilities according to law. (Finish)