• Given the current epidemic prevention and control work, the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government has always put the lives and health of the citizens and foreigners in the first place, treating Chinese and foreigners equally, and strictly enforcing the quarantine rule for people entering the country, confirmed cases and people in close contact.
The Guangzhou Police Information Office in a bulletin post said, recently, the message that Sanyuanli, Yaotai and other places have "two foreigners escaped with illness" was spread on social networks,now it has been verified by the police as a rumor.
In the early hours of April 9, the Liwan police found Deng (male, 42 years old, living in Liwan District, Guangzhou) who spreaded the rumor.
Deng explained, he heard unconfirmed information in his community and sent the information in his family WeChat group on the morning of April 7.
He intended to remind his family to take care of themselves, and did not expect the information was widely disseminated by the family in social media. After being educated by the police, Deng and his family realized their mistake and have deleted the relevant information.
Given the current epidemic prevention and control work, the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government has always put the lives and health of the citizens and foreigners in the first place, treating Chinese and foreigners equally, and strictly enforcing the quarantine rule for people entering the country, confirmed cases and people in close contact.
In order to prevent and control the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, the Guangzhou police hope that the citizens and foreigners actively cooperate with the current work, do not release unverified information, do not making, believing or spreading rumors.
(the above English version is translated by non-official volunteer.)
广州警方通报：网传两名外籍人员带病逃脱系谣言
广州警方新闻办公室今天（4月11日）通报：近日，一则三元里、瑶台等地有“两名外籍人员带病逃脱”的信息在社交网络上传播，现经警方核查证实为谣言。
4月9日凌晨，荔湾警方找到发布该谣言的邓某（男，42岁，广州荔湾区人）。邓某交代，4月7日早上在所住小区道听途说未经证实的相关信息后，在家人微信群内发了该信息，提醒家人注意安全，没想到该信息被家人在社交媒体广泛传播。经民警教育，邓某及其家人认识到自己的错误，已经删除相关信息。
广州市人民政府在当前的疫情防控工作中始终把市民群众和在穗外国人的生命安全和身体健康放在第一位，对中国人和外籍人士一视同仁，严格执行入境人员、确诊病例和密切接触者的隔离规定。
为做好新型冠状病毒感染肺炎疫情防控工作，广州警方希望广大市民群众和外籍人士积极配合当前的疫情防控工作，不发布未经核实的信息，做到不造谣、不信谣、不传谣。
(以上英语译文非官方翻译。)
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Credit to Source: Guangzhou police official weibo
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