Review of recent epidemic-related rumors: "Those who are used to only looking at pictures can shut up now!"

Review of recent rumors related to the epidemic

Remind netizens not to believe or spread rumors

Current epidemic

The rumors should stop!

An epidemic prevention worker in Pudong, Shanghai died after working overtime for 96 hours in a row?

In the past two days, a news report circulated online that "a Pudong epidemic prevention worker died after working overtime for 96 consecutive hours", and attached a video of a security guard performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a person wearing isolation clothing.

On March 30, Mr. Zhou, the son of the security guard in the video, told reporters, "The person involved is a homeowner who had a heart attack and needed to go out for medical treatment. Because the community where he lives is under lockdown, he needed to wear an isolation suit for closed-loop transportation. While waiting for the ambulance, his heart stopped and my father rescued him." Mr. Zhou was very angry about the rumor-mongering behavior, "This has caused harm to the person involved. I hope the rumor-mongering based on pictures can stop."

A positive infected person in Shanghai entered Kunming with a red code and moved around?

In response to the information circulating on some online platforms on the morning of the 30th that "a positive infected person in Shanghai entered Kunming with a red code and moved around", we learned from the Kunming Municipal Leading Group Headquarters for Responding to the Novel Coronavirus Infection Pneumonia Epidemic:

Kunming City screened and found a positive case on March 29, Tan Moumou, who underwent a negative nucleic acid test in Shanghai on March 28. He arrived in Kunming on flight FM9453 on the 29th with a Shanghai health code "green code". After getting off the plane, Kunming Changshui International Airport and the hotel where he stayed strictly checked his health code, itinerary card and nucleic acid test report, and the real-time health code showed "green code", with no "red code" situation.

A family of five in Xintang, Guangzhou are asymptomatic carriers?

On March 29, a rumor spread online that "a family of five in Xintang, Guangzhou was confirmed to be asymptomatic carriers." Relevant departments in Zengcheng District said that this was a rumor!

After investigation, it was found that the situation occurred in April 2020 and had nothing to do with the current nucleic acid testing of all residents in Xintang Town. Relevant departments in Zengcheng District said that everyone should pay attention to the latest official announcements and not spread or believe in rumors.

Comprehensive disinfection in Jilin Province?

Recently, a "reminder" claimed that windows should not be opened, as a large-scale disinfection would be carried out in Jilin Province in the middle of the night.

After verification, this news is not true and is a rumor. This news was "blooming" all over the country as early as 2020.

Do I need to drink vinegar and hot water to sterilize after doing nucleic acid testing?

Recently, a "warm reminder" claimed that after doing nucleic acid testing, you should drink vinegar and hot water to sterilize.

Experts have debunked the rumor: drinking vinegar will not kill the new coronavirus, but will irritate the human gastrointestinal tract. Another rumor that drinking hot water can kill the new coronavirus is also a fabricated rumor.

Medical staff who participate in nucleic acid sampling will immediately spray alcohol and strictly disinfect their hands after completing a sampling, so there is no possibility of infection. Secondly, the throat swab used by medical staff is a long cotton swab, and the operator can effectively avoid touching the face of the person being sampled when sampling, so there is no possibility of infection.

Important Tips

During the epidemic prevention and control period, anyone who fabricates false epidemic information and spreads it on the Internet or other public places, or knowingly helps to spread and disseminate false information, is suspected of violating the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China" and will be detained for more than 5 days but less than 10 days, and may be fined up to 500 yuan; if the circumstances are minor, they will be detained for less than 5 days or fined up to 500 yuan. If the social order is seriously disturbed, it may be suspected of violating the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China" and constitute the crime of fabricating and intentionally spreading false information.

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I call on everyone to:

Epidemic prevention information should be based on official releases

Do not spread rumors, do not believe in rumors, and do not spread rumors

Help prevent and control the epidemic together

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