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Protocol defiers face criminal punishment
    2020-02-07  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    Han Ximin

    

    ximhan@126.com

    

    PEOPLE who are confirmed or suspected of having contracted the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), make close contact with patients, or travel from regions with major outbreaks will be subject to quarantine either at home or designated places. Failing to comply may lead to criminal charges for jeopardizing public safety.

    

    The measures against 2019-nCoV outbreak-related violations and crimes were reiterated in a notice released by Shenzhen police Wednesday.

    

    People who are aware of being infected or have been required to stay at home or at designated places for medical observation will also face criminal charges if they defy the ban and visit public areas or convene with others.

    

    Those who refuse to wear facial masks and comply with temperature checks in public areas, hide their travel or contact history, or leave quarantine or outbreak areas without permission will also be held liable.

    

    The notice also said rumormongers, people who produce or sell counterfeit masks, protective suits, disinfectants and other medical materials, and those who hoard goods for speculation will be also subject to criminal charges.

    

    Those who refuse, evade, obstruct and disrupt disease prevention and control efforts by health and police departments will also face punishment.

    

    On Thursday, Nanshan police announced that they are investigating a case, in which a woman deliberately hid her travel history from Wuhan, Hubei Province, before seeking treatment several days later. 

    

    The woman was later confirmed as a virus-infected patient. 

    

    She neglected to wear protective gear in public venues after her arrival in Shenzhen.

    

    The woman is suspected of endangering public safety, police said.

    

    The woman surnamed Yang, 61, drove from Wuhan to Yueyang Sation in Hunan Province on Jan. 23 before taking a high-speed train to Shenzhen. She obscured the truth of her recent whereabouts when checking into a hotel in Nanshan District.

    

    Yang developed symptoms Feb. 3 and refused a CT scan at the hospital. She was confirmed infected with novel coronavirus the next day.


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