China detains citizens who break COVID-19 rules or refuse to be tested for the Guangzhou outbreak

Police Canton strengthened measures against those who violate COVID prevention laws, by enforcing various arrests, while the city of on from China faces a epidemic of the Delta variant first identified in India.

Guangzhou, the manufacturing hub of China and the largest province in terms of economic output, has reported more than 110 confirmed cases since May 21. In the provincial capital, Guangzhou, nearly 90% of confirmed cases have been recorded, prompting the city of more than 18 million people to step up massive testing.

Since mass testing began on May 26, the city has performed nearly 28 million PCR tests and 40 people have tested positive for the coronavirus.a spokesperson for the city’s health authority told reporters on Tuesday.

The day before, authorities in Guangzhou closed cinemas and karaoke bars across the city, blocking neighborhoods and ordering travelers leaving the city to test negative for COVID-19.

For its part, the government posted reminders of the pristine regulations on its WeChat app channel. Chen Bin, deputy director of the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission, said on Tuesday that if people do not cooperate with the city’s attempts to eradicate the virus, they could face “legal responsibilities,” including fines. and arrests, he reported. CNB.

Sanctions can be applied for offenses such as not wearing masks in public places, refusing to isolate oneself if necessary, refusing to submit to a COVID-19 test or disseminating false information..

On Tuesday, local police said they had opened six cases related to violations of epidemiological regulations. In one, a man staying in a hotel refused to take a COVID test and, under pressure from the police, stabbed an officer with a fork.

Another person was arrested after learning they had concealed close contact with confirmed cases of contagion.

On Wednesday, the epidemic in southeast China’s Guangzhou province recorded 8 local symptomatic infections among the 16 new positives across the country.

The majority of cases in the recent outbreak correspond to the Delta variant of the coronavirus, which was first detected in India and is believed to be considerably more contagious.

(With information from Reuters and EFE)

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