Notification of Severe Crackdown on Law Violation and Crimes Obstructing NCP Prevention and Control 

by Foshan Public Security Bureau 

To make all-out efforts to implement Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP) prevention and control of Foshan City, safeguard peoples lives, safety and health, maintain social stability and order, in accordance with Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China, Law of the People’s Republic of China on Penalties for Administration of Public Security, Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Emergency Response Law of the People’s Republic of China and relevant judicial interpretation and provisions, and as required by Level 1 Public Health Emergency Response of Guangdong Province, Foshan Public Security Bureau hereby issues a notification of severe crackdown on NCP-related law violation and crimes amid the prevention and control as follows: 

I. NCP patients, pathogen carriers, suspected patients, and those who have been in close contact with the above-mentioned personnel, and who come to Foshan City from major epidemic areas, shall take the initiatives to report to local communities and cooperate in isolation and treatment, concentrated or home quarantine and observation as required. Refusing to cooperate and violating public security management regulations shall be punished to the greater extent in accordance with relevant provisions of Law of the PRC on Penalties for Administration of Public Security. Acts that cause the spread of NCP or pose high risks of virus transmission shall be strictly investigated for criminal responsibilities according to the laws. 

II. Refusing to take the law-based NCP prevention and control measures put forth by governments at all levels and the Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters, rejecting to wear masks in public places or disturbing public order regardless of dissuasion, shall be punished to the greater extent in accordance with relevant provisions of Law of the PRC on Penalties for Administration of Public Security. Suspected criminal cases shall be strictly investigated for criminal responsibilities according to the laws. 

III. Refusing to comply with such prevention and control measures as body temperature or identification checks at epidemic NCP checkpoints, metro stations, bus stations and other public places, and rejecting to cooperate with organizations or personnel from designated health and epidemic prevention facilities, medical and hygiene institutions, committees formed by sub-districts, local communities and villages in temperature taking, epidemics investigations, sample collecting and testing, environmental hygiene improvement, sterilization and others, and disregarding of dissuasion, shall be punished to the greater extent in accordance with relevant provisions of Law of the PRC on Penalties for Administration of Public Security. Suspected criminal cases shall be strictly investigated for criminal responsibilities according to the laws. 

IV. Acts of insulting, threatening or injuring the police, medical personnel and other staff, and obstructing prevention and control of NCP, shall be punished to the greater extent in accordance with the laws. Suspected criminal cases shall be strictly investigated for criminal responsibilities according to the laws. 

V. Committing frauds by means of selling face masks, protective clothing, goggles and other prevention and control products, collecting donated materials, or running online diagnosis via telephone, SMS, WeChat, micro-blog, internet platforms and other telecommunications networks, shall be strictly investigated for criminal responsibilities according to the laws. 

VI. Acts of fabricating, circulating or intentionally spreading NCP-related rumors or false information, falsely reporting alerts on emergencies, epidemics or public security, creating fear and panic, and disturbing social order, shall be punished to the greater extent in accordance with relevant provisions of the Law of the PRC on Penalties for Administration of Public Security. Suspected criminal cases shall be strictly investigated for criminal responsibilities according to the laws. 

Ⅶ. Amid the NCP prevention and control, public security organs shall take stern law-based measures against other illegal and criminal acts that include disrupting the order of medical institutions, pushing up prices, producing and selling counterfeit products, selling wild animals, jeopardizing public security, gathering for gambling, running casinos and gambling places and so on. 

It is important that all people shall abide by laws and regulations, act in accordance with relevant decisions and orders of the government and this Notification, actively report clues concerning illegal and criminal acts obstructing the NCP prevention and control to the local public security organs or call 110. It is advised that we shall jointly safeguard public security and order. This Notification shall enter into force as of the date of promulgation. 

Hereby notice 

Foshan Public Security Bureau 

         February 7, 2020 

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