Shanghai in Lockdown? Fake! And Other Rumors...

Some rumors have been circulating on the internet recently since there are a few confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Shanghai.

It should be aware that people who spread the rumors may be punished or arrested depending on the situation.

We gathered the following rumors and related facts for our followers. 

Don't Believe and Don't Spread!

Rumor 1: 

Shanghai will be in lockdown? (X)

Rumor of “Shanghai City Lockdown” circulated in multiple WeChat groups on Nov 22:

The fact is that the news of the Inter-provincial bus suspension was posted on January 26, 2020, and is not a recent policy.

At present, the police have arrested the rumor maker Zhao (male, 31 years old). After investigation, Zhao published the above-mentioned rumors through social media in order to sensationalize, causing bad social impact. Zhao has now been administratively detained according to law.

Source: Shanghai Police Station

Rumor 2: 

New confirmed case in Minhang?(X)

It was a rumor that there might be a confirmed case in Minhang on Nov 24. It was said that a household in Vanke City Garden in Minhang was a close contact with the previously confirmed patient Zhang (a colleague with Zhang) and his nucleic acid test result was positive.

The Disease Control and Prevention Department of Minhang District carried out a medical check-up on a close contact of a confirmed case in Pudong New District (who lives in Vanke City Garden, Qixin Road) on Nov 24. The COVID-19 nucleic acid test by the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention was negative. At present, centralized isolation observation has been implemented for close contact personnel.

Source: Minhang District Disease Control Department

Rumor 3: 

Shanghai Disneyland refused visitors from cities with COVID-19 cases?(X)

Shanghai Disneyland Resort on Tuesday denied claims that it prevented visitors from cities with confirmed COVID-19 cases from entering the resort. 

A photo of an “emergency notice” doing the rounds online appears to declare that people with ID numbers from cities including Fuyang in East China’s Anhui Province, the Binhai New Area of Tianjin, the Pudong New Area in Shanghai, and Lincang in Southwest China's Yunnan Province would be refused entry to the theme park.  

However, Shanghai Disneyland Resort told the Global Times on Tuesday the claims going viral on Chinese social media are not true and that the theme park is operating normally, albeit with enhanced safety and health measures in place.

Source: Global Times 

What's more, even though the resort is located in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area, Disneyland is operating normally for you and your family to visit.

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COVID-19 Update Nov. 25th.

1. Shanghai: 

+0 imported COVID-19 cases

2. Chinese mainland:

+5 COVID-19 cases, include:

+5 imported COVID-19 cases

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