Shanghai’s complete elimination in the middle of the night, don’t open the window this morning?Officially refuted rumors that have appeared in many provinces and cities

On March 31, a “reminder” was circulated in Shanghai citizens’ WeChat groups and Moments. The reminder says: “Don’t open the windows and don’t go out tonight. Shanghai will be completely eliminated in the middle of the night. This killing liquid is not friendly to the lungs. Don’t open the window first tomorrow morning, the news is accurate. Tell everyone!“

However, this self-proclaimed “accurate” news has no beginning and no end, and there is no publishing agency.

To this,Shanghai Rumor CenterAnnounce:After verification, the Municipal Health Commission, the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Shanghai Publishing House and other institutions and official channels have not issued relevant notices or reminders.

According to industry analysts, it may be related to the public’s lack of understanding of the killing work. Because there have been areas where there have been killing vehicles recently. However, these killings do not require citizens to deliberately avoid or close doors and windows.

In fact, similar killing vehicles have been used since 2020, and there is no need to avoid deliberately, because the probability of positive outdoor air virus is very small.Even if aerosols containing viruses appear outdoors, the circulating air will quickly decompose, dilute, and circulate them, making them almost non-infectious.“Complete killing” is neither necessary nor feasible.

In view of the repeated occurrence of the above rumors, the Shanghai Rumor Refuting Platform once again reminds that citizens should keep their eyes open for various so-called “notices” and “reminders”, which can be published through channels, text formats, language expressions, signing units (including whether there is an official seal), etc. Be discerning, and don’t trust all kinds of “grape news.”

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