A press conference on COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control measures will be held in Guangzhou, China's Guangdong Province. Mayor Wen Guohui will meet the media and take questions.

On Thursday afternoon, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said: "I would like to emphasize that the Chinese government treats all foreigners in China equally, opposes any differentiated practices targeted at specific groups of people, and has zero tolerance for discriminatory words and actions."