What Are Regarded As Secrets by the CCP During the Pandemic? 哪些是中共疫情防控的「祕密」？

(Jennifer’s note: Below is the English translation of CCP’s internal documents obtained by the Epoch Times. These documents were issued by the municipal government in Nanning City in Guangxi Province in China on Feb. 13, showing how the CCP was strictly guarding information related to the pandemic.)

（曾錚注：以下是大紀元獨家獲得中共的南寧市政府2月13日《關於印發疫情防控期間保密工作規定的通知》的英文翻譯件。通知揭示出，中共視疫情真相為「國家祕密」，嚴防外泄。）

Notice About Regulations on Confidentiality Issued By Command Headquarters of the Leading Task Force on Coronavirus Pneumonia Outbreak Prevention and Control in Nanning City

To Command Headquarters of the Leading Task Force on Coronavirus Prevention and Control in Every County (District) and Development Zone, as well as to organizational members of the city’s Command Headquarters of the Leading Task Force on Coronavirus Prevention and Control:

We now issue the “Regulations on Confidentiality During Pandemic Prevention and Control for The Command Headquarters of the Leading Task Force on Coronavirus Pneumonia Outbreak Prevention and Control in Nanning City”. Please strictly implement these regulations, and thoroughly normalize all confidential measures.

February 13, 2020

For the pandemic prevention and control, we will resolutely prevent the loss of confidential information, and ensure a timely implementation of prevention and control (measures), as well as of confidentiality. In accordance with the laws and implementation regulations on confidentiality, the interim measures for work secrecy, and other confidentiality laws, we now enact regulations as follows.

Article 2: Confidential Materials Shall Never Be Uploaded to the Internet; Anything on the Internet Shall Not Be Confidential Materials

(1) It is strictly prohibited to store and process state confidential information on a computer or mobile phone connected to the Internet. It is strictly prohibited to use WeChat, QQ, email, network disks, and etc. to store and transmit state confidential information, and (everyone shall) strictly abide by work disciplines as well as confidentiality disciplines.

2) During pandemic prevention and control, all kinds of emergency documents, communications, and events must be conveyed and implemented as soon as possible on the premise of ensuring safety. When dealing with these documents, it is strictly prohibited to take photos or screenshots of confidential documents, the internal sensitive information or the information relevant to pandemic prevention and control, as well as information that have not been approved by the head of the command headquarters (e.g. documents, pictures, chat records, and etc.). It is prohibited to disseminate screenshots or pictures of the leaders ‘ instructions through public media such as WeChat and email boxes.

(3) It is strictly prohibited to involve state secrets and work secrets in cell phone calls, text messages, WeChat and other communication channels, and it is also prohibited to talk about state secrets and work secrets at home.

(4) It is strictly prohibited to take documents, computers, mobile storage media, etc., that are confidential to one’s home or other public places .

Article 3: Enhance the confidentiality management of secrecy carriers

Secrecy carriers mainly refer to paper media carriers (e.g. confidential documents, materials, drawings, etc.), optical media carriers (CD, VCD, DVD, etc.), electronic media carriers (e.g. USB flash drive, mobile hard disk, etc.).

(1) Standardize the identification of confidential documents, data and etc. State confidential proceedings arising from pandemic prevention and control must be marked with labels of state secrets, work confidential proceedings must be marked with labels of work secrets, and the extent of personnel involvement must be noted.

(2) Work confidential documents and materials of pandemic prevention and control must be printed by confidential equipment in the document printing room of one organization or by a qualified organization approved by the secrecy administrative department. It is strictly prohibited to copy and scan important sensitive documents and materials outside the office, and (everyone shall) beware of leaks.

(3) Reading and using confidential documents and materials shall be conducted in offices that meet the requirements of secrecy. If it is indeed necessary to read and use them outside the office, the borrowing and registration procedures must be strictly performed.

(4) During the period of prevention and control of pandemic, the secrecy-related carriers must be managed by dedicated personnel without negligence or slack. When exchanging carriers, the special personnel must use safe vehicles for delivery.

(5) The carriers shall be kept in safe and confidential places or facilities in every organization.

Article 4 Enhance confidentiality management in secrecy departments and sections.

When cleaning, disinfecting, and opening windows in confidential office areas of secrecy departments and sections during the pandemic prevention and control, (everyone shall) keep in mind the requirements of secrecy and shall not simplify the working steps.

(1) When outside personnel enters the secrecy office for cleaning and disinfection, they shall be identified and register, and be accompanied.

(2) After reading and handling the confidential documents, the personnel shall preserve those documents before washing hands.

(3) When a pandemic prevention and control confidential meeting take a long time, and it is necessary to open windows for ventilation, the personnel shall prevent the leakage of confidential information.

Article 5: Enhance the confidentiality review of information disclosure

(1) All organizations shall manage daily work information, handle important information in accordance with procedures, and keep private secrets such as suspected cases, confirmed cases, and for citizens who come from worst-hit areas, all organizations shall prevent leakage of their identification information on entering or leaving Yong City.

(2) Personnel must strictly regulate their words and deeds, and must not disseminate or release confidential information relevant to pandemic prevention and control in public locations, WeChat groups, QQ groups, and etc. They must not forward or disseminate unverified, unpublished, and uncompleted information. Media interviews about pandemic prevention and control must be prohibited, and the damage on personnel legitimate rights and interests caused by negligence must be prohibited.

(3) Enhance the confidentiality review of information disclosure, and improve the approval procedures. Important pandemic information disclosure shall be approved by relevant leaders in accordance with the level of importance. The pandemic prevention information relevant to state and work secrets shall not be released without authorization in any form.