(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) New confirmed cases of new Coronary Pneumonia in Xinjiang 5 cases and existing confirmed cases 6
Urumqi, China, July 17, according to the latest report from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Health Commission, from 0:00 on July 16 to 12:00 on the 17th, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (including Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps) reported 5 new cases of new pneumonia diagnosed cases 8 cases of asymptomatic infections, Urumqi City cases. The newly confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections are all centralized medical observers.
As of 12:00 on the 17th, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (including Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps) currently has 6 confirmed cases and 11 asymptomatic infections, all in Urumqi City, and 135 people are currently under medical observation.
Xinjiang reported on the 16th that from 0:00 to 24:00 on July 15th, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (including the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps) reported 1 new confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia and 3 cases of asymptomatic infection in Urumqi.
On the afternoon of the 16th, the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region held a standing committee (enlarged) meeting to listen to the report on the epidemic prevention and control in Urumqi City, study the economic operation of the whole region, and deploy and coordinate to promote the normalization of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development.
The meeting pointed out that the emergence of newly confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections in Urumqi has once again sounded the alarm for us. We must resolutely overcome the paralysis and loosen our thoughts, draw lessons, and make all the difference. Be cautious and never relax and grasp the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, and resolutely maintain the safety of people's lives and physical health. It is necessary to do a good job of tracing the source of the case flow, and on the basis that all the existing close contacts have implemented medical observation measures, further scientific and meticulous epidemiological investigations are carried out, and in-depth analysis of confirmed cases is strengthened to ensure that no one is missed. We must resolutely cut off the channels of transmission, focus on key populations and key parts, take the most determined, decisive, and strictest measures to ensure that all investigations and inspections should be conducted, and that the spread of the epidemic should be resolutely curbed.
On the evening of the 16th, several communities in Urumqi informed the public that from the 17th, the community will be closed for 1 week. The staff stated that the community shops, vegetable shops, fruit shops and pharmacies were operating normally.
The Urumqi Municipal Bureau of Commerce (Grain Bureau) said that the city’s commercial system has started an emergency guarantee mechanism. Once the price of rice, grain, oil, meat, egg, milk and other foods is abnormal, the market supervision and management department will immediately strengthen supervision to avoid raising prices. There are more than 500 vegetable outlets and beef and mutton convenience stores in the city. They actively organize the supply of goods and ensure the supply of goods. The supply of vegetables, meat, grain, oil, meat, egg, milk and other non-staple foods is guaranteed. (Finish)