[Explanation] On the evening of October 29, Xinjiang held the fifth press conference on Kashgar epidemic prevention and control.
Wang Xijiang, deputy director of the Xinjiang Kashgar Prefecture Center for Disease Control and Prevention, notified that the second free nucleic acid test for all employees in Shufu County was conducted on the 29th.
As of 19:00 on the 29th, 14 people were positive and the rest were negative.
[Concurrent] Wang Xijiang, Deputy Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang
As of 19:00 on October 29, 14 people were positive and the rest were negative.
The people who tested positive for the nucleic acid test included 13 people from Zhanmin Township, Shufu County and 1 person from Wukusake Town, all of whom were under quarantine medical observation. They were all connected to the Zhanmin Township Three Village Factory.
[Explanation] As of 24:00 on October 28, there are currently 45 confirmed cases in Kashgar (all asymptomatic infections were transferred to diagnosis), and 138 asymptomatic infections were reported from Shufu County.
Wang Xijiang said that on October 27, the Kashgar area completed the nucleic acid test for all employees. Except for the 183 people reported in Shufu County, all were negative.
According to domestic and foreign experience and epidemiological rules, as the incubation period progresses, some close contacts who have a negative nucleic acid test in the early stage may show a positive result in the later test and become confirmed cases or asymptomatic infections.
It is reported that as of 24:00 on October 28, designated treatment hospitals have admitted to treatment of 45 patients with confirmed new coronary pneumonia, 3 of them are severe.
Currently, 3 critically ill patients are in stable condition after active treatment.
[Concurrent] Gu Yingsu, Deputy Director of Xinjiang Health Commission
For the treatment of ordinary patients, more attention is paid to general treatment, symptomatic treatment, antiviral treatment, and water and electrolyte balance problems, as well as nutritional support; for severe patients, more comprehensive treatment methods and multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment methods are used , Pay special attention to respiratory support, circulatory support and organ function support, prone position ventilation therapy, actively treat basic diseases, prevent complications, and prevent secondary infections.
[Explanation] According to the regional characteristics of the outbreak, the Kashgar area focused on carrying out a comprehensive investigation of the towns in Shufu County to monitor and manage the epidemic, establish and improve the villager fever warning mechanism, and increase environmental improvement and elimination.
Up to now, 2,841 villages (communities) in Kashgar have set up 3,021 direct supply points for daily necessities such as grain, oil, meat, eggs, and milk to ensure the supply of daily necessities for the people.
Reporter Zhao Yamin reports from Urumqi, Xinjiang
Editor in charge: [Liu Pai]