China News Service, May 24 (Xinhua), according to a report by the Chinese website of the United States, Mexico has recently experienced a surge in new coronavirus infections, and many patients have poured into the border area between the United States and Mexico. California Governor Gavin Newsom recently stated that California is building a field medical facility with up to 125 beds in El Centro, in the Imperial County on the US-Mexico border. Stand "square cabin".
On May 22, local time, in front of the California Teachers Association in San Mateo County, California, both the American flag and the California flag were lowered to half the flagpole. US President Trump issued an announcement on the evening of the 21st, and the United States dropped half of the flag for three days from the 22nd to mourn the death of the new crown pneumonia. China News Service reporter Liu Guanguan
According to reports, Imperial County and San Diego County are adjacent and also just a wall away from Mexico. After the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in Mexico, many people flocked to Empire County for help because local hospitals could not withstand the large number of patients, but Empire County also had only two hospitals, and the swarming patients instantly collapsed.
Newson said, “With the relaxation of restrictions in many parts of the state, Empire County with a population of 175,000 in the southeastern corner of California continues to receive attention.” He said, “This deployment may happen elsewhere in the state if we start to see Uncontrolled communication, especially in communities that do not necessarily have other community resources. "
The reason for the surge in local coronavirus patients is unclear. Adolphe Edward, CEO of El Centro Medical Center, believes that American citizens living in Mexicali play an important role.
Edward told the El Centro City Council a few days ago that the field medical station at the Imperial Valley College Gymnasium is expected to open on the 25th and accept transfer patients from local hospitals at the border with state and federal support.
According to the website of the Imperial County Health Bureau, the new crown cases in the county ranged from 74 on May 19 to 60 on the 22nd. But the patient has already been to other hospitals in Southern California. On the 18th and 19th alone, two hospitals in the area transferred 16 patients to areas outside the area, and nearly half of them were sent to the San Diego County Hospital System.
As of May 22, there were 52 coronavirus patients at El Centro Medical Center, down from 65 earlier this week. Edward said he claimed to be "at ease" but expressed concern about the weekend of Memorial Day Social activities may generate more cases.
Imperial County Public Health Director Janette Angulo said that the temporary facility at Imperial Valley College will accommodate 80 beds and reduce the number of patients transferred from local hospitals.
Angulo said that American citizens in Mexicali may affect statistics, but it is difficult to quantify. There are many dual citizen citizens living in Mexicali in the area. She said: "We are a bi-ethnic community." In our daily life, there are many citizens on the border interacting north and south. "