(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Zhejiang Province has achieved initial results in prevention and control of the epidemic
China News Service, Beijing, December 19th. Comprehensive news: The National Health Commission of China announced on the 19th that 83 new cases were confirmed in mainland China on the 18th, of which 39 were imported from abroad and 44 were in China (31 in Zhejiang, 10 in Shaanxi, 3 cases in Guangdong).
There were 41 new cases of asymptomatic infections, of which 37 were imported from abroad and 4 were imported from China (3 in Shaanxi and 1 in Shanghai).
As of 24:00 on the 18th, there are 1685 confirmed cases in mainland China, 4636 deaths, and 100284 confirmed cases have been reported.
There are 574 confirmed cases imported from abroad, and a total of 10,623 confirmed cases, with no deaths.
Zhejiang Province has achieved initial results in epidemic prevention and control, Xi'an launches nucleic acid testing for all employees in the city
On the 18th, Zhejiang Province newly diagnosed 31 cases, including 25 cases in Shaoxing City and 6 cases in Ningbo City.
From December 5th to 16:00 on the 19th, a total of 475 local confirmed cases were reported in the three places in Zhejiang Province.
Among them, there were 372 cases in Shaoxing, 74 cases in Ningbo, and 29 cases in Hangzhou.
The relevant person in charge of the Zhejiang Provincial Health Commission stated on the 19th that currently, Zhejiang Province has achieved initial results in the prevention and control of the epidemic, and the emergency response level of Ningbo has been adjusted from Level I to Level II.
However, the situation is still grim and complex, especially as the prevention and control of the epidemic in Shangyu, Shaoxing, is at the most strenuous and critical stage.
On the 18th, there were 10 newly diagnosed local cases in Shaanxi Province and 3 cases of local asymptomatic infections, all of which were reported by Xi'an City.
Xi'an City held a press conference on the 19th to report that the current situation of Xi'an epidemic prevention and control is severe and complex. In order to effectively block the spread of the epidemic, quickly control the spread of the virus, and effectively protect the lives and health of the people, Xi'an City has initiated nucleic acid testing for all employees.
At present, all cases in Dongguan are in the same transmission chain, and this round of epidemic in Inner Mongolia has zero new cases for the first time
On the 18th, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province added 2 local confirmed cases. From December 13th to 18th, Dongguan City reported a total of 13 local confirmed cases, all in Dalang Town.
Dongguan City held a press conference on the 19th. According to the current epidemiological investigations, clinical manifestations, and laboratory test results of the cases, the eight cases of neocoronavirus infection in the early stage of the epidemic in Dongguan were all Delta mutant strains, and the genome sequence was highly homologous. According to research and judgment, currently 13 confirmed cases in Dongguan are still on the same transmission chain.
Starting from the 19th, Dongguan will carry out environmental sanitation sweeps across the city, focusing on cleaning up places with high traffic such as farmer's markets and large commercial districts, eliminating key areas and locations, and further reducing the risk of environmental transmission.
On the 18th, there were no new local confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections in Inner Mongolia. This is the first time that Inner Mongolia has achieved zero new local cases since the current round of the epidemic.
As of 24:00 on the 18th, a total of 548 local confirmed cases have been reported in this round of the epidemic in Manzhouli City.
Newly infected person in Shanghai was diagnosed with nucleic acid positive in a Beijing studio student in Germany
Shanghai added a new case of asymptomatic infection from a native on the 18th.
The infected person had lived in Germany and was diagnosed locally in May this year.
On October 18, the case returned to China from Germany. On November 3, the quarantine was lifted in Shanghai. On December 17, the nucleic acid test result was positive, and he was diagnosed as an asymptomatic infection.
Shanghai officials stated on the 19th that although the case was diagnosed in Germany in May this year, it was the first diagnosis in China, so it was not designated as a Fuyang case.
There are no reports of re-transmission caused by Fuyang cases in China.
Domestic and foreign studies have shown that the public health significance of Fuyang cases is of little significance.
Beijing’s Tongzhou District reported on the 19th that a student in a studio in Songzhuang Town in the district had a positive nucleic acid test.
A related person in the studio revealed that the student came from a foreign country and had already undergone a nucleic acid test when he entered Beijing.
At present, Tongzhou District has implemented management and control of the epidemic-related studios, carried out all staff and environmental nucleic acid tests, and simultaneously carried out flow traceability work.
Initiate transshipment for those who have tested positive, and isolate and manage close and sub-closed personnel found in the platoon.
Overseas import continues to pressurize Changsha Omi Keron mutant strain detected
Since the beginning of winter, the global epidemic has continued to spread, and China is facing tremendous pressure from overseas imports.
On the 18th, there were 39 newly imported confirmed cases in mainland China, tying the highest point in the past three months.
Prior to this, the day when the number of confirmed cases imported from abroad was increased day by day in Mainland China in the past three months was October 1, which was also 39 cases.
After Tianjin and Guangzhou successively reported positive cases of imported Omi Keron, Changsha became the third city in Mainland China to report the discovery of imported Omi Keron mutant strains.
Changsha City reported on the evening of the 18th that the Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention performed whole-genome sequencing and sequence analysis on respiratory specimens imported from Changsha City on December 16 from people infected with the new coronavirus. After review by the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all confirmed the detection of the new coronavirus Omi Keron mutant (B.1.1.529 evolutionary branch).
The two infected persons are entry closed-loop control personnel and are currently being treated in isolation at designated hospitals.
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