[Explanation] At 5 pm on July 21, the Information Office of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Government held a press conference to report on the current situation of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Urumqi and its prevention and control work. As of 24:00 on July 20, the city has 53 confirmed cases and 55 asymptomatic infections.
[Concurrent] Chang Jianmei, Deputy Director of Urumqi Municipal Health Commission
Currently, each district and county in Urumqi is being tested one by one. Tianshan District has been completed, Shayibake District is being fully rolled out, and other districts and counties are conducting various preparatory work before testing items.
[Explanation] On the same day, the reporter's community was located in the north of Urumqi, about 14 kilometers away from Tianshan District. At present, the residents of the community have been notified that nucleic acid testing will be carried out. Benches spaced at a certain distance are neatly placed in the courtyard of the community. Many residents told reporters that community staff have notified that all people in the community will be subjected to free nucleic acid testing starting on the 22nd.
[Explanation] At the press conference, Rui Baoling, director of the Urumqi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, introduced that the risk of epidemic transmission still exists, and residents should not take it lightly. Particular attention should be paid to strictly forbidden to participate in cross-family and cross-community meals and gatherings in the community during the closed management period. Activities, strictly obey community prevention and control management.
[Concurrent] Rui Baoling, Director of Urumqi CDC
Strengthen epidemic reporting, improve the sensitivity of disease clinics, strengthen the health management of centralized medical observation points, conduct in-depth identification of community transmission risk points through national nucleic acid testing, take multiple measures, implement detailed control measures, and organize the city’s public health prevention measures. Control network.
Reporter Zhao Yamin from Urumqi, Xinjiang
Editor in charge: [Wang Sishuo]