[Explanation] On the afternoon of July 22, the reporter learned from the fifth press conference on epidemic prevention and control held in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that the current nucleic acid test in Urumqi has sampled more than one million people. Only on the 22nd, the city’s day The nucleic acid detection capacity is expected to reach 600,000 copies.
[Explanation] Shang Yulan, Deputy Secretary-General of the Urumqi Municipal People's Government, introduced that in order to effectively reduce the risk of the spread of the epidemic, free nucleic acid testing for residents of Urumqi is being carried out in an intense and orderly manner.
[Concurrent] Shang Yulan, Deputy Secretary-General of Urumqi Municipal People's Government
So far, a total of 24 nucleic acid testing institutions have participated in the testing work. With the strong support of the medical teams from 10 brother provinces, the daily nucleic acid testing capacity of our city is expected to reach 600,000 copies today.
[Explanation] According to local media reports, on the evening of July 21, the autonomous region held a video conference to arrange the deployment of Urumqi epidemic prevention and control, especially free nucleic acid testing. The official requirement is to complete the city's free nucleic acid testing in the shortest time, which is a key link in winning the fight against the epidemic in Urumqi.
[Explanation] Rui Baoling, director of the Urumqi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, introduced that with the improvement of nucleic acid testing capabilities and the continuous expansion of testing scope, some cases and asymptomatic infections that were not detected in the previous period are being identified and detected.
[Concurrent] Rui Baoling, Director of Urumqi CDC
At present, these cases have been reported as required as soon as possible, and centralized treatment, so you can see that our epidemic notification data has increased today.
[Explanation] Urumqi City followed the sequence of "focus first, then general", and then comprehensively launched nucleic acid testing. After the outbreak, Urumqi City adopted strict control measures to reduce the flow of people and the probability of cross-infection, and basically controlled the risk of clustered epidemics.
Reporter Zhao Yamin from Urumqi, Xinjiang
Editor in charge: [Wang Sishuo]