[Explanation] On July 28, the Information Office of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region held the 11th press conference on epidemic prevention and control. The report stated that the first batch of 6 confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections in Urumqi were cured and discharged.

  [Concurrent] Shang Yulan, Deputy Secretary-General of Urumqi Municipal People's Government

  After meticulous treatment by the designated hospitals for new coronary pneumonia medical treatment in Xinjiang, 6 confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections were evaluated by the national medical treatment expert group and the autonomous region medical treatment expert joint consultation and evaluation, and conformed to the National Health Commission's "New Coronavirus Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment Plan (Trial No. Seventh edition revised version)" confirmed cases were lifted from isolation and discharge standards and recovered and discharged this afternoon.

  [Explanation] According to the Xinjiang Health Commission, as of 24:00 on July 27, Xinjiang has 235 confirmed cases, 3 critically ill, 13 critically ill, and 8809 people are still under medical observation.

  According to the report, in order to meet the needs of citizens for basic medical services, Urumqi City has specifically designated 28 designated treatment hospitals to carry out normal diagnosis and treatment services during the epidemic prevention and control period.

  [Concurrent] Shang Yulan, Deputy Secretary-General of Urumqi Municipal People's Government

  The above medical institutions all carry out normal diagnosis and treatment services during the epidemic prevention and control period, and set up necessary emergency rescue buffers, emergency surgery buffers, and ward buffers to provide timely treatment for emergency and severe patients on the basis of good protection. Patients who are suspected of and cannot rule out new coronary pneumonia should undergo nucleic acid testing during treatment. For those who still need to be hospitalized after treatment, they should be isolated and treated in a single room in the buffer zone. After the new coronary pneumonia is ruled out, they will be transferred to the general ward.

  Reporter Zhao Yamin reports from Urumqi, Xinjiang

Editor in charge: [Sun Jingbo]