(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Urumqi Center for Disease Control: Although the total number of new additions has declined, the epidemic situation is still severe and complex
China News Service, Urumqi, August 1st (Reporter Sun Tingwen and Zhao Yamin) On the afternoon of August 1, the Information Office of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region held the 15th press conference to inform Urumqi of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic and the latest prevention and control work Happening.
Rui Baoling, director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Urumqi, notified the latest outbreak in Urumqi, saying that the total number of newly confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections on July 31 decreased to a certain extent compared with the previous few days, but the city’s epidemic prevention and control situation is still severe and complicated. The slightest relaxation must not be taken lightly.
It is reported that from 0:00 to 24:00 on July 31, Urumqi City reported 31 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 8 new cases of asymptomatic infection. On the same day, 7 new confirmed cases were cured and discharged, and 7 cases of asymptomatic infection were released from medical observation. From 0:00 on July 15 to 24:00 on July 31, a total of 16 confirmed cases were cured and discharged, and 16 cases of asymptomatic infections were released from medical observation. As of 24:00 on July 31, the city has 544 confirmed cases; there are 107 asymptomatic infections.
Rui Baoling, director of the Urumqi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, informed the latest epidemic in Urumqi at a press conference. Photo by Zhao Yamin
Rui Baoling expressed the hope that the general public from all walks of life will continue to understand and support the epidemic prevention and control work, and strictly implement home management measures. During the stay at home, it is necessary to open more windows, ventilate frequently, wash hands frequently, disinfect regularly, do a good job of household hygiene, family members should keep a certain safe distance, and use public chopsticks and spoons when eating. If you have fever, cough, fatigue and other uncomfortable symptoms, you should contact community staff in time.
When answering questions from reporters, she said that the World Health Organization has long since made it clear that the virus is spread through the respiratory tract and droplets. So far, there have been no reports of the transmission of the new coronavirus through food at home and abroad. There may be two ways for food to be contaminated: one is contamination of food packaging materials containing viruses; the other is contamination by food processors carrying viruses. After the new coronavirus contaminates food or food packaging materials, it can survive for a relatively short time at room temperature, but it can survive for a longer time at low temperatures. Therefore, it is not ruled out that low-temperature refrigerated food and food packaging materials as carriers of the virus may cause the new coronavirus to pollute the environment and cause human transmission.
Rui Baoling said that in the daily life of the general public, the cutting boards at home should be separated from raw and cooked to prevent cross-infection. When processing raw meat, poultry, and aquatic products, clean water and tools should be used. Don't rinse under the tap, put in a basin specially used for cleaning, and then add water to soak and clean, which can effectively prevent cross-contamination of bacteria. After handling raw meat, poultry, aquatic products, etc., wash your hands with soap and running water for at least 20 seconds. Do not touch other foods, let alone rub your mouth, eyes, nose and other parts to prevent pathogenic bacteria in the meat. Risk factors such as parasites are transferred to other foods with the hands. Conventional household cleaning products can effectively remove viruses on the surface of general kitchenware; for kitchenware suspected of virus contamination, use 500mg/L of chlorine-containing disinfectant or about 75% alcohol for disinfection; for heat-resistant, small-sized kitchenware, cooking and heating is the most effective way. (Finish)