China News Service, October 19 According to the official Weibo news of the Shanghai Health Commission, Shanghai reported 5 confirmed cases of imported new coronary pneumonia from 0 to 24:00 on October 18 through the joint prevention and control mechanism at the port.
8 new cases were cured and discharged (2 of them were severely ill patients and were cured after being actively treated by a multidisciplinary expert team), including 4 cases from Ethiopia, 1 case from Benin, 1 case from France, 1 case from Ukraine, and Philippines 1 case.
Case 1 and Case 2 are of Chinese nationality and work in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Colombia respectively. Case 1 departed from Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 13, case 2 departed from Colombia on October 14, and transferred to the same flight via France on October 16. Arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on January 1, and was quarantined for observation immediately after entering the country. Symptoms appeared during the period.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., were diagnosed as a confirmed case.
Case 3 is of Russian nationality and lives in Russia. He departed from Russia on October 15 and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on October 16. He was quarantined and observed after entering the country and developed symptoms during the period.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., were diagnosed as a confirmed case.
Case 4 is of French nationality and lives in France. He departed from France on October 15 and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on October 16 after transiting through Finland. After entering the country, he was quarantined for observation and developed symptoms during the period.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., were diagnosed as a confirmed case.
Case 5 is of Slovenian nationality and lives in Slovenia. He departed from Slovenia on October 15 and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on October 17 after transiting through Austria. After entering the country, he was quarantined for observation and developed symptoms during the period.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., were diagnosed as a confirmed case.
The 5 imported confirmed cases abroad have been transferred to designated medical institutions for treatment, and 100 close contacts on the same flight have been tracked, and centralized isolation and observation have been implemented.
From 0-24 on October 18, there were no new confirmed cases of local new coronary pneumonia.
As of 24:00 on October 18, a total of 748 imported confirmed cases were reported overseas, 676 were cured and discharged, and 72 were treated in the hospital without severe or critical illness.
There are 3 suspected cases to be investigated.
As of 24:00 on October 18, a total of 342 local confirmed cases were reported, 335 were cured and discharged, and 7 died.
There are 0 suspected cases to be investigated.
As of 24:00 on October 18, 0 cases of asymptomatic infection are still under medical observation.