China News Service, Tianjin, November 8 (Reporter Zhang Daozheng) He Peng, spokesperson of the Tianjin Municipal Health Commission and second-level inspector, said on the afternoon of the 8th when introducing the basic situation of the investigation and disposal of the 138th confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia in Tianjin "After analyzing and judging by our experts, we believe that the epidemic is controllable as a whole. We also ask the general public to rest assured and not panic. At the same time, we recommend that everyone continue to consciously abide by the epidemic prevention and control measures."
Tianjin held a press conference on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic.
Photo by Zhang Daozheng
In the afternoon of the same day, Tianjin held a press conference on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic.
He Peng said that on the morning of November 7, 2020, Tianjin received the "Status Bulletin", a special class for the prevention and control of cold-chain food from Decheng District, Dezhou City, Shandong Province.
After receiving the report, Tianjin City attached great importance to it. The main leaders of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government listened to the report as soon as possible, and gave instructions to immediately activate the emergency plan, and quickly carry out epidemiological investigations, cold chain food traceability, environment and employees, etc. Emergency measures such as sample collection, nucleic acid testing, and terminal disinfection.
Under the direct command of the Tianjin Prevention and Control Headquarters, and with the active cooperation of market supervision, public security and other departments, the two-level health departments and disease control agencies of Tianjin City organized overnight investigations and disposals.
He Peng, spokesperson of Tianjin Municipal Health Commission, introduced the situation.
Photo by Zhang Daozheng
He Peng introduced that after traceability investigation, the cold storage involved was Hailian cold storage in the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city in Binhai New Area. The disease control department collected cold storage cargo storage points, door curtains, door locks, door handles, forklifts, pallets, and existing stocks in the warehouse. Nucleic acid tests were performed on 30 environmental samples such as outer packaging and inner walls of containers and 12 samples from exposed persons in Tianjin. It was found that one sample of cold storage door handle was positive for nucleic acid, and one cold storage loader was positive for nucleic acid.
At that time, the person was quarantined at a centralized isolation point, and the Binhai New Area immediately transferred him to a designated hospital in the city for further diagnosis and treatment.
After investigation, it was found that 11 people in Tianjin with a history of common exposure have all been quarantined, and the first new coronavirus nucleic acid test was negative; the 8 close contacts that have been determined were quarantined, and the first new coronavirus nucleic acid test was all Negative, other close contacts are being investigated; their workplaces and residences have been terminally disinfected.
He Peng introduced that the Tianjin Municipal Health Commission attaches great importance to the prevention and control of new coronaviruses in cold-chain foods. In accordance with the strategic requirements of "prevention of external input and internal prevention of rebound", the main line is to prevent cold chain food practitioners and related personnel from being infected by the new coronavirus. The Municipal Health Commission is responsible for continuing to carry out regular inspections of cold chain foods with the support of relevant departments such as the Market Supervision Commission and the Bureau of Commerce.
According to reports, since August 1st, Tianjin has sampled 67,614 relevant samples, including 20,944 food practitioners in nucleic acid testing, 25,810 food and outer packaging samples, and 20,860 environmental samples, covering slaughter, production and processing, and cold storage. Nucleic acid test results of the new coronavirus were all negative for food, environment and employees at 4808 locations in storage, cold chain transportation, and business locations.
After the incident, under the leadership of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Government and the Municipal Prevention and Control Headquarters, all relevant districts and departments in our city quickly entered a wartime state, carried out investigations and controls overnight, and followed up with a series of nucleic acid screenings. Hardcore measures such as investigation, centralized isolation, and disinfection.
In the next step, the Tianjin Municipal Health Commission, the Market Supervision Commission, and the Municipal Bureau of Commerce and other departments will cooperate closely to achieve the safety inspection of cold chain goods and employees.
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