China News Service, December 19 According to the official Weibo news of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Shanghai reported 8 confirmed cases of imported new coronary pneumonia from 0 to 24:00 on December 18 through the joint prevention and control mechanism at the port.
4 new cases were cured and discharged, including 3 cases from Russia and 1 case from Switzerland.
Case 1 is of Chinese nationality and works in the UAE. He departed from the UAE on December 14 and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on the same day. After entering the country, he was quarantined and observed and developed symptoms during the period.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory tests and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as confirmed cases.
Case 2 is of Chinese nationality, studying in the United States, departing from the United States on December 14 and arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on December 15. Due to symptoms, he was sent to a designated medical institution for isolation and observation after entering the country.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory tests and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as confirmed cases.
Case 3 is of Chinese nationality and works in India. He departed from India on December 14 and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on December 15 after transiting through Germany. After entering the country, he was quarantined for observation and developed symptoms during the period.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory tests and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as confirmed cases.
Case 4 is Hungarian and lives in Hungary. He departed from Hungary on December 4 and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on December 5. He was quarantined and observed after entering the country and developed symptoms during the period.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory tests and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as confirmed cases.
Case 5 is of Chinese nationality, studying in Spain, case 6 is of Spanish nationality, living in Spain, taking the same flight, departing from Spain on December 15 and arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on the same day. Case 5 was quarantined and observed after entering the country. Symptoms appeared during the period. Case 6 was sent to a designated medical institution for isolation after entering the country because of symptoms.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory tests and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as confirmed cases.
Case 7 is of Chinese nationality and works in Israel. He departed from Israel on December 15 and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on December 16. Because of symptoms, he was sent to a designated medical institution for isolation and observation.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory tests and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as confirmed cases.
Case 8 is of Chinese nationality, studying in the United Kingdom, departing from the United Kingdom on December 15 and arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on December 16. After entering the country, he was placed under quarantine for observation and developed symptoms during the period.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory tests and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as confirmed cases.
Eight confirmed imported cases abroad have been transferred to designated medical institutions for treatment, and 131 close contacts on the same flight have been tracked, and centralized isolation and observation have been implemented.
From 0-24 on December 18, there were no new confirmed cases of local new coronary pneumonia.
As of 24:00 on December 18, a total of 1087 imported confirmed cases from abroad have been reported, 997 discharged from the hospital, and 90 hospitalized (including 1 critically ill).
There are 3 suspected cases to be investigated.
As of 24:00 on December 18, a total of 349 confirmed cases were reported locally, 339 were cured and discharged, 3 were treated in hospital, and 7 died.
There are currently 0 suspected cases to be investigated.
As of 24:00 on December 18, 0 cases of asymptomatic infection were still under medical observation.