A total of 398 confirmed cases have been reported in Shijiazhuang, 5,437 people in 3 villages in the hardest-hit area are all quarantined

(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) A total of 398 confirmed cases have been reported in Shijiazhuang, 5,437 people in 3 villages in the hardest-hit area are all quarantined

　　China News Service, Shijiazhuang, January 13 (Li Xiaowei) On the afternoon of the 13th, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province held the ninth press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.

From January 2 to 12:00 on January 13, Shijiazhuang City reported a total of 398 confirmed cases and 212 asymptomatic infections.

Meng Xianghong, deputy mayor of Shijiazhuang City Government, said that at present, the city’s epidemic prevention and control is at the most strenuous and critical stage.

　　According to reports, from 0 to 12:00 on January 13, 26 new confirmed cases and 2 asymptomatic infections were reported in Shijiazhuang City.

From January 2 to 12:00 on January 13, Shijiazhuang City reported a total of 398 confirmed cases and 212 asymptomatic infections. At present, all are treated in designated hospitals with no deaths.

　　On the 12th, Shijiazhuang launched the second round of nucleic acid testing for all employees in the city.

According to Meng Xianghong, since the second round of full-staff nucleic acid testing was launched, the overall work has been steadily advancing.

As of 12:00 on January 13, the city has set up 13,701 collection points, with a total of 8,215,465 people sampling, a total of 7,215,771 people sent for inspection, and a total of 5,106,682 people tested.

In the next step, we will continue to speed up testing progress, improve testing quality, and promote full coverage.

　　Meng Xianghong said that the city has steadily promoted centralized isolation work, tapping the potential to set up centralized isolation points, and at the same time key areas should be isolated.

At present, Xiaoguozhuang Village, Liujiazuo Village, and Nanqiaozhai Village in Zengcun Town, Gaocheng District are the hardest hit areas. All 5,437 villagers (except for two suffering from serious basic diseases and should not be transferred) have all been quarantined. Five rounds of nucleic acid testing for all employees.

After the test results come out, the close contacts and the families of the second close contacts of the persons whose test results are positive will be immediately transferred for isolation.

　　The second round of nucleic acid testing for all employees in Shijiazhuang is about to be completed.

In response, Gao Weili, director of the Institute of Microbiology, Shijiazhuang City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the new crown epidemic has the characteristics of long-term, complex, and repetitive. Risk factors such as symptomatic infections, inbound infections, and cold chain pollution have not been completely eliminated, and risks still exist.

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