China News Service, Yangzhou, August 2 (Reporter Cui Jiaming) Everyone is responsible for fighting the epidemic.
On August 2, the people of Yangzhou were fighting the epidemic at home and did not go out unless necessary. The ancient city suddenly became very quiet. The streets in the bustling city center were empty on weekdays. The streets and alleys of the city were hung with anti-epidemic slogans to promote common sense of prevention and encourage the public to reduce going out. , Pay attention to cleanliness, consciously isolate and monitor, and seek medical treatment in time.
On August 2, Yangzhou Dongguan Ancient Street became an "empty street".
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At 04:00 on August 1, 26 newly diagnosed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Yangzhou City and 2 new cases of asymptomatic infection were added.
So far, 54 local confirmed cases have been reported in the city (including 14 mild cases and 40 ordinary cases), and 2 cases of local asymptomatic infections.
Through the epidemiological investigation of the cases, 2,711 close contacts and close contacts have been identified, and they have been screened and managed in accordance with relevant regulations.
As of the afternoon of the 2nd, Yangzhou City had 1 high-risk area and 29 medium-risk areas.
On August 2, Wenchang Road, which used to be busy with traffic, appeared empty.
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Facing the current severe and complicated epidemic prevention and control situation in Yangzhou.
The main urban area of Yangzhou has pressed the "pause button". In addition to strict control of various traffic exits in the city, and closed management of communities with confirmed cases or asymptomatic infections, all buses and parade taxis in the main urban area , Online car-hailing, road passenger transport routes, and tourist chartered buses are temporarily suspended, and service places except farmer’s markets, supermarkets, and pharmacies are temporarily closed.
On the 2nd, Wang Jinsong, deputy director of the Yangzhou Municipal Health Commission, said at the fourth press conference on epidemic prevention and control that the main urban area of Yangzhou has held a second round of large-scale nucleic acid testing, striving to screen all positive infections.
The streets of Yangzhou are empty.
Photo by Meng Delong
Today, because the results of the second round of nucleic acid testing have not yet been released, the main urban area of Yangzhou is involved in the national economy, people’s livelihood, chemical industry, power generation, and other companies that cannot interrupt continuous production, and other companies have suspended operations.
People do not go out and are waiting for the test results while fighting the epidemic at home.
"We respond to the government's initiative to not go out unless necessary, and hope that through nucleic acid testing, all potential infections can be screened out as soon as possible, the chain of transmission can be cut off as soon as possible, and the epidemic can be extinguished." A Yangzhou citizen said.
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