(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) He Yicheng, Chief Executive of Macao Special Administrative Region: Hope to control the epidemic within 14 days
China News Service, Macau, August 4 (Reporter Long Tuyou) At 1 noon on the 4th, the Macau SAR government held a press conference on the prevention and control of the epidemic.
He Yicheng, the chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, said at the meeting that if the source of the epidemic is in line with the prediction, it is caused by the flight rather than the unknown source of transmission in Macau. He hopes that the epidemic can be controlled within 14 days.
He Yicheng said that in the morning a video conference was held with relevant central authorities and the Guangdong Provincial Government to study the next steps.
He said that there were 30 members of the Macau Haojiang Middle School's exchange mission to Xi'an, of which 19 are currently in Macau (including confirmed female students), and the remaining 11 are currently all over the country.
The Macau SAR government has notified the mainland epidemic prevention department to conduct relevant tests and quarantine on teachers and students arriving there, and does not want to bring potential risks to the mainland.
He said frankly: “Macao’s epidemic prevention work must have loopholes, otherwise related problems will not occur.” Haojiang Middle School is responsible for this epidemic. In the case of an epidemic in Nanjing, it is still necessary to organize such a large-scale exchange group to go to the mainland for exchanges. Do a good risk assessment before proceeding.
However, Xi'an was not a medium-to-high-risk area at the time and it was difficult to monitor.
If you return to Macau from a medium-to-high-risk area, you are not allowed to enter directly.
He Yicheng revealed that Zhong Nanshan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, has been contacted on the evening of the 3rd to study countermeasures together.
Zhong Nanshan suggested that Macau should carry out a national nucleic acid test as soon as possible and carry out a serum test for all quarantined persons. The SAR government has begun relevant work.
The election of the seventh Legislative Council of the Macao Special Administrative Region will be held on September 12. Regarding whether the epidemic will affect the elections as scheduled, He Yicheng expressed his hope that the epidemic can be controlled within 14 days from now. Can proceed as usual".
Director of the Department of Social Culture, Ouyang Yu, said that by noon, more than 180,000 citizens in Macau had made appointments for nucleic acid testing.
At present, the total number of nucleic acid tests for close contacts and close contacts is 1,903, of which 1,560 have been tested and the results are all negative.
In addition, the Macau Novel Coronavirus Infection Response Coordination Center announced on the 4th that according to the instructions of the Chief Executive, to prevent and control the risk of the spread of the new coronavirus in Macau, from 0:00 on August 5, Macau cinemas, indoor playgrounds, game consoles and electronics Game rooms, Internet cafes, billiards rooms, bowling alleys, beauty salons, fitness centers, karaoke venues, bars, dance halls and other places are closed.
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