(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Fujian Ningde found a positive test for new coronary pneumonia on an entry ship

  China News Service, Ningde, August 9 (Reporter Lv Qiaoqin Ye Mao) On the evening of the 9th, the Ningde Fuan City's New Coronavirus Infection Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters disclosed that a case of positive test for new coronary pneumonia was found on board an entry ship.

  In the early morning of the 9th, Fuan City received information from the "Infectious Disease Information Reporting System" and Ningde Customs found a person who was initially positive for the new crown virus on a cargo ship returning from the Philippines.

On the evening of the 9th, after quarantine by the customs, the re-examination result of the nucleic acid test of the crew member was positive, and the re-examination results of other crew members were negative.

At present, all crew members stay on the ship for observation.

  Local officials said that the Fu'an Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters set up a special work team as soon as possible to cooperate with customs, border inspections and other port departments to implement 24-hour alert on the ship’s terminal, and do a good job in eliminating the surrounding environment.

After investigation, none of the crew on the ship disembarked.

At the same time, the headquarters has organized and carried out flow adjustment work to track and investigate close contacts and sub-close contacts.

  The official reminded that the current situation of "external defense import and internal defense rebound" is still severe. It is hoped that the general public will tighten the string of epidemic prevention and control, implement various normalized epidemic prevention and control measures, and actively vaccinate the new crown virus to reduce their own risk of infection. Build an immune barrier for the entire population.

  The official website of the Fujian Provincial Health Commission disclosed on the 9th that as of 24:00 on the 8th, Fujian Province had reported a total of 451 imported confirmed cases from abroad, and 36 cases were currently hospitalized, with no deaths; there are currently 0 suspected imported cases from abroad; currently there are no reports of overseas imported cases. 20 cases of imported asymptomatic infections are still undergoing centralized isolation and medical observation.

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