Chinanews, August 19, according to the official Weibo news of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, from 0-24:00 on August 18, 2021, Shanghai reported 5 confirmed cases of imported new coronary pneumonia through the port joint prevention and control mechanism.
Six new cases were cured and discharged, including two from the Democratic Republic of Congo, one from the United Kingdom, one from the United States, one from the UAE, and one from Russia.
Case 1 is of Russian nationality, lives in Russia, departed from Russia, and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on August 13, 2021. After entering the country, he was quarantined and observed, and symptoms appeared during the period.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as a confirmed case.
Case 2 is of Chinese nationality, working in Thailand, departing from Thailand, and arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on August 14, 2021. After entering the country, he was placed under quarantine for observation, during which symptoms appeared.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as a confirmed case.
Case 3 is of Chinese nationality, working in Malaysia, departing from Malaysia, and arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on August 15, 2021. After entering the country, he was placed under quarantine for observation, during which symptoms appeared.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as a confirmed case.
Case 4 and Case 5 are of Chinese nationality, Case 4 is working in France, departing from France, Case 5 is working in Senegal, departing from Senegal, transiting through France, Case 4 and Case 5 are taking the same flight, August 16, 2021 Upon arrival at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, he was quarantined and observed after entering the country, during which symptoms appeared.
Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as a confirmed case.
The 5 imported confirmed cases abroad have been transferred to designated medical institutions for treatment, and 126 people who have been in close contact with the flight have been tracked, and centralized quarantine and observation have been implemented.
From 0-24 o'clock on August 18, 2021, a new local confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia was added.
The case usually lives in Songjiang District.
On August 18, during the routine nucleic acid test of the new coronavirus carried out by the unit, the test result was found to be abnormal, and the case was isolated for observation.
After review by the city and district CDC, the nucleic acid test result was positive.
After consultation with city-level experts, combined with clinical, imaging findings and laboratory nucleic acid test results, a confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia was diagnosed.
(The case was released in the press on the evening of August 18)
At present, 11 of his close contacts in Shanghai have been traced, and centralized quarantine observation has been implemented.
Terminal disinfection has been carried out on the places where the cases have been active.
As of 24:00 on August 18, 2021, a total of 2,041 imported confirmed cases abroad, 1,936 were discharged, and 105 cases were treated in the hospital (including 1 severely ill).
There are 2 suspected cases to be investigated.
As of 24:00 on August 18, 2021, a total of 373 local confirmed cases have been confirmed, 364 have been cured and discharged, 2 have been treated in the hospital, and 7 have died.
There are currently 0 suspected cases to be investigated.
As of 24:00 on August 18, 2021, 0 cases of asymptomatic infection are still under medical observation.