From 0-24 o'clock on August 26, 2021, through the port joint prevention and control mechanism, Shanghai reported 7 confirmed cases of imported new coronary pneumonia from abroad.

Six new cases were cured and discharged, including two from Russia, one from Spain, one from the United States, one from the UAE, and one from Mali.

  Case 1 is of Chinese nationality, visiting relatives in the United States, departing from the United States, and arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on August 22, 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 2 and case 3 are all Chinese nationals, case 2 travels in the UAE, case 3 visits relatives in the UAE, case 2 and case 3 departed from the UAE on the same flight and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on August 23, 2021. After entering the country, he was sent to a designated medical institution for isolation and observation.

Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as a confirmed case.

  Case 4 is of French nationality, lives in France, departed from France, and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on August 23, 2021. After entering the country, he was placed under quarantine for observation and symptoms occurred during the period.

Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as a confirmed case.

  Case 5 is of Chinese nationality, lives in the United States, departed from the United States, and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on August 23, 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 6 is of Chinese nationality, visiting relatives in the United States, departing from the United States, and arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on August 24, 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 7 is of Chinese nationality, working in Tanzania, departing from Tanzania, transiting through the Netherlands, and arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on August 24, 2021. After entering the country, he was placed under quarantine for observation, during which symptoms developed.

Comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., are diagnosed as a confirmed case.

  The 7 imported confirmed cases abroad have been transferred to designated medical institutions for treatment, and 243 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 26, 2021, Shanghai has a newly confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia.

  The case is of Chinese nationality, is an operator of an overseas cargo plane at Pudong Airport, is a close contact of the previously confirmed local case, and lives in Pudong New Area.

On August 20th, he was quarantined and observed. During the period of quarantine control, the nucleic acid test was positive, and the result was verified by the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

After consultation with city-level experts, comprehensive epidemiological history, clinical symptoms, laboratory test and imaging examination results, etc., were diagnosed as a confirmed case.

  At present, 11 close contacts of the case in this city have been traced.

Terminal disinfection has been carried out on the places where the cases have been active.

  As of 24:00 on August 26, 2021, a total of 2081 imported confirmed cases abroad, 1973 were discharged from the hospital, and 108 were treated in the hospital.

There are 2 suspected cases to be investigated.

  As of 24:00 on August 26, 2021, a total of 381 local confirmed cases have been confirmed, 365 cases have been cured and discharged, 9 cases have been treated in the hospital, and 7 cases have died.

There are currently 0 suspected cases to be investigated.

  As of 24:00 on August 26, 2021, 0 cases of asymptomatic infection are still under medical observation.

  (Headquarters CCTV reporter Wang Dianjia)