[Explanation] On September 21, the official website of China's National Health Commission announced that at 0-24 o'clock on the 20th, there were 36 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Xiamen, with a total of 183 cases.

In the face of the severe situation of epidemic prevention and control, Xiamen Construction Bureau recently took the lead in sending more than 3,000 workers to two affordable housing projects in Xiang’an District, Xiamen. They have been fighting for four consecutive days, regardless of day and night, and reformed 3427 sets of affordable housing. Isolation houses were built, which expanded Xiamen’s emergency isolation reserve space.

  [Explanation] In order to understand the reconstruction of emergency isolation points, a reporter from China News Agency visited the Xiang'an Xindian social security housing subway community on the spot, and saw that the converted isolation houses had two rooms and one living room, and there were four sets of beds, water heaters, fans and other furniture. There are 3,427 isolation rooms like this, 9,262 beds, 3427 TVs, and 12,689 electric fans. These were all temporarily assembled by more than 3,000 workers working overtime.

In addition, more than 200 containerized epidemic prevention office and lodging rooms supporting emergency isolation points are also under construction.

  [Simultaneous on-site] Wait until the sewage pipe over there is to be brought in, and the pipe will be brought in (later), and the trench will be dug out. Dig it out first. You can dig the trench first after eating rice.

  [Explanation] As an on-site manager of the emergency isolation point, Lin Zhijun, deputy director of the Materials and Equipment Department of China Railway 22nd Bureau 3 Company, told China News Service that he will only take 3-4 hours a day off from September 16th, just to lead Workers complete the construction of emergency isolation points as soon as possible.

  [Concurrent] Lin Zhijun, Deputy Director of Materials and Equipment Department of China Railway 22nd Bureau No. 3 Company

  Generally, to build this (more than two hundred containerized epidemic prevention office and lodging rooms), it usually takes several months to three to four months, and then this gives us only three days, and the time will be tight.

Increase manpower, increase machinery, and work 24 hours a day. Another thing is to supply materials at the fastest speed.

  [Explanation] It is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. I have been busy in Xiamen for half a year because of the epidemic and cannot go home to reunite with his relatives. Lin Zhijun feels a little disappointed. Lin Zhijun, who came to Xiamen from his hometown of Putian in 1996 to work, has long regarded this as his second hometown, and he can't get through it. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, he hopes to contribute to Xiamen's victory over the epidemic through his own efforts, so that more people can be reunited as soon as possible.

  [Concurrent] Lin Zhijun, Deputy Director of Materials and Equipment Department of China Railway 22nd Bureau No. 3 Company

  There is homesickness, but I have taken root in Xiamen, and I feel that Xiamen is also my home. Therefore, I also feel very honored to build an emergency isolation point for Xiamen (to fight the epidemic), so I feel that I am in my own home. Just like building your own home.

  [Explanation] According to the report of the Xiamen City Headquarters for Response to the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic on the 21st, as of 24:00 on the 20th, Xiamen has reported a total of 5,399 close contacts of confirmed cases and 11,311 close contacts.

In order to expand the emergency isolation reserve space, Xiamen is currently accelerating the construction of multiple emergency isolation points.

  Li Siyuan and Wang Yingwei report from Xiamen, Fujian

Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]