China News Service, December 18th. According to the website of the Inner Mongolia Health Commission, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reported no new suspected cases or asymptomatic infections from 0-24 on December 17 city).

18 new local confirmed cases were cured and discharged (17 in Manzhouli City, Hulunbuir; 1 case in Horqin District, Tongliao City, which is an associated confirmed case in Manzhouli City).

The details of the newly confirmed local cases are as follows:

  Confirmed case 558: The nucleic acid test was positive in Manzhouli during the concentrated isolation period. After consultation with the expert group, it was diagnosed as a confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia.

  At present, the patient has been transported to a designated hospital for isolation and treatment, and related circulatory and investigation work is still in progress.

  As of 24:00 on December 17, there are currently 476 confirmed cases in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (465 in Manzhouli, Hulunbuir, 10 in Xinbarhuyouqi; 1 confirmed case in Manzhouli, in Horqin District, Tongliao City).

They are all isolated and treated in designated hospitals, and all close contacts are quarantined in designated places for medical observation to prevent the spread of the epidemic.